SPECIAL NOTICE
Desire Under the Elms
PLAYWRIGHT
Eugene O’Neill
DIRECTOR
Freddie Ashley
August 4 – August 28, 2022
A Landmark American Classic!
SYNOPSIS
In this scorching classic that pulses with the intensity of a fever dream, tyrannical patriarch Ephraim Cabot returns to his rural New England farm with a seductive new wife, Abbie, hoping to produce a new heir to the estate. Fearing disinheritance, his impetuous youngest son Eben hates his new stepmother. But hatred gives way to lust, unleashing tragic consequences on the Cabot family forever. One of the great masterworks by one of America’s most important dramatists.
“A FOUNDING MYTH OF THE AMERICAN FAMILY WRITTEN IN THE MOST GARGANTUAN TERMS.”
– Chicago Sun-TIMES
“Utterly Riveting”
– New York Times
“Not for the faint of heart ”
– Chicago Tribune
Cast & Creative Team
Jennifer Alice Acker
Director
BRIAN ASHTON SMITH
PETER
ALEXANDRA FICKEN
LYDIA
ROB CLEVELAND
COACH
GREG LLOYD
RAY UNDERSTUDY
COREY J. FINLEY
PETER UNDERSTUDY
ABBEY KINCHELOE
LYDIA UNDERSTUDY
JESSE SMITH
COACH UNDERSTUDY
PLAYWRIGHT
Eugene O'Neill
DIRECTOR
FREDDIE ASHLEY
PROPERTIES DESIGNER & TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
CHAD FENIMORE
CASTING DIRECTOR
SHEILA OLIVER
DIRECTOR
FREDDIE ASHLEY
COSTUME DESIGNER
NYROBI MOSS
FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHER
KRISTEN STORLA
CASTING ASSOCIATE
JUSTIN KALIN
SCENIC DESIGNER
SEAMUS M. BOURNE
SOUND DESIGNER
MIKAELA FRASER
MASTER ELECTRICIAN
D. CONNOR MCVEY
STAGE MANAGER
EMMA PALMER MCVEY
ASSISTANT SOUND DESIGNER
KATE HOANG
RUNNING TIME
Two hours with one intermission
CONTENT ADVISORY
Contains adult language and situations.
SEATING
Actor’s Express may need to adjust reserved seating to maintain adequate social distancing. For that reason, all tickets will be held at will call.
PERFORMANCES
Previews
August 4 & 5 at 8 pm
Opening Night
August 6 at 8 pm
Regular Performances
August 7 – 28, 2022
Wednesdays – Saturdays at 8 pm
Sundays at 2 pm
