james joyce's the dead


Stage Manager - Ina Russell Scenic Design - Kis Knekt Costume Design - Christina Wright Lighting Design - Charles Otte & Teresa Enroth Sound Design - Peter Carstedt Musical Director - Dean Mora Choreographer - Christine Sang
Sarah Buster			Bruce Dickinson
Kendra Chell	Jacque Lynn Colton	Martha Demson	Michael Franco
Nicola Hersh	Judith Scarpone	Amy Tzagournis
Teresa Willis
Arthur Hanket			Jake Wesley Stewart
"The world I've come to think, is like the surface of a frozen lake. We walk along, we slip, we try to keep our balance and not to fall. One day, there's a crack, and so we learn that underneath us - is an unimaginable depth." - Richard Nelson, James Joyce's The Dead			Jacque Lynn Colton as Aunt Julia, Martha Demson as Gretta, Rob Nagle as Gabriel, and Judith Scarpone as Aunt Kate.
Kendra Chell as Lily and Rob Nagle as Gabriel Conroy.			Rob Nagle with Sarah Buster as Molly Ivors.
Waltzing after Adieu to Ballyshannon.			*Goldenhair*
Rob Nagle as Gabriel and Martha Demson as Gretta.			Nicola Hersh as Mrs. Malins and Michael Franco as Freddy Malins.
"The Three Graces" - Teresa Willis as Mary Jane, Judith Scarpone as Aunt Kate, and Jacque Lynn Colton as Aunt Julia.			Michael Franco as Freddy Malins and Bruce Dickinson as Browne.
"I found myself watching each face, each a map of life in flesh, which chart our days, our pains and joys, our losses, our loves. Each face listening to the words I had so cautiously collected, and now -- released."			"Good Night" with Bruce Dickinson, Rob Nagle, Jake Wesley Stewart, Arthur Hanket and Michael Franco.
Jacque Lynn Colton as Aunt Julia and Arthur Hanket as Bartell D'Arcy.			Teresa Willis as Mary Jane and Arthur Hanket as Bartell D'arcy.
Jacque Lynn Colton, Zoe Hanket & Amy Tzagournis.			"Years of memories rush as I watched. A heliotrope envelope lying beside my breakfast cup. From her. I hold it. I caress it..."
Martha Demson & Rob Nagle.
*The Living and the Dead* "Snow will be falling all over Ireland, faintly falling, upon our loved ones, upon our country, upon our souls ...upon the living and the dead."
The cast & crew of *James Joyce's The Dead* - Open Fist Theatre Company, February-April 2008. Front row: Bruce Dickinson, Ina Russell with Frida the dog, Terry Enroth, Kendra Chell, Judith Scarpone, Jacque Lynn Colton, Michael Franco, Amy Tzagournis, Teresa Willis, Jennifer Richardson, and Charles Otte. Second row: Rob Nagle, Martha Demson, Nicola Hersh, Kis Knekt, Jake Wesley Stewart, Sarah Buster, Dominic Spillane, Arthur Hanket, and Dean Mora.
(All production photos by Maia Rosenfeld)