Accidental Death of an Anarchist

Written by Dario Fo

Translated and Adapted by Alan Cumming and Tim Supple

Directed by Daniel Passer

"Accidental Death of an Anarchist" is based loosely on the real-life tragedy of an Italian railway worker accused of terrorism. The suspect was pushed or leaped to his death from a window while being detained in an Italian police station. The suicide, actual or ''accidental", becomes the propeller for what Fo described as a “grotesque farce”, a low comedy about hysteria in high places, where the audience is taken on a high energy journey full of puns, double takes, mistaken identities, and pratfalls.

Performances:

November 17, 18, 19 at 8:00pm

November 19 at 2:00pm

Running Time:

1 hour 40 minutes, with one intermission

Location:

Ensemble Theatre I - E407

PLEASE NOTE: This show contains physical and police violence; sudden loud noises; adult language and content; and themes of suicide, including imagery.

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Cast:

MADMAN: Henry Fulton Winship

CAPTAIN PISANI: Joe Groth

OFFICER/SERGEANT: Alice Guo

OFFICER/SERGEANT: Kody Nelson

CHIEF: Luca Jarosz

INSPECTOR BERTOZZO: Hugh Hedley Lewis

FELETTI / FIGHT CAPTAIN: Sofia Rahaniotis

UNDERSTUDY / FOLEY WORK: Connor Fitzmaurice

Creative Team:

DIRECTOR: Daniel Passer

SCENIC DESIGNER: Rona Wen

COSTUME DESIGNER: Arthur Siprut

LIGHTING DESIGNER: Evan Brownell

SOUND DESIGNER: Steven Cobilich

COMPOSER: Redfield Clipper Mills

PROJECTION DESIGNER: Wei-Fang Chang

FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHER: Edward Monaghan

INTIMACY DIRECTOR: Emily Barasch

ASSISTANT SCENIC DESIGNER: HongJu Lee

ASSISTANT SCENIC DESIGNER: Jiayue (Coco) Zang

ASSISTANT COSTUME DESIGNER: Lia Tsur

ASSISTANT LIGHTING DESIGNER: Rebecca King

GUITAR: Redfield Clipper Mills

BASS: June Higgins

PERCUSSION: Anton Iakukhin

PRODUCER: House Dow

STAGE MANAGER: Cian Pickron

ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER: Elizabeth Zaragoza

ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER: Jingpei Wang

PRODUCTION MANAGER: Chris Swetcky

ASSOCIATE PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR: Nicole Theep

CO TECHNICAL DIRECTOR: Gigi Moreno

CO TECHNICAL DIRECTOR: Kenzie Caulfield

MASTER ELECTRICIAN: Miles Karraa

LIGHTING PROGRAMMER: Tilda Mingyo Seo

SCENIC ARTIST: Junjie Luo

POSTER DESIGN: Haruka Cheung