Winter 2023: Sunday in the Park with George

Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by James Lapine

Directed by Jennifer Boesing

Music Direction by David Möschler

Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts, March 17–26

In late 19th century Paris, pioneering impressionist Georges Seurat works to finish his masterpiece “An Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.” Obsessed with “finishing the hat,” and living vicariously through the subjects of his artwork, he isolates himself from society, alienates his fellow artists in the French bourgeoisie, and neglects his lover, Dot, the only person with whom he truly connects. A century later, American sculptor George struggles with his own artistic frustration and inability to connect with the world as the legacy of his namesake looms over him. With a masterful, tenderly-written score by Stephen Sondheim and filled with heart-stopping visual and musical moments, Sunday in the Park with George is an authentic character study, a portrayal not just of artists, but of the people whose lives they touch and immortalize in their work.

CAST

Georges Seurat / George ………………………… Brian Doolittle

Dot / Marie………………………… Evie Mitchell

Old Lady / Blair Daniels ………………………… Molly Graham

Nurse / Harriet Pawling ………………………… Messiah Birks

Jules / Bob Greenberg ………………………… Alec Westland-Hurwitz

Yvonne / Naomi Eisen ………………………… Tabitha Reid

Celeste #1 / Waitress ………………………… Maya Gopalswamy

Celeste #2 / Elaine, swing for Dot ………………………… Valerie Le

Soldier /Alex ………………………… Aaron Zemelman

Boatman / Charles Redmond ………………………… Damarcus Gray

Franz / Dennis ………………………… Jonah Pagenhart

Frieda / Betty ………………………… Daphne Bruhmuller

Louise ………………………… Valentina Vazquez

Mr. / Bather / Lee Randolph, swing for George, Jules, Louis ………………………… Sean Gin

Mrs. / Photographer, swing for Old Lady, Yvonne, Nurse ………………………… Mikayla Thomas-Turner

Louis / Bather / Billy Webster, swing for Franz, Soldier, Boatman, Mr. ………………………… Auden Svoboda

Horn Player / Bather / Waitress, swing for Celestes, Frieda, Louise ………………………… Scarlett Currier

CREATIVE TEAM

Director ………………………… Jennifer Boesing

Music Director ………………………… Dave Möschler

Scenic Designer ………………………… Kathy Rogers

Costume Designer ………………………… Rachael Heiman

Lighting Designers ………………………… Brittany Mellerson, Richard Fong

Props Designer / Scenic Artist ………………………… Dawn Nakashima

Projection Artist ………………………… Richard Fong

Hair / Makeup Designer ………………………… Ruby Talavera

Production Manager ………………………… Molly Bell

Stage Manager ………………………… Gabe Wilkie-Rogers

Assistant Director ………………………… Mark Mazin*

Assistant Music Directors ………………………… Evan Steinkoler*, Ernst Wang*

Master Builder ………………………… Daniel Neely

Build Assist ………………………… Bill Brewer

Scenic Assistants / Run Crew ………………………… Messiah Matthews*, Krista Mehlberg*

Hair / Makeup Manager, Assistant Scenic Painter ………………………… Lucretia Froke

Hair / Makeup Assistant ………………………… Noa Callen*

Costume Assistants ………………………… Mayo Arbues*, Simon Grembek*, Eva Issen*

Sound Engineer ………………………… Bertrand Blank

Sound Mixer ………………………… Thomas Soto

Dramaturg ………………………… Celeste Kamiya

Box Office Managers ………………………… Rosa Luevano, Jessica Wilan

Volunteer Coordinator / Front of House Manager ………………………… Whitney Moss

ASL Interpreters ………………………… Stephanie Foisy, Kelly Wilmeth

Photographer ………………………… Dave Weiland

Videographer ………………………… Ilja Sarro

*Member of the Theater Arts Apprenticeship Program