Tony Award nomination for Best Play
Olivier nomination for Best New Play (London)
It’s Christmas Eve and Sharky has returned to Dublin to look after his irascible, aging brother who’s recently gone blind. Old drinking buddies Ivan and Nicky are holed up at the house too, hoping to play some cards. But with the arrival of a stranger from the distant past, the stakes are raised ever higher. In fact, Sharky may be playing for his very soul…
After our Sunday Preview matinee in the Boyer Theatre, Margot Melcon, MTC’s Literary Manager/Dramaturg, will interview a TBA personality onstage.
The theatre’s most festive evening! Meet the cast and director at an informal post-show reception and enjoy a complimentary glass of Korbel champagne and yummies provided by Whole Foods.
Lively post-show conversations with the director and/or cast members on two Wednesday evenings.
Complimentary pre-show tasting (beginning one hour prior to show) on a Saturday night featuring a different winery for each production. For The Seafarer, the wine tasting host is Elizabeth Spencer Winery.
Topical lecture one hour prior to the Thursday matinee. Our Perspectives Speaker will be TBA.
All drinks half-off one hour before one of our Wednesday evening performances.
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- Andy Murray*
Sharky - Julian Lopez-Morillas*
Richard - Robert Sicular*
Mr. Lockhart - Andrew Hurteau*
Ivan - John Flanagan*
Nicky
- Jasson Minadakis^
Director - John Wilson+
Scenic Designer - Kurt Landisman
Lighting Designer - Michele Wynne
Costume Designer - Chris Houston
Sound Designer - Courtney Ames*
Stage Manager
+ Member, United Scenic Artists
^ Member, Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers
JASSON MINADAKIS (Director) is in his second season as Artistic Director of Marin Theatre Company. He came to MTC from Atlanta where he was the Artistic Director at Actor's Express Theatre Company from 2003-06. From 19942002, he was the Producing Artistic Director of Cincinnati Shakespeare Festival, which he co-founded as Fahrenheit Theatre Company. This season he will direct Frankie & Johnny in the Clair De Lune and the West Coast premieres of Conor McPherson's The Seafarer and Octavio Solis' Lydia. At MTC he has directed A Streetcar Named Desire, Said Saïd, Love Song and The Subject Tonight is Love. Regional Credits include The Pillowman, Bug, The Love Song of J. Robert Oppenheimer, Killer Joe, The Goat or Who is Sylvia?, Blue/Orange, Hamlet, Copenhagen.
CHRIS HOUSTON (Sound Designer) is a pianist, composer, and sound designer. He writes and designs for film, video, theater, and dance. His designs and compositions have been featured at Marin Theatre, Aurora Theatre, SF Playhouse, A.C.T., Center Repertory, Magic Theater, and SF Shakespeare. At MTC, he has recently designed Love Person, A Streetcar Named Desire, Said Said, Lovers and Executioners, and The Good German. Other recent productions include The Best Man, The Busy World is Hushed, Trojan Women, The Mousetrap, Hysteria, 6 Degrees of Separation, Jesus Hopped the “A” Train, and The Birthday Party. His music may be heard on the Emmy winning PBS news show “NOW.”
JOHN FLANAGAN was previously seen in MTC’s productions of The Pavilion, The Hairy Ape, and Lady In The Dark. John also recently performed as Goss in SF Playhouse's production of Bug, as James Tyrone in the Hapgood Theatre's production of A Moon For The Misbegotten, and as Burns in Word for Word's BATCC award-winning Angel Face.
ANDREW HURTEAU appeared most recently in multiple roles in ACT’s 2007 production of The Government Inspector. His last appearance at MTC was the 2001 production of Misalliance, directed by Amy Glazer. He has appeared with Aurora Theater Company, Word for Word, Cal Shakes, and many theaters throughout the Bay Area.
This is Julian López-Morillas’ first appearance onstage at MTC, though in the 1980s he directed MTC productions of On The Verge, The Night Of The Tribades, and What The Butler Saw. Julian has acted and directed at all the major Bay Area theater companies and is a recipient of several Bay Area Critics Circle and Dramalogue Awards for both directing and acting.
ANDY MURRAY appeared recently as Astrov in California Shakespeare Festival’s hit production of Uncle Vanya in summer 2007. He has worked at Berkeley Rep, ACT, San Jose Rep, and Magic Theatre, among others. He previously appeared in the 2002 MTC production of The Hairy Ape.
ROBERT SICULAR has worked at every major Bay Area theater company, most recently in ACT’s 2007 production of ‘Tis a Pity She’s a Whore. He has appeared in over 80 Shakespeare productions including many of the great roles at festivals around the US, including California Shakespeare Festival and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
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