Passion
May 21 – June 28, 2015
Book by JAMES LAPINE
Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM
Directed by TERRENCE J. NOLEN
Production Co-Conceived by JORGE COUSINEAU and TERRENCE J. NOLEN
Based on the film Passione d’Amore directed by Ettore Scola
On the F. Otto Stage
The Arden returns to the master of the American musical with this tale of love and obsession set in 19th century Italy. A handsome army captain, assigned to a remote outpost far from his married lover, finds himself pursued by a mysterious woman with a dangerous obsession. Reuniting the creative team behind the Arden’s Sunday in the Park with George, hailed by The Wall Street Journal as “one of the strongest Sondheim productions of the past decade,” this intoxicating musical boasts one of Sondheim’s most ravishing scores.
Jennie Eisenhower and Ben Michael
Jennie Eisenhower as Clara and Ben Michael as Giorgio in Arden Theatre Company’s production of Passion. Photo by Mark Garvin.
Ben Michael and Jennie Eisenhower
Ben Michael as Giorgio and Jennie Eisenhower as Clara in Arden Theatre Company’s production of Passion. Photo by Mark Garvin.
Jennie Eisenhower
Jennie Eisenhower as Clara in Arden Theatre Company’s production of Passion. Photo by Mark Garvin.
Ben Michael, Jennie Eisenhower, and Liz Filios
Ben Michael as Giorgio, Jennie Eisenhower as Clara and Liz Filios as Fosca in Arden Theatre Company’s production of Passion. Photo by Mark Garvin.
Ben Michael and Liz Filios
Ben Michael as Giorgio and Liz Filios as Fosca in Arden Theatre Company’s production of Passion. Photo by Mark Garvin.
Liz Filios and Ben Michael
Liz Filios as Fosca and Ben Michael as Giorgio in Arden Theatre Company’s production of Passion. Photo by Mark Garvin.
Ensemble
Company of Arden Theatre Company’s production of Passion. Photo by Mark Garvin.
Liz Filios
Liz Filios as Fosca in Arden Theatre Company’s production of Passion. Photo by Mark Garvin.
Liz Filios and Ben Michael
Liz Filios as Fosca and Ben Michael as Giorgio in Arden Theatre Company’s production of Passion. Photo by Mark Garvin.
Liz Filios and Ben Michael
Liz Filios as Fosca and Ben Michael as Giorgio in Arden Theatre Company’s production of Passion. Photo by Mark Garvin.
Ben Michael and Jennie Eisenhower
Ben Michael as Giorgio and Jennie Eisenhower as Clara in Arden Theatre Company’s production of Passion. Photo by Mark Garvin.
Cast
Ben Cherry (Sergeant Lombardi)
Ben Dibble (Colonel Ricci)
Jennie Eisenhower (Clara)
Liz Filios (Fosca)
Darren Michael Hengst (Lieutenant Barri/Mother)
Larry Lees (Lieutenant Torasso/Father)
John Charles McLaughlin (Private Augenti/Mistress)
Ben Michael (Giorgio)
Michael Philip O’Brien (Major Rizzoli/Ludovic)
Frank X (Doctor Lombardi)
Creative
Scenic Designer
Jorge Cousineau
Costume Designer
Rosemarie E. McKelvey
Lighting Designer
Thom Weaver
Sound Designer
Daniel Perelstein
Video Designer
Jorge Cousineau
Music Director
Ryan Touhey
Associate Music Director/Conductor
Amanda Morton
Choreographer
Niki Cousineau
Stage Manager
Alec E. Ferrell
Assistant Stage Manager
Katie Ringwood