Photo Flash: First Look at Storm Theatre Company's COLLABORATORS, Opening Tonight

This month, The Storm Theatre Company presents the North American Premiere of the 2012 Olivier Award-winning play COLLABORATORS by John Hodge, directed by Peter Dobbins. COLLABORATORS plays at Grand Hall (440 Grand Street at St. Mary's Church), opening tonight, January 14, and running through February 13, 2016. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Hilarious and chilling, COLLABORATORS is the story of the brilliant dissident writer Mikhail Bulgakov, who is chosen by Joseph Stalin to write a celebratory bio play titled "YOUNG JOSEPH". Collaborators is a surreal imagining, based on a true story, about what happens when artists veer too far from their true path and compromise with repressive power. COLLABORATORS was originally presented at the Royal National Theatre, London, in 2011, it starred Alex Jennings as Bulgakov and Simon Russell Beale as Stalin. It won the 2012 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play.

Storm Theatre's cast includes Brian J. Carter (Off-Broadway: Wit. Film: The Family Fang Sex, Death and Bowling) as Mikhail Bulgakov, Ross DeGraw (NY: Honor Bound. TV: "Boardwalk Empire") as Joseph Stalin, with Robin Haynes(Broadway: The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Blood Brothers) as Vladimir, Erin Beirnard (Regional: The Crucible); Michael P. Bernosky (Film: The Championship Season), Sean Cleary (Regional: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers) Joseph Knipper (NYC: Trappings), Jessica Levesque (NYC: Richard III), Maury Miller (NYC: Our God's Brother); Ed Prostak (Broadway: Oliver!), Natalie Pavelek (Film: Kaleidoscope. NYC: Honestly Abe), and Joshua Pyne (Film: An Ordinary Killer).

On the creative team are: Fleur Alys Dobbins (Assistant Director), Rebecca Grazi (Scenic Design), Michael Abrams (Lighting Design), Joel Abbott (Sound Design), and Courtney Irizarry (Costume Design).

Tickets are $25 and can be purchased by visiting Smarttix.com or by calling (212) 868-4444.

Photo Credit: Michael Abrams

Ross DeGraw as Joseph Stalin and Brian J. Carter as Mikhail Bulgakov

Collaborators ensemble: Edward Prostak, Brian J. Carter, Erin Biernard, Jessica Levesque (seated) and Joshua R. Pyne

Robin Haynes as Vladimir, Brian J. Carter as Mikhail, Joseph Salvatore Knipper and Jessica Levesque

Robin Haynes as Vladimir, Erin Biernard as Yelena and Brian J. Carter as Mikhail

Natalie Pavalek as Anna, Erin Biernard as Yelena, Brian J. Carter as Mikhail and Maury Miller as Gigory

Brian J. Carter as Mikhail