Tiger at the Gates
Written by Jean Giraudoux
Translated by: Christopher Fry
Directed by Debra L. Freeberg
In the Gezon Auditorium
On Feb. 5-7, 12-14
Overview
Tiger at the Gates was written by Jean Giraudoux, one of France’s greatest twentieth century playwrights. This exceptionally moving, yet biting comedy is set in Troy – a city doomed by lust, betrayal and a thirst for war. The main character is Hector, the city’s greatest general, who knows all too well the horror and cruelty of war. In the play, he struggles to preserve peace in the face of the patriotic fervor, xenophobic sentiment and mob madness. He must debate with love-sick politicians and a citizenry ensnared by their adoration of Helen, who would rather go to war than give up the beauty in their midst. Calvin’s production, like Giraudoux’s script, sets the tale not in ancient Troy, but in the twentieth century. Come and join the debate about beauty, war, government, and love.
The Cast
- Hector
- Brian Farish
- Andromache
- Emilee Pearce
- Cassandra
- Corinne Tepielow
- Paris
- Peter Adriaan Westerhuis
- Priam
- Michael Page
- Hecuba
- Rebecca Rose Carpenter
- Helen
- Aileen May
- Demekos
- David Ellens
- Mathematician
- Henry J. Baron
- Troilus
- Mark Gaiser
- Lady in Waiting
- Lauren Anne Urbanek
- Polyxene
- Angenette Marie Stacer
- Abneos
- Brandon Joel Langeland
- Old Men One and Two
- Michael J. Brooks, Noah Thomas
- Busiris
- Phillip Marinus Koole
- Ajax
- Ryan Hoke
- Ulysses
- Jed Robyn
- Peace
- Meredith Bytwork
- Iris
- Lorien Reese
- Andromache’s Maid
- Tricia Huizenga
- Oneah
- Noah Thomas
- Olpides
- Sarah DeVries
- A Topman
- Jacqwueline Renéed Deboer
- Sailors
- Bethany Keeley, Becca Morrison
- Servant
- Jeffrey Stoel
- Third Old Man
- Philip Koole
- Video Messenger
- Jeffrey Stoel
- Anchorman
- Brian Risselada
- Anchorwoman
- Saraiah Powell
- Director of Theatre
- Michael Page
- Scenic Design
- David J. Leugs
- Lighting Design
- Steve Williams
- Costume Design
- Heather Leigh Brown
- Graphic Design
- James D. Korf
- Sound Design
- Cassie Wilcox
- Technical Director
- Nathan Blom
- Costume Shop Manager
- Andrea Uitvlugt
- Faculty Video Advisors
- Jacob Bosmeijer, Daniel Garcia
- Video Newscast Director
- Brian Risselada
- Assistant Video Director
- Zachary Vicha
- Stage Manager
- Evangeline Rose Whitlock
- Assistant Stage Managers
- Ruth Krygshed, Lorien Reese
- Dramaturgy/Lobby Display
- Bethany Keeley, Becca Morrison
- Video Technicians
- Jeremy DenOuden, Rachel Korf, Tory Roff, Cassie Wilcox
- House Manager
- Tory Roff
- Head Carpenter
- Nathan Fluit
- Scenic Carpenters
- Rebecca Carpenter, Mark Gaiser
- Property Master
- Zachary Vicha
- Property Assistant
- Meredith Bytwork
- Head Stage Electrician
- Jeremy DenOuden
- Stage Electrician
- Noah Thomas
- Costume Stitcher
- Angela Nydam
- Photographer
- Daniel Garcia, Bradley Nydam
- Jermey Gajadhar, Knoa Knapper, Rachel Korf, May Ouwinga, Tom Paauw, Jessica Petz, Tory Roff, Melody Stout, Mike Vance, Alexa Van Dyk, Cassie Wilcox
Production Personnel
Technical Staff
Class/Crews
