Roberto Zucco

Written by Bernard-Marie Koltès

Translation by Anna G.R. Miller

Directed by Héctor Alvarez

Roberto Zucco is a drama of existential revolt, the last text of the great French writer Bernard-Marie Koltès, who died of AIDS shortly after completing the script. The play follows a rebel driven to commit terrible crimes, seemingly without motive, and depicts the social order that creates him. In a series of poetic, fast-moving scenes, Koltès takes his chameleon-like anti-hero on a mythical journey through a landscape of strange and violent beauty.

Performances:

November 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18 at 8:00pm

November 12 at 2:00pm

Running time:

1 hour 45 minutes, with a 15 minute intermission

Location:

Walt Disney Modular Theatre

PLEASE NOTE: This show uses strobe lights, haze, loud sound affects, simulated violence, partial nudity and adult situations, content is meant for mature audiences. THERE WILL BE NO LATE SEATING AFTER THE START OF THE SHOW.

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Cast:

Roberto Zucco - Ryan Nebreja

Zucco’s Mother/Ensemble - Avalon Greenberg Call

The Young Girl - Keila Cone-Uemura

The Sister - Magdalene Taylor

The Brother - Ben Formella

The Father/Ensemble - Alec Anderson-Carrasco

The Mother/Ensemble - MaryKate Glenn

The Melancholy Inspector/Ensemble - Rory Leech

The Madame/Ensemble - Jo Nunez

The Distraught Whore/Ensemble - Gala Nikolic

The Impatient Pimp/Ensemble - Oliver Gifford

The Old Man/Ensemble - Paul Sohm

The Prostitute/Ensemble - Sylka Feliciano

The Elegant Lady/Ensemble - Chloe Le Lievre

The Boy - Sam Sutton

First Prison Guard/Policeman/Ensemble - Sawyer Shine

Second Prison Guard/Policeman/Ensemble - Jack Goldwait

Creative team:

Héctor Alvarez (Director)

Jalen Colbert (Scenic Designer)

Charlie Jacobs (Assistant Scenic Designer)

Zenith Hyden-Soffer (Assistant Scenic Designer)

Ember Streshinsky (Assistant Scenic Designer)

Ashley Kae Snyder (Costume Designer)

Jolisa Osborn Polakoff (Assistant Costume Designer)

Bailey Johnson (Assistant Costume Designer)

W. Alejandro Melendez (Lighting Designer)

Max Okst (Assistant Lighting Designer)

Ying Xin (Sound Designer)

Nick DePinto (Sound Designer)

Drew Sensue Weinstein (Composer/Musician)

Rui Xu (Producing Faculty)

Park Lytle (Producer)

Elizabeth Barron (Producer)

Joyce Qian (Producer)

Vladimir Tuaev (Producer)

Katherine Paez Froehlich (Associate Production Manager)

Lanae Wilks (Stage Manager)

Rebecca K. Hsia (Assistant Stage Manager)

Kellie Hageman (Assistant Stage Manager)

Michael Darling (Technical Director)

Kenzie Caulfield (Assistant Technical Director)

Gigi Moreno (Assistant Technical Director)