Cornerstone Theater Company

 

A CALIFORNIA SEAGULL

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Title, Premiere and Location

A CALIFORNIA SEAGULL, premiered April 12 - May 21 1995, Santa Monica Place Mall

 

 

 

Written By

Adapted by Alison Carey from Anton Checkov as translated by Maria Ashot

 

 

Synopsis

-- Alison Carey's adaptation of Chekhov set on a contemporary California vineyard.

 

Staff

Director - Bill Rauch

Costume Designer - Dori Quan

Lighting Designer - Geoff Korf

Set Designer - Lynn Jeffries

Sound Designer - Benajah Cobb

Movement Consultant - Medha Yodh

Producer - Jan Mabry

Producer - Leslie Tamaibuchi

Production Manager - Geoff Korf

Stage Manager - Lynn Jeffries

House Management Associate - Andelo Simeone

Sound and Light Board Operator - Michael Harris

Production Assistant - Alex Stanton

Set Painters - Tamadhur Al-Aqeel, Carl Flanagan, Ismael Kanater, Jan Mabry

 

 

Cast

 

 

Simon Mursale, a claims adjusterChristopher Liam Moore
Maddy Sherman, daughter of the vineyard managerZilah
Peter Drosser, owner of the vineyardShishir Kurup
Pauletta Sherman, Maddy's motherLisa Richards
Eugene Dart, a local doctorBenajah Cobb
Cameron Trembell, Peter's grandnephewChristopher Liam Moore
Nina Farr, a local girlZilah
Will Sherman, the vineyard manager, Pauletta's husbandBenajah Cobb
Irene Arkwright, an actress, Cameron's mother and Peter's nieceLisa Richards
Taper Trinnaman, a filmmakerShishir Kurup
Understudy for Maddy/NinaTamadhur Al-Aqeel
Understudy for Simon/CameronDavid Barrera
Understudy for Peter/Eugene/Willy/TaperDoug Kaback
Understudy for Pauletta/IreneKathleen Coyne

 

 

Comments by cast, crew, and other participants.

 

Subsequent Performances or Productions

Performances: 1995 - Santa Monica Place, Santa Monica, CA; The Keck Theater, Occidental College, Eagle Rock, CA; 1996 - Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA; Contemporary Carmel Theatre Festival, Carmel, CA; American Repertory Theater, Cambridge, MA.

 

 

Special Notes

 

Articles, Reviews, and other Links

Critic's Choice Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Reader & Backstage West.

 

 

 

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