Cast Announced for SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE at ZACH Theatre

ZACH Theatre is proud to announce the cast for the Pulitzer and Tony Award®-winning musical, Sunday in the Park with George. With music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine, Sunday in the Park with George plays ZACH's Topfer Stage from May 30-June 24, 2018 under the direction of Producing Artistic Director Dave Steakley with musical direction by Allen Robertson.

As the first fully produced Sondheim piece at ZACH Theatre, Dave Steakley explains why he's excited to bring Sunday in the Park with George to life on the Topfer Stage, "'White. A blank page or canvas...' are the opening lyrics sung by Georges Seurat in Sunday in the Park. In our production, we will tell this story the way that theatre artists embark on a creative process, which is to start with a bare stage - the Topfer will be a fully exposed playing space where we see each creative design element made in front of us. The orchestra will be on stage because I want the audience to visually experience the way composer Stephen Sondheim sonically paints with his musical score. And Cecil Washington, Jr., who plays Georges, will be painting amongst the orchestra the way a conductor 'paints' with his baton, cueing in each section of musicians."

The cast includes CECIL WASHINGTON, JR. as George/Georges; Jill Blackwood as Dot/Marie; JANIS STINSON as Old Lady/Blair Daniels; JAMIE GOODWIN as Jules/Bob Greenberg; AMY DOWNING as Yvonne/Naomi Eisen; MATTHEW TREVI?O as Boatman/Charles Redmond; SARAH MARIE CURRY as Celeste #1/Photographer; AMANDA CLIFTON as Celeste #2/Elaine; Tyler Jones as Franz/Dennis; Lara Wright as Frieda/Betty/Young Man; CONNOR BARR as Soldier #1/Alex/Bather; Paul Sanchez as Louis/Billy Webster; Amber Quick as Mrs./Nurse/Harriet Pawling; Brian Coughlin as Mr./Lee Randolph; J. DYLAN GIBSONas Soldier #2/Photographer; BLAKENEY MAHLSTEDT and MARIELA DENSON as Louise; and BRUCE BOWEN and LOGAN MARCUM as Bather Boy.

Directed by Dave Steakley the production team also includes ALLEN ROBERTSON as Musical Director, Cliff Simon as Scenic Designer, STEPHANIE BUSING asProjection Designer, Susan Branch TOWNE as Costume Designer, SERRET JENSEN as Hair and Makeup Designer, Sarah Maines as Lighting Designer with CRAIG BROCK as Sound Designer, SCOTT GROH as Properties Designer, and CATHERINE ANNE TUCKER as Stage Manager.

Stephen Sondheim's Pulitzer Prize-winning musical masterpiece is a living painting by artist Georges Seurat, and centers on the artist as he discovers unimaginable possibilities while creating an enduring work of art. Seurat, known for juxtaposing points of multi-colored paint to allow the viewer's eye to blend the colors, connects the dots that make life so passionate, unexpected, heartbreaking, and ultimately rapturous. The live, onstage orchestra brings the radiant score about the art of making art - and love - soaring to brilliant life with "tension, composition, balance, light, and harmony." The gift of this musical is that the people who are the most different from us, may be the persons who illuminate ourselves to ourselves, and hold the key to our heart.

Age Recommendation: Thirteen and up

Run time: Two hours and 40 minutes including one intermission

Special Events in celebration of Sunday in the Park with George:

Pride Night - Thursday, May 31, 2018

Wednesday Post-Show Discussion - Wednesday, June 6, 2018

ASL Interpreted, Open Captioned, and Audio Described - Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Champagne Opening - Thursday, June 7, 2018

Tickets start at $25 and are available online at zachtheatre.org, by phone at 512-476-0541, or in person at the ZACH Theatre Box Office, in the Topfer Theatre, 202 South Lamar Boulevard (corner of Riverside Drive and South Lamar) Monday through Saturday, 12-5p.m. ZACH Theatre is wheelchair accessible. Discounts are available for groups of 8 or more. Student Rush Tickets are $20 one hour before show time (with valid ID).

Max Judd and Don Gauger are Executive Producers Plus of Sunday in the Park with George with Will Coombes and Brian Luna, Bettye and Bill Nowlin, and Carolyn Bartlett as Executive Producers, and KMFA as a Supporting Sponsor.

CAST

• Cecil Washington, Jr. - George/Georges
• Jill Blackwood - Dot/Marie
• Janis Stinson - Old Lady/Blair Daniels
• Jamie Goodwin - Jules/Bob Greenburg
• Amy Downing - Yvonne/Naomi Eisen
• Matthew Trevi?o - Boatman/Charles Redmond
• Sarah Marie Curry - Celeste #1/Photographer
• Amanda Clifton - Celeste #2/Elaine
• Tyler Jones - Franz/Dennis
• Lara Wright - Freda/Betty/Young Man
• Connor Barr - Solider #1/Alex/Bather
• Paul Sanchez - Louise/Billy Webster
• Amber Quick - Mrs./Nurse/Harriet Pawling
• Brian Coughlin - Mr./Lee Randolph
• J. Dylan Gibson - Solider #2/Photographer
• Blakeney Mahlstedt - Louise
• Mariela Denson - Louise
• Bruce Bowen - Bather Boy
• Logan Marcum - Bather Boy

PRODUCTION TEAM

• Dave Steakley - Director
• Allen Robertson - Music Director
• Cliff Simon - Scenic Designer
• Stephanie Busing - Projection Designer
• Susan Branch Towne- Costume Designer
• Serret Jensen - Hair and Makeup Designer
• Sarah Maines - Lighting Designer
• Carlos Nine - Lighting Design Assistant
• Craig Brock - Sound Designer
• Scott Groh - Properties Designer
• Catherine Anne Tucker - Stage Manager
• Kat Kennedy - Assistant Stage Manager
• Tyler Osgood - Assistant Stage Manager
• Brody Thrash - Stage Management Intern

About ZACH Theatre

A non-profit organization, ZACH creates intimate theatre experiences that ignite the imagination, inspire the spirit, and engage the community. As Austin's leading professional producing theatre, ZACH employs more than 250 actors, musicians, and designers annually to create its own diverse array of nationally recognized plays and musicals under the leadership of Producing Artistic Director Dave Steakley and Managing Director Elisbeth Challener. Each year, ZACH serves nearly 128,000 Central Texans - 55,000 of which are children and youth who participate in our education and outreach programs, as well as inspiring camps and classes. ZACH Theatre is honored to host private and community events across the beautiful rental-ready spaces on our three-stage campus located in the heart of Austin. Founded in 1932 and in its 85th Anniversary season, ZACH is the longest continuously running theatre company in the state of Texas, and one of the ten oldest in the country. Visit zachtheatre.org for more information.

ZACH Theatre's 2017-18 Season is sponsored in part, by The Moody Foundation, Baylor Scott & White Health, Dell, and Holiday Inn-Lady Bird Lake; and by grants from The Shubert Foundation, Junior League of Austin, The National Endowment for the Arts, Texas Commission on the Arts, and the Cultural Arts Division of The City of Austin Economic Development Department.

 

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