The Government Inspector
From the play by Nikolai Gogol
Directed by alumna Kirsten Kelly '95
In the Gezon Auditorium
Feb. 12, 13, 14 & 18, 19, 21, with a special Homecoming performance scheduled for February 20 at 6:00 p.m.
At 8:00 p.m.
Overview
When the local officials of a small Russian town learn that an undercover government inspector is planning a surprise visit, a case of mistaken identity sends the village spiraling into a ridiculous world of panic and greed. The officials mistake a penniless clerk for the government inspector and embark on an absurd mission to woo, outdo and bribe the unsuspecting visitor. Flattered by the attention, the clerk makes unbelievable claims and demands, sending the town into a frenzy.
The Government Inspector, by Nikolai Gogol, is a witty, imaginative and wildly satirical play which exposes societal corruption with biting hilarity. Gogol's masterpiece created such a furor when it was first performed in 1836 that the playwright was driven into exile. Gogol's comic fantasy is a celebration of the grotesque and absurd elements in human nature and remains one of the great comedies of all time.
The Cast
- Khlyestakov
- Brian Farish (Alumni)
- The Mayor
- Kelly Zwiep
- The Judge
- Russ Roozeboom (Alumni)
- Charity Commissioner
- Zachary Fisk
- School Superintendent
- Nicole Lenko
- Postmaster
- Dave Ellens (Alumni)
- District Physician
- Brad Irish
- Police Inspector/Driver
- Kate Boomsma
- Bobchinsky
- Dr. Debra Freeberg (Professor)
- Dobchinsky
- Michele Dykstra (Alumni)
- Ossip
- Mary Jane Pories (Alumni)
- Anna
- Moriah Ophardt
- Maria
- Sarah DeRidder
- Locksmith's Wife
- Emily Diener
- Sergeant's Widow
- Christina Binder
- Abdullin
- Dan Christmann
- Waiter/Lyulyukov
- Buck Weglarz
- Constable/Shopkeepr/Genderme
- Dave Lyzenga (Alumni)
- Mishka/Rastakovsky/Shopkeeper
- Hannah Chee
- Constable/Shopkeepr/Korobkin
- Andrew Szobody
- Constable/Shopkeeper/School Super's Wife
- Caitlin Prins
- Ensemble/Shopkeeper
- Joy-Elizabeth Lawrence
- Director of Theatre
- David J. Leugs
- Stage Manager
- Jessie Leugs
- Assistant Stage Manager
- Lauren Cook
- Technical Director
- Christian Poquette
- Head Electrician/Props Master
- Charles Powell
- Scenic Design
- David J. Leugs
- Lighting Design
- Phillip Klapwyk '89
- Costume Design
- Heather Leigh Brown
- Sound Design
- David Schripsema
- Costume Shop Manager
- Joy-Elizabeth Lawrence
- Publicity
- Jan Hennink
- Wig Master/Hairdresser
- Lauren Reynolds (Alumni)
