The Government Inspector
by Nikolai Gogol
Directed by Beth Kattelman
February 23, 24, 25 at 8 PM
February 26 at 3 PM
March 2, 3, 4 at 8 PM
Thurber
Theatre
First produced in 1836, The Government Inspector is a hilarious comedy about mistaken identity and council corruption in a small town. Experience the chaos that occurs when a corrupt Mayor and his officials hear rumors of the impending arrival of a government inspector traveling incognito. While the Mayor and his officials desperately struggle to stifle public dissatisfaction while deflecting the blame for their many misdemeanors onto each other, it is brought to their notice that an apparently penniless rake and his servant happen to be staying at the local inn. The unlikely couple suddenly find themselves being treated like royalty by the mayor and his cronies, including not just the finest food and drink, but also the feverishly competitive adoration of both the Mayor’s forceful wife, and his seemingly impressionable daughter. Find out what happens when the truth of this dreadful mistake is finally revealed to the town; and the collective dismay of the assembled dignitaries when the arrival of the real inspector is announced.
Co-sponsored by the Center for Slavic and East European Studies.
Cast
Mayor Antón Antónovich |
Wade A. Corder |
Judge Lyápkin-Tyápkin |
Shane Needham |
Director of Charities Zemlyaníka |
Franklin J. Lasik |
Superintendent of Schools Khlópov |
Jessica Ellwood |
Doctor Hübner |
Emily Beisner |
Police Officer Svistunov |
Johnnyko |
Postmaster Shpékin |
Jason Schenk |
Pyotr Ivánovich Bóbchinsky |
Kristin Green |
Pyotr Ivánovich Dóbchinsky |
Doreen Salkiewicz |
Police Captain Stepán Ilich |
Damon M. Trammell |
Anna Andréyevna |
Jennifer Stoessner |
Márya Antónovna |
Anne Marie Damman |
Avdotya |
Adrianne Varwig |
Ósip |
Cole Simon |
Iván Alexándrovich Khlestakóv |
Tyler Seiple |
Waiter |
Brittany Futrell |
Míshka |
Katherine Sutter |
Police Officer Derzhimorda |
Mark Hale Jr. |
Petitioners |
Billy Earnhart Brittany Futrell Alexander V. Mack Jon Nawn Megan M. Simcox Katherine Sutter Adrianne Varwig |
Locksmith’s Wife |
Jillian Larson |
A Corporal’s Widow |
Kathryn Dysard |
Rastakovsky |
Billy Earnhart |
Koróbkin |
Alexander V. Mack |
Koróbkin’s wife |
Adrianne Varwig |
Lyulyukov |
Jon Nawn |
Superintendent of School’s wife |
Megan M. Simcox |
Guests |
Kathyrn Dysard Billy Earnhart Brittany Futrell Jillian Larson |
Gendarme |
Billy Earnhart |
Production Team
Chair/Producer |
Mark Shanda |
Director |
Beth Kattelman |
Scenic Designer |
Hannah Rosner |
Costume Designer |
Crystal Herman |
Lighting Designer |
Russ Blain |
Sound Designer |
Laura Jack |
Technical Director |
Chad R. Mahan |
Assistant Technical Director |
Chris Zinkon |
Production Coordinator |
James Knapp |
Stage Manager |
Lindsay Beery |
Assistant Stage Managers |
Kristen Blazek |
Rebecca Hitt |
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Dramaturg |
Vawnya Nichols |
Assistant Director |
Vawnya Nichols |
Assistant Dramaturg |
Tatyana Vinogradsky |
Movement Coach |
Megan Schutt |
Assistant Movement Coach |
Cole Simon |
Voice Coach |
Tyler Seiple |
Box Office Manager |
Rachel E. Barnes |
| Box Office Graduate Associate | Jayson Morrison |
Poster and Program Design |
Damian Bowerman |
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