Photos by Cody Jolly Photography
Farewell My Friend: The Tragic Romance of Star-Crossed Lovers
Directed by Arlo Howard & Matt Wills
[September 3 - October 1, 2016]
with (re)discover theatre
Farewell My Friend was a fully immersive production in which audiences could follow any character through the experience. The show spanned 13 rooms and 3 floors, blending the stories of Romeo & Juliet and Tristan & Iseult. The production used an equal blend of Shakespeare's text and devised movement. Tristan & Iseult’s story was communicated entirely through movement. The production featured multiple moments where audience members were invited away for a one-on-one experience. Many audience members returned multiple times to catch new parts of the story.
"an emotional experience that is defined as much by words as by their absence, and a plurality of journeys that makes it worth seeing again and again”
"offers an intimacy with the characters that can be found in few other forms of theatre”
– Splash Magazine
CAST:
Karissa J. Murrell Myers: Iseult
Zachary Schley: Tristan
Laura Brennan: Brangien
Wesley Gaines McNair: King Mark
Tara Bouldrey: Juliet
James Bould: Lord Capulet
Susan Fay: Lady Capulet
Becky Blomgren: Nurse
Ray Rehberg: Tybalt
Lana Whittington: Rosaline
Eric Parmer: Paris
Raj Bond: Romeo
Shariba Rivers: Lady Montague
Julian Stroop: Benvolio
Kelly Schmidt: Mercutio
Paul Hovey: Balthasar
Almanya Narula: Sister Laurence
Nick Bryant: Understudy Romeo and Balthasar
Claire Bauman: Understudy Iseult and Brangien
CREATIVE:
Arlo Howard: Director
Matt Wills: Director
Shaina Schrooten: Co-Creator
Andrew Lund: One-on-one Designer
Melissa McNamara: Movement Designer
Genevieve Lally: Associate Movement Designer
Jack Wallace: Text Coach
William Bennett: Fight Director
Kate Black: Production Manager
Jeremy Mendoza: Stage Manager
Francesca Atian: Assistant Stage Manager
Sarai Moore: Assistant Stage Manager
Nicki Mazzocca: Assistant Stage Manager
Camille Smith: Assistant Stage Manager
Sarah D. Espinoza: Sound Designer
Ben Zeman: Associate Sound Designer
Joshua Wentz: Composer
Virginia Swift Varland: Costume Designer
Brandin Hurley: Set Designer
Andrew Hildner: Technical Director
Shannon Melick: Props Designer