Princess Ivona
Written by: Witold Gombrowicz
Translated by: Krystyna Griffith-Jones and Catherine Robins
Directed by: Jenny Beacraft
Princess Ivona is a meditation on status, cruelty, and desire, confronting ideas of personal identity, and the failure of existing value systems. Ivona, a woman of few words, is forcibly entangled into the intrigues of a dysfunctional royal court after she becomes engaged to Prince Phillip. Her silence soon drives the courtiers to the brink of madness, bringing out their worst vices. Originally from Chicago, Jenny Beacraft returns from Spain to direct this Gombrowicz piece.
Cast: Cat Evans, Bill Gordon, Joan Nahid, Laura Nelson, Ioana M. Rentea, Keith Surney, Gus Thomas, Kevin Webb, and Robert Wilson.
Set Designer: J. Michael Griggs / Lighting Design: Richard Norwood / Costume Design: Rachel Sypniewski / Original Music and Sound Design: Przemysław Bosak / Make-Up Design: Syd Genco / Graphic Design: Michal Janicki / Dramaturg: Milan Pribisic / Stage Manager: Tyler Hughes / Swings: Emily Nichelson and Joseph Jenkins
Runs: Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8PM. 80 minutes with no intermission.