2005-2006
THE REVENGER'S TRAGEDY
By Thomas Middleton, Cyril Tourneur, or Anonymous
Freely Adapted by Jesse Berger
The Revenger’s Tragedy, a Jacobean thriller written a few years after Hamlet, is a searing examination of the need for justice and the desire for vengeance. Vindice, the “Revenger,” sets off a chain reaction of havoc in a corrupt and decadent Venice which exposes outrageous indulgences and government hypocrisy and ends in a coup de théater massacre of epic proportions. Part black comedy, part social satire, the play is a gleefully macabre plot-twisting blender full of Shakespeare’s greatest hits.
THE REVENGER'S TRAGEDY ran Off Broadway at the Culture Project's 45 Below Theater for a seven week extended run, from November 25, 2005 to January 22, 2006. Red Bull Theater artistic director Jesse Berger's adaptation of The Revenger's Tragedy is published by Dramatists Play Service. Purchase your own copy at the Drama Book Shop or online at Dramatists Play Service.
CAST
Vindice | Matthew Rauch
Hippolito | Haynes Thigpen
Castiza | Naomi Peters
Gratiana | Petronia Paley
Duke of Venice | Christopher Oden
Duchess of Venice | Claire Lautier
Lussurioso | Marc Vietor / Michael Urie
Spurio | Jason C. Brown
Ambitioso | Daniel Talbott
Supervacuo | Ryan Farley
Flaminio/Spurio’s Servant | Russ Salmon
Antonio | Paul Niebanck
Lucretia | Saudia Davis
Pietro | Ty Jones
Nencio | Daryl Lathon
Sordido | Aaron Clayton
Antonio’s Lord | Yaegel Welch
First Officer | Denis Butkus
Second Officer | William Peden
CREATIVE
Director | Jesse Berger
Set Designer | Evan O’Brient
Costume Designer | Clint Ramos
Lighting Designer | Peter West
Original Music | Daniel Levy
Choreographer | Tracy Bersley
Fight Director | J. David Brimmer
Properties Designer | Mary Vorrasi
Mask Designer | Emily deCola
Wig, Makeup, and Hair Designer | Erin Kennedy Lunsford
Production Stage Manager/Assistant Director | Renee Blinkwolt
Poster Design | Plazm
Production Photography | Samantha Moranville
“Dynamite!”
-New York Times
“A Bloody Marvel!
-Top 10 of 2005
“Jaw-dropping and eye-filling…Heart-pounding…Unforgettable!”
-Backstage
“Heated, Passionate, Red-Blooded! Unflagging Energy and Imagination, Gleeful!”
-NYTheatre.com