Picasso at the Lapin Agile
by Steve Martin
Mar. 22-26, 2007
Directed by B. Michael Quale
Actor, producer, screenwriter and comic genius Steve Martin imagines a chance encounter in 1904 between Pablo Picasso and Albert Einstein at the famous Left Bank cabaret, the Lapin Agile. Einstein is one year away from publishing his Theory of Relativity and Picasso is three years from painting Les Damoiselles D'Avignon, the touchstone of cubism and modern art. Filled with a zany array of bohemian characters, Martin's play is an inspired exploration of the meaning of genius, the source of creative inspiration and the relative values of art and science in the 20th Century.
Winner of the 1996 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off Broadway Play and best Playwright, Picasso at the Lapin Agile explores the very essence of art and science. Martin says, "I think they are very similar and I wanted to make the point that art and science are about people being very, very intuitive and making gigantic leaps." A regular contributor to The New Yorker Magazine, Martin's essays and articles are often easily recognizable by his trademark wackiness, but they are also very thoughtful commentaries on our culture and contemporary events. An eloquent writer, he is really much more than a comic genius. In fall 2005, Steve Martin was awarded the 2005 Mark Twain Humorist Award, and his best-selling novella "The Shopgirl" was released as a major motion picture.
CAST
Freddy……………Josh Johansen
Gaston……………Jim Ryen
Germaine……………Paula Swenson
Albert Einstein……………J.C. LaBar
Suzanne……………LeeAnn Clark
Sagot……………Brad Dokken
Pablo Picasso……………Travis Gudmunsen
Schmendiman……………Russell Larson
The Countess……………Jennifer Innis
Female Admirer……………Kristy Baker
A Visitor……………Sean Scott
CREW
Director……………B. Michael Quale
Scenic Design……………B. Michael Quale
Set Construction:
Gordon Anderson, Laura Anderson, Kristy Baker, Brad Dokken, Travis Gudmunsen, Mary Jo Harstad, Joy Johansen, J.C. LaBar, Russell Larson, Nash Morales, B. Michael Quale, Jim Ryen
Scenic Artists:
J.C. LaBar, Jim Ryen, Micah Westby
Props Masters:
Brad Dokken, B. Michael Quale, Jim Ryen
Light Board Technician……………Maureen Healy
Stage Crew:
Gordon Anderson, Laura Anderson
House Volunteers……………Dennis Gendreau
Concessions……………Mary Jo Harstad
Program……………Brad Dokken
