FEBRUARY 7 – 25, 2024
THE LION IN WINTER
By James Goldman
Directed by Susan Myer Silton
A family feud of imperial proportions. “Well – what shall we hang? The holly or each other?” Set during Christmas 1183, The Lion in Winter tells the wickedly amusing tale of King Henry II, his imprisoned queen (released only for the holiday), and their three entitled sons who vie for the throne in a double-dealing free-for-all of competing ambitions to inherit a kingdom. Best known for the film adaptation starring Peter O’Toole and Katharine Hepburn, this viciously funny drama is a high-stakes chess game where the pieces constantly change sides and no one is spared the sword.
Due to popular demand, we’ve changed the curtain time for all evening performances this season to 7:30 PM and added Saturday matinees to every weekend of performances.
Susan Myer Silton†
Director
Ron Gasparinetti
Scenic Designer
B. Modern^
Costume Designer
Kurt Landisman^
Lighting Designer
Rodolfo Ortega
Composer & Sound Designer
John H. Koss
Sound Effect Designer
Diana Torres Koss
Music Consultant
Shaun Carroll, Cheryl Wong
Properties
Steven C. Gerlach
Technical Director
Kelly Mack
Production Manager
Les Solomon*
Stage Manager
Izzy Pedego
Assistant Stage Manager
Jonathan Rhys Williams
Fight Choreographer
Sharon Ridge
Hair / Wig Designer
Kris Danford
Dialect Coach
Susan Myer Silton
Dramaturge
Solange Marcotte
Assistant Dramaturge
Kayla Dolder
Master Electrician
Nicole Hoke
Scenic Painter
Heather McDougal, Norma Jean McGee
Costume Construction
Jacklyn Genna, Matthew Vandercook
Electricians
Rebecca Benack, Gillian Bong, Cassidy Carlson, Natalie DeLucchi, Jacklyn Genna, Ruby Kastner, Cheryl Wong
Run Crew
† Member of the STAGE DIRECTORS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS SOCIETY, a national theatrical labor union.
^ United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829 of the LATSE, a union representing scenic, costume, lighting, sound and projection designers in Live Performance.
*Member, Actor’s Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.
Lawrence
Hecht*
as Henry II, King of England
Travis
Rynders
as John
Michelle
Drexler
as Alais Capet
Andrew
Davids
as Geoffrey
Shaun
Carroll*
as Richard
Julie
James*
as Eleanor of Aquitaine
Andre
Amarotico*
as Philip Capet, King of France
*Member, Actor’s Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.
Glossary – Click the icon to view.
Plantagenet Family Timeline – Click the icon to view.
Character Biographies – Click the icon to view.
Goldman’s notes for his play, The Lion in Winter – Click the icon to view.
Goldman’s notes for his screenplay, The Lion in Winter – Click the icon to view.
Goldman’s notes for his book, Myself as Witness – Click the icon to view.
CLICK HERE to read the SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL review.
CLICK HERE to read the GOOD TIMES SANTA CRUZ review.
Photos
Photography by Steve DiBartolomeo
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