Caldwell Theatre Company Presents The Voysey Inheritance
Money! Family! Legacy! Scandal! Caldwell Theatre Company presents David Mamet’s adaptation of Harley Granville-Barker’s,
Katherine Amadeo, Jim Ballard, Peter Haig, Kathryn Lee Johnston, Cliff Burgess, Terry Hardcastle
The Voysey Inheritance. In the vein of television’s long running Law and Order, The Voysey Inheritance would seem to be ripped from today’s headlines as within the first ten minutes of the play, Edward Voysey confronts his father, owner of a large, family run investment firm, with evidence that his father has run the company as a ponzi scheme for many years. Amazingly, the play was written over 100 years ago, and has now been uncannily updated by America’s premiere playwright.
“When the Bernie Madoff scandal broke, I thought immediately of The Voysey Inheritance and the recent Atlantic Theatre-David Mamet’s unofficial producing home in New York-production,” said Clive Cholerton, Caldwell’s Artistic Director and director of The Voysey Inheritance. “It borders on eerie how closely the two stories parallel one another,” continued Cholerton. “What I believe is more interesting, however, is The Voysey Inheritance focuses on the family and how they cope with the news of the scandal.”
Terry Hardcastle, Peter Haig
Bringing this story to life is a veritable ‘Who’s Who’ of South Florida professional theatre. Terry Hardcastle-multiple Carbonell winner-embodies Edward Voysey, the dutiful son who uncovers the corruption, with Peter Haig-multiple Carbonell winner-as the senior Mr. Voysey. They are joined by Lourelene Snedeker, Stephen G. Anthony, Kathryn Lee Johnston, Jim Ballard, Katherine Amadeo, and Cliff Burgess, who collectively, round out the Voysey clan. “To land this depth of artistic talent, in really some relatively small roles, is a testament to the quality of the material and the collective sense that this story needs to be addressed in a public forum,” said Cholerton.
Dennis Creaghan, fresh from his triumphant performances at the prestigious Guthrie Theatre and his Carbonell win in last season’s The Seafarer, plays George Booth, the wealthy investor duped by Voysey. Marta Reiman, most recently seen in South Florida in Michael McKeever’s, Dangerous-also produced at Caldwell-plays Edward’s love interest Alice. The cast is made complete by John Felix and Dan Leonard.
“Clearly in this challenging economic climate, producing a show with a cast of twelve is a huge gamble. But within the same vein of this past summer’s hit productions of Vices: A Love Story and The Whipping Man, playing it safe is of little interest to me,” stated Cholerton. “What is of interest is challenging the Caldwell audiences, many of whom were directly affected by Madoff’s corruption, into questioning how something like this could not only occur, but how it was allowed to fester for so long. Was there perhaps some duplicity into wanting to believe that nothing was wrong?”
The design team for The Voysey Inheritance is headed by Tim Bennett, scenic design. Thomas Salzman, is responsible for lighting and Alberto Arroyo capably handles costumes.
Dates: November 8 – December 13, 2009
7901 N. Federal Highway, Boca Raton
Wednesday through Saturday at 8PM
Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday 2PM
Prices: $ $34 to $55 depending upon seating and date of performance.
Students $10.00
Call Box Office at 561-241-7432. Group rates are available.
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Posted by Andrea Freygang
on Nov 1 2009. Filed under Broward County, Culture, Local news, Palm Beach.
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