Edward II 07-08

Deemed by many to be Marlowe’s crowning achievement, Edward II features the playwright’s most nuanced characters and some of his finest language. In the weak, stubborn character of Edward II, Marlowe created a compelling portrait of a flawed monarch. Though the son of a great general, Edward is an ineffectual king, and, in the grips of a romantic obsession, he fails to recognize the threats to his crown. As the play unfolds, Marlowe turns the doomed Edward into a more tragic figure, contrasting his plight with the ruthless nobles who depose him.

This production played in repertory with Tamburlaine as part of the Marlowe Repertory, the inaugural presentation at Sidney Harman Hall.

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View a program from the production.

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Wallace Acton*
Edward II

Vayu O’Donnell*
Piers Gaveston

Deanne Lorette*
Isabella

Andrew Long*
Mortimer

Jay Whittaker*
Edmund of Kent

Jonathan Earl Peck*
Lancaster

David McCann*
Warwick

James Denvil*
Pembroke

Scott Jaeck*
Archbishop of Canterbury

Danyon Davis*
Spencer

Amy Kim Waschke*
Margaret de Clare

Kurt Uy*
Baldock

Terence Archie*
Arundel

Michael Bunting
Young Prince Edward

Chris Crawford
Edward III

John Lescault*
Bishop of Coventry / Abbott

James Konicek*
Lightborn

David Emerson Toney*
Spencer Senior

Craig Wallace*
Rice ap Howell

Floyd King*
Sir John Hainault

Robert Jason Jackson*
Leicester

David Sabin*
Mortimer Senior

Franchelle Stewart Dorn*
Baroness

Christopher Marino*
Matrevis

Blake Delong
Gurney

Jefferson A Russell*
Levune

JJ Area
James

Abe Cruz, Austin Herzing, Anthony Jackson, Jair Kamperveen, Kaitlin Manning, Kaytie Morris, Kevin Pierson, Majed Sayess
Ensemble

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Gale Edwards
Director

Lee Savage
Set Designer

Murell Horton
Costume Designer

Mark McCullough
Lighting Designer

Phillip Scott Peglow
Sound Designer

Karl Lundeberg
Original Music

Ellen O’Brien
Voice and Text Coach

Daniel Pelzig
Choreographer

Rick Sordelet
Fight Director

Drew Vidal
Assistant Fight Director

Alexander Burns
Assistant Director

Alan Paul
Directorial Assistant

Akiva Fox
Literary Associate

William Shiner*
Resident Stage Manager

Jeremy B Wilcox*
Stage Manager

Stuart Howard, Amy Schecter, Paul Hardt
Casting

Merry Alderman
Associate Casting Director

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