The Scarlet Letter

by Phyllis Nagy, adapted from the novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne
directed by Judith Swift

May 7-Jun 7, 2009

Hawthorne’s classic exploration of sin, hypocrisy and society is vividly re-imagined in this sexually charged and psychologically complex tale of obsession and revenge. In 17th-century Puritan Boston, Hester Prynne has been branded an adulteress and sentenced to wear the scarlet letter A on her dress. But she turns the mark of her shame into a badge of beauty and refuses to name her lover, the father of her daughter, Pearl. When Hester's long-lost husband unexpectedly reappears, however, he will stop at nothing to uncover the truth. Narrated by the spirited Pearl, this stripped-bare stage version of the “greatest American novel” makes for a raw and exhilarating theatrical experience.

Cast & Crew

About this Production of The Scarlet Letter
 
By Phyllis Nagy, adapted from the novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Directed by Judith Swift
 
Set Design by Katryne Hecht
Costume Design by Marilyn Salvatore
Lighting Design by Matthew Terry
Sound Design by Charles Cofone
Technical Direction by Dade Veron
Stage Management by Stef Work*
 
Props Master/Scenic Artist Katryne Hecht; Dramaturge, Jennifer Madden; Assistant Stage Manager, Nicholas Thibeault; Production Assistants, Danielle Dube, Hallee Brown
 
CAST
Jeanine Kane,* Hester Prynne
Steve Kidd,* Arthur Dimmesdale
Alan Hawkridge, Roger Chillingworth
Casey Seymour Kim,* Pearl
Tom Gleadow, Governor Bellingham
Cliff Odle, Master Brackett
Tray Gearing, Mistress Hibbins
 
 
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.