Sunday in the Park with George

Little Triangle
September 2017, The Depot Theatre

MUSIC AND LYRICS Stephen Sondheim
BOOK James Lapine
DIRECTOR AND DESIGNER Alexander Andrews
MUSIC DIRECTOR Conrad Hamill
PRODUCER Rose McClelland
STAGE MANAGER Sami Eskin
RÉPÉTITEUR Alexander Mau
PRODUCTION PHOTOGRAPHER Becky Matthews
MARKETING PHOTOGRAPHER Conrad Hamill
POSTER AND PROMOTION Alexander Andrews

“Director Alexander Andrews has made new art from old. He has a cohesive vision which is evident in every moment of this fine production… unpretentious, unfussy, accessible, skilled and joyful, with love at its heart.”

— Sydney Arts Guide

“Alexander Andrews’ production feels less than a hair’s breadth from being immersive.”

— Stage Whispers

“Under Alexander Andrews' fine direction (note that name) a spell was woven on the stage and the magic held us in suspense.”

— Sydney Scoop

Inspired by George Seurat’s magnificent painting, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s soaring musical is itself an artistic masterpiece. One of the most acclaimed musicals of our time, it won a Pulitzer Prize for its deeply insightful and highly personal examination of life through art and the artist.

The 1884 painting looked like a stage set, Lapine observed, but was missing the main character.
“Who?” asked Sondheim. “The artist,” said Lapine.

Georges-Pierre Seurat was born in Paris in 1859 and died there in 1891. A Sunday on the Island of La Grande Jatte was his second major work and was begun in 1884, taking several years to complete. The painting is composed of thousands of tiny dots, a technique considered too radical in its day, even by the groundbreaking Impressionists. This musical considers the creation of La Grande Jatte and its legacy.

CAST
Owen Elsley (George), Georgina Walker (Dot), Tisha Kelemen (George's Mother), Simon Ward (Jules), Jordan Warren (Yvonne), Sophia Barnard (Louise), Jack Dawson (Soldier), Victoria Luxton (Celeste I), Caitlin Rose (Celeste II), Zach Selmes (Franz), Kelly Goddard (Frieda), Nic Savage (Boatman), Katelin Koprivec (Nurse), Harry Flitcroft (Louis), Richard Woodhouse (Mr.), Erin Bogart (Mrs.)

BAND
Conrad Hamill (Cello), Alexander Mau (Piano)