The Overcoat

WRITTEN BY: Nikolai Gogol

ADAPTED BY: Richard Alger

DIRECTED BY: Tina Kronis

An interdisciplinary telling of a common clerk’s sudden rise in ambition born of his seemingly simple desire for an overcoat. This production examines the challenges of wanting more in our lives, and, ironically, the conflicts that compound when we suppress these desires. Through a unique blend of text, movement, and dance, The Overcoat shows what can happen when our strongest human passions collide with the realities of everyday life.

LOCATION: CalArts Ensemble Theater I (E407)

RUNNING TIME: 90 minutes, with one 15 minute intermission

PLEASE NOTE: This show makes use of smoke, haze, and simulated violence.

CAST:

Akaky: Rudraa Pratap Singh
Manager: Nathan Luce
Rudolph: Fred Fu Affambi
McCleod: Zoe Hertzberg
Larue: Rileigh McDonald
Schendal: Justin Henriksen
Mrs. Petrovich/Eye Witness: Elizabeth Goldmane
Petrovich/Secretary Kant: Porter Lawrence
Secretary Knot/Ms. Marlburro: Jahliely Salcedo
Bianca: Sydney Page Rahilly
Ms. Madilyn: Shelby Marcee
Person of Consequence: Ashwath Ram Saravanan
Officer/ Businessman: Jared Perez
Mustached Thief/Paranormalist: Brian Nai
Professor/Thief: Sophia Scavuzzo
Mr. Blum: Skye Popov

CREATIVE TEAM:

Director: Tina Kronis
Scenic Designer: Pablo de Larrañaga Aramoni
Lighting Designer: Emma McManus
Sound Designers: Ying Xin, Tina Kronis, Richard Alger
Costume Designer: Bailey Johnson
Technical Director: Michael Darling
Assistant Scenic Designer: Holly Webb, Alix Newman
Assistant Lighting Designer: Ella Fornorf
Assistant Costume Designer: Starlyn Meyer, Lia Tsur
Producer: Elizabeth Rae Price
Associate Production Manager: Winky Kim
Stage Manager: Kellie Hageman
Assistant Stage Manager: Morgan McDonald

Host or Publisher California Institute of the Arts School of Theater