Cyrano de Bergerac
September 24
November 10, 2013
in CST's Courtyard Theater
by Edmond Rostand
translated and adapted for the stage
by Anthony Burgess
directed by Penny Metropulos
Production Hotel Partners
Immensely beautiful...Harry Groener again demonstrates his masterful way with language, and impressive grace.
Chicago Sun-Times
The Play
The stars have aligned to reunite the actor-director team behind our wildly popular production of The Madness of George III. The illustrious Harry Groener, who took home the Best Actor Jeff Award for his turn as King George, will play the nobleman whose gift for romance is shadowed by his all-too-prominent nose. The brilliant director Penny Metropulos takes the helm of this enduring masterwork that speaks as directly to the heart today as it did more than 100 years ago. Featuring some of the most clever, touching lines ever written, this homage to poetry, love and panache reminds us that sometimes what you seek is right under your, well…nose.
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The Players
Creative Team
Penny Metropulos Director
Kevin Depinet Scenic Designer
Susan E. Mickey Costume Designer
Jesse Klug Lighting Designer
James Savage Sound Designer
Alaric Jans Composer
Melissa Veal Wig and Make-up Designer
Rick Sordelet Fight Director
Cast
Richard Baird Montfleury
Dave Belden Musician/Poet
Ryan Bourque Viscount Valvert/Cadet
Ray Chapman Lignière
Kevin Cox Pickpocket/Poet/Cadet
Elliott Delman Musician/Poet
William Dick Theater Patron/Capuchin
Nick Dillenburg Christian
Michael Doonan Jodelet/Cadet
Sean Fortunato Henri Le Bret
Aloysius Gigl Count de Guiche
Sara Griffin Précieuse/Lise/Sister Marthe
Harry Groener Cyrano de Bergerac
Erika Haaland Rose/Sister Claire
Ryan Hallahan Musketeer/Cadet
Julie Jesneck Roxane
Ross Lehman Ragueneau
Regina Leslie Musician/Poet
Brendan Marshall-Rashid Marquis/Cadet
Terrence Mosley Cuigy
Tyler Rich Cadet
Wendy Robie The Duenna/Mother Marguerite