The
Royal Family
by George S. Kauffman and Edna Ferber
Written and premiered in 1927, this joyous celebration of the American theatre is one of six collaborations between Kaufman and Ferber--two of the greatest names in American literature. Intended as a fond spoof of the then-reigning stage family in America--the Barrymores--The Royal Family tells an alternating tender and hilarious story of the old and celebrated "First Family of the Theatre," whose love for the theatre is so great it cannot possibly get the greasepaint out of its blood.
A sharp and biting play about people
whose off-stage histrionics frequently rival their on-stage performances,
The Royal Family is the engaging and uproariously funny saga of the talented
and often eccentric Cavendish clan during the spirited 1920's. This is a play
that celebrates life as well as the theatre. The momentum is mercurial as
the Cavendish clan sword fights, swoons, and frantically acts their way through
their daily lives proving the old theatre axiom--"the show must go on."
Fast paced and enormously entertaining, the play masterfully depicts conflict
between the roles played
in life and those played out on the stage.
COMPANY MEMBERS
Director:
Jack B. Wright
Scenic Designer: Delores
Ringer
Costume Designer:
Beth Collins
Lighting Designer:
Aaron Dyszelski
Choreographer: Leslie Bennett
Cast
Della: Allison Gabbard
Jo: Elliott Sowards
Hallboy/Messenger: Travis Ashmore
Hallboy/Messenger: Andrew York
McDermott: David Kobzantsev
Herbert Dean: Aaron Champion
Kitty Dean: Kelly Mengelkoch
Gwen Cavendish: Rita DeLoach
Perry Stewart: Christopher Wheatley
Fanny Cavendish: Betty Laird
Oscar Wolfe: Isadore Alexander Wolfson
Julie Cavendish: Maureen Perry
Tony Cavendish: Matthew G. Simon
Gilbert Marshal: Scott Johnson
Miss Peake: Megan Carter
The Guest: Paul Matthew Pool
Chauffeur: Darren Maloney
| Set Renderings by Delores Ringer | ||
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| Costume Renderings by Beth Collins | ||
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Fanny
Gwen |
Wolfe
Julie
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Kitty
Dean |
