PIllars of the Community
Lies don’t last forever. The truth comes for all of us.
The return of a fugitive brother puts the future of wealthy businessman Karsten Bernick in peril. Details of a long-buried sex scandal and embezzlement come to the surface and force Bernick to face his family, his community and his demons. Adamson’s version of Ibsen’s 1877 moral drama was first produced at the National Theatre in 2005 to critical acclaim. Ensemble member Elly Green (After Miss Julie, The Night Season) directs our first production in the new Strawdog Theatre at 1802 W Berenice.
RECOMMENDED “Does anyone else play a compelling shitheel quite like John Henry Roberts? Michael Shannon maybe? … Roberts and company fill Samuel Adamson’s heady, dense adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s story of immigration, capitalism, and cultural revolution with plenty of heat and tension … There’s exceptional work on display up and down the massive cast.”—Chicago Reader
Cast
Nicole Bloomsmith*
as Betty
Casey Bond
as Olaf
Kamille Dawkins*
as Dina Dorf
Kroydell Galima
as Johan Tonnesen
Annamarie Giordano
as Maid
Carmine Grisolia*
as Mr. Rummel
Asia Jackson
as Mrs. Holt
Patrick Kelly
as Sandstad
Michael Kingston
as Hilmar Tonnesen
Robert Koon
as Aune
Aaron Lamm
as Olaf
Allison Latta
as Lona Hessel
Kimberly Logan
as Mrs. Lygne
Alyssa Maldonado
as Hilda
Dan McGeehan
as Vigeland
Priya Mohanty
as Marta Bernick
Michaela Petro*
as Mrs. Rummel
John Henry Roberts*
as Karsten Bernick
Londen Shannon
as Knap
Gage Wallace*
as Rorlund
Schanora Wimpie
as Netta
Creative Team
Elly Green*
Director
Arianna Soloway
Assistant Director
John Wilson
Set Design
John Kelly*
Light Design
Kate Hardiman
Assistant Light Design
Uriel Gomez
Costume Design
Leah Hummel
Props Design
Morgan Lake
Sound Design
Stacey Palmberg
Stage Manager
Annamarie Giordano
Assistant Stage Manager
Alyssa Maldonado
Assistant Stage Manager
Becca Levy*
Production Manager
Taylor Ovca
Master Electrician
Peter Wilde
Master Carpenter
* Strawdog Theatre ensemble member