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Molière’s Dom Juan

June 24 – July 17, 2022

Add to Calendar2022-06-24 7:30 pm2022-06-24 7:30 pmEDTMolière’s Dom Juan

SummerScape Commission/World Premiere Production

New translation by Sylvaine Guyot and Gideon Lester
Conceived and directed by Ashley Tata

Fisher Center, LUMA Theater,
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A glittering and ferocious study of lust and power, Molière’s portrait of the libertine Dom Juan combines slapstick comedy with the taut psychology of a thriller. In this bold new adaptation, director Ashley Tata (whose digital production of Mad Forest astonished Fisher Center audiences in 2020) sets the story in a fantasy world where 17th-century France meets late-1970s America, raising pertinent questions about class, faith and gender. Casting both the titular libertine and her sidekick as women, Tata’s production literally recasts this subversive and brilliant tragicomedy in a contemporary light—celebrating Molière’s 400th anniversary with a Dom Juan for the 21st century.

Creative Team

Original Music by Paul Pinto
Choreography by Dan Safer
Intimacy and Fight Direction by Cha Ramos
Scenic Design by Afsoon Pajoufar
Costume Design by Ásta Bennie Hostetter
Lighting Design by Cha See
Sound Design by Chad Raines
Video Design by Lisa Renkel
Hair and Makeup Design by Fre Howard / Faces by Fre
Casting by Taylor Williams
Production Stage Manager Michael D. Domue
Assistant Stage Manager Samantha L. Robbins

 

 

Cast

Magdalena Abrego

Guitar

Ako

Statue of the Commander

Katie Battistoni

Guitar/La Ramée

Jordan Bellow

Elver

Roger Casey

Pierrot/Alonso

Kirsten Harvey '17

Carla/Charlotte

Amy O

Drums

Pauli Pontrelli

Gusman/Matty

Zuzanna Szadkowski

Sganarelle

Alok Tewari

Louis

Tony Torn

a poor man/Mr. Sunday

Amelia Workman

Dom Juan

Video

Support

The 2022 SummerScape season is made possible in part by the generous support of Jeanne Donovan Fisher, the Martin and Toni Sosnoff Foundation, the Advisory Boards of the Fisher Center at Bard and Bard Music Festival, and Fisher Center and Bard Music Festival members. The 2022 Bard Music Festival has received funding from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.

The commissioning and development of Dom Juan is made possible through the Fisher Center’s Artistic Innovation Fund, with lead support from Rebecca Gold and S. Asher Gelman ’06 through the March Forth Foundation.

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