LITTLE EYOLF
by Henrik Ibsen
“A serious, daring beginning…newly assembled Tonic Productions starts off strong.”
–Anne-Marie Welsh, San Diego Union-Tribune
“…the production is mesmerizing, and the 1894 drama’s psychological depth, desolation and complexity remain chilling.”
–Pat Launer, KPBS
An eerie stranger, a tragic accident, and a series of unexpected revelations force the Allmers family to face their darkest thoughts and buried desires. In this play the world of fantasy and shadow combine with the world of ideas and philosophy to illuminate some basic truths about human relationships and responsibility. Tonic Productions presents Little Eyolf in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the death of Henrik Ibsen, one of the world’s greatest playwrights.
A full stage production directed by Dustin Condren using a new translation by Eric Samuelsen.
When
August 17, 2006 - September 10, 2006
Thursdays - Saturdays 8 pm
Sundays 2 pm
Where
6th @ Penn Theatre
3704 6th Ave
San Diego, CA 92103 map
Tickets
$20 General Admission
$15 Actor’s Alliance
$10 Student
Reservations Recommended
Contact
Amy Biedel, Artistic Director Tonic Productions
Phone: 619.246.4854
Email: amy@tonicproductions.org
Little Eyolf
Dustin Condren (Director) has worked as Assistant Director at the Old Globe Theatre (Trying) and as Dramaturg in the Old Globe / USD Actors Training Program (Uncle Vanya). He has a BA in directing from Brigham Young University. He is currently writing a dissertation on Soviet Theatre for a PhD in Slavic Literature from Stanford University.
Eric Samuelsen (Translator) is Associate Professor of Theatre and Film at BYU, where he heads up the Playwriting program. He is an active playwright, with productions of his work in New York, California, and throughout the Mountain West. His plays include Peculiarities, a film version of which is currently in production, scheduled for release in October 2006, Miasma, which will be produced by Plan B Theatre Company in Salt Lake this fall, and Gadianton. His translation of Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler has been produced in Utah and in Pasadena, California. As an Ibsen scholar, he has published in a number of journals, including Scandinavian Studies.
Amy Ashworth Biedel (Artistic Director of Tonic Productions) recently appeared as Eliza Doolittle in Cygnet Theatre’s production of My Fair Lady. Other San Diego roles include Rosa Malek in Backyard Productions / Diversionary Theatre’s award-winning co-production of A Bright Room Called Day, Kate in Cygnet Theatre’s The Invention of Love and Polyxena in 6th @ Penn’s Hecuba. She has performed various roles in Oregon, Utah, Wyoming, Florida, Alaska and Israel. She has a BA in Acting from BYU.