By Moisés Kaufman based on the short story and un-produced screenplay by Tennessee Williams

Chautauqua Theater Company

Directed by Adin Walker

Read about the production here in an article from The Chautauqua Daily by Dara McBride

CAST

Cast: Will Harrison (Ollie Olsen); Siddiq Saunderson (Lester, Divinity Student); Isabel Pask; Emily Daly; Patrick Foley; Adrianna Mitchell

CREATIVE TEAM

Scenic Design by Amelia Bransky (adaptation of a set design by Tom Buderwitz for CTC's production of Noises Off)

Lighting Design by Alexandra Miller-Long

Sound Design by Jordan Tani

Costume Design by Mari Taylor

Stage Manager: Lauren Contard

Dialect Consultant: Chris Corporandy

Pictures by Amelia Bransky

PRESS

“To help the actors get into character, Walker had his cast build “individual and group movement-based composition pieces.” He said this method was inspired by the Viewpoints technique, developed in the 1970s by choreographer Mary Overlie, and the works of director Shana Cooper, whom Walker counts as a mentor.

“And since this play lives in the mind and memories of Ollie Olsen, the main character, we are working to draw on the composition pieces to craft a movement vocabulary for moving in and out of Ollie’s conscious reality, and also for bleeding through Ollie’s memories,” said Walker, who studied dance and choreography before moving to directing.

Developing CTC After Dark has allowed the conservatory actors and fellows to work together in a more collaborative way, said conservatory actor Patrick Foley. In One Arm, Foley plays a variety of characters, who he said have or are perceived to have power over the main character.

Foley worked with Walker during CTC season opener Noises Off, for which Walker was the assistant director to CTC Artistic Director Andrew Borba. But working on One Arm has allowed Foley to see Walker run a room. He said he can tell One Arm is a passion project for Walker.

“Adin also doesn’t seem like a young director,” Foley said. “He has a kind of ease in the room that I think is rare for someone who is his age, who is our age.” (Dara McBride, read the full story here)