Our 27th Season
IS HE DEAD?
IS HE DEAD? - THE DRESSING ROOM THEATREJanuary 11 – thru 28, 2018 / Directed by John Atkin
The wildly hilarious “new” farce from the father of American wit, Mark Twain. Jean-Francois Millet, a young painter of genius, is in love with Marie Leroux but in debt to a villainous picture-dealer, Bastien Andre. Andre forecloses on Millet, threatening debtor's prison unless Marie marries him. Millet realizes the only way he can pay his debts and keep Marie from marrying Andre is to die, as it is only dead painters who achieve fame and fortune. Millet’s plan is flawed from the start - once he’s declared dead he can’t collect on his fortune. The romp is on as he pursues his passion for painting, his fortune and the woman he loves.
Production Design by- Peter Barbieri, Jr.
Costume Design- Robin Mazzola
Directed by- John Atkin
The Cast:
Madame Caron/Sultan | Azra Ahmed |
Andre | Steve Benko |
Thorpe/Riviere/Charlie/King | John Fatteross |
Madame Bathilde/Emporer | Donna Fox |
Millet/Widow | Jonathan Jacobson |
Marie | Ash Lago |
Dutchy | Daniel Mann |
Chicago | Rich Masotti |
Cecile/Lefoux | Jean Marie McCormick |
O’Shaughnessy | Nick Priscott |
Leroux | Ted Yudain |