The
Forest
By
Alexander Ostrovsky
a new translation by Alan Ayckbourn
Directed by Bonnie J. Monte
A rich middle-aged widow schemes to
win the love of a young bachelor. A
young couple plots their elopement.
Wily servants connive on behalf of their mistress. A local merchant
contrives to increase his fortune, and two vagabond actors concoct
a plan to fill their empty stomachs. This scathing and hilarious
comedy of manners by the "Shakespeare of Russia" will
split your sides with laughter!
THE FOREST recently closed, to rave reviews. The New York
Times called THE FOREST "enchanted...(it) breathes with
the magic of probing, enriching theatre." The Star-Ledger
applauded the Festival for "unearthing a neglected treasure,"
and called Paul Mullins’s performance as the penniless
tragedian "most remarkable -- his finest hour,"
and that of his counterpart, Malcolm Tulip "hilarious."
Click here for the review
of THE FOREST from the NY Times!
Settings by Charles Wittreich Jr.
Costumes by Molly Reynolds
Lighting by Bruce Auerbach
Production Stage Manager - Alison Cote*
Assistant to the Director - Jake Berger
Raisa Pavlovna Gurmyzhskaya - Judith Anna Roberts*
Aksinya Danilovna - Jennifer Curfman
Pyotr - Greg Derelian*
Aleksey Sergeyevich Bulanov - Tom Biglin*
Yevgeniy Apollonych Milonov - Darrill Rosen
Uar Kirilych Bodayev - Tom Brennan*
Ivan Petrovich Vosmibratov - Dudley Knight*
Karp - Jim Mohr*
Ulita - Debbie Lee Jones*
Gennadiy Neschastlivtsev - Paul Mullins*
Arkadiy Schastlivtsev - Malcolm Tulip*
* Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union
of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
In Memoriam
The artists of the New Jersey Shakespeare Festival dedicate
this production of The Forest in honor of Sir John Gielgud,
for whom our Green Room is named. A 1997 letter from Sir John,
in which he bestows his good wishes and blessing upon our
new theatre, graces our wall, where it hangs next to a plaque
bearing his name. We celebrate his great theatrical legacy
and the inspiration which he provided for so many of us with
his eight decades of great performances.
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