Photo Flash: Citadel Theatre Goes Wild with THE EXPLORER'S CLUB
Nell Benjamin's comedy THE EXPLORERS CLUB is a spoof of all those bold Victorian adventurers who ravaged foreign lands and annihilated indigenous cultures in the name of science. It's London 1879 and the prestigious Explorers Club is in crisis: a brilliant, beautiful woman who has discovered a legendary Lost City wants to join, but letting her in might shake the very foundations of the British Empire! THE EXPLORERS CLUB, which enjoyed a successful run off-Broadway in 2013, was honored with awards including the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Play, the Edgerton Foundation New American Plays Award, and an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation grant.
Citadel's Jeff Recommended production of THE EXPLORERS CLUB, which concludes the company's 2017-18 season, is directed by Robert D. Estrin, whose previous directing credits at Citadel include OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY, LEND ME A TENOR, DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER, CABARET, and A CHRISTMAS STORY: THE MUSICAL. Additionally, he was scenic designer for Citadel's productions of A CHIRSTMAS CAROL, SOMETHING'S AFOOT and LITTLE WOMEN. Estrin's cast includes Jacob Fjare (Professor Cope), Frank Gasparro (Luigi), Edward Kuffert (Sir Bernard Humphries), Erik Pearson (Professor Walling), Scott Phelps (Beebe/Irish Assassin), Elizabeth Rude (Phyllida Spotte-Hume, Countess Glamorgan), Bob Sanders (Professor Sloane), Nate Strain (Lucius Fretway), and Guy Wicke (Harry Percy). Phelps is a member of Actors Equity Association.The design and production team will include Jose Soto (Set Designer), Sandie Bacon (Scenic Artist), Matthew Wofford (Lighting Designer), Bob Boxer (Sound Designer), Paul Kim (Costume Designer), Mark Holley (Properties Designer), Lynn Baber (casting director), Jason Clark (Master Carpenter), Samantha Tink (Stage Manager), Ta'Breona Lewis (Backstage Run Crew), Robert Tobin (fight choreography) and Catherine Gillespie (dialect coach).
Photo Credit: North Shore Camera Club
Frank Gasparro, Elizabeth Rude
Erik Pearson, Bob Sanders
Frank Gasparro, Nate Strain
Guy Wicke, Bob Sanders, Nate Strain, Erik Pearson
Bob Sanders, Nate Strain, Elizabeth Rude, Frank Gasparro, Guy Wicke, Erik Pearson, Jacob Fjare
Guy Wicke, Nate Strain, Elizabeth Rude
Frank Gasparro, Nate Strain
Frank Gasparro, Nate Strain
Scott Phelps, Jacob Fjare, Erik Pearson, Frank Gasparro
Back: Nate Strain Back row: L-R: Edward Kuffert, Guy Wicke, Bob Sanders, Scott Phelps Front row: Elizabeth Rude, Erik Pearson, Frank Gasparro, Jacob Fjare Photo by Matt Kurr
Back row L-R: Guy Wicke, Edward Kuffert Middle row L-R: Jacob Fjare, Erik Pearson, Bob Sanders, Nate Strain, Scott Phelps Front row L-R: Frank Gasparro, Elizabeth Rude Photo by Matt Kurr
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