Timon of Athens

Timon of Athens

  • July 28 - October 29, 2016
  • Angus Bowmer Theatre
  • by William Shakespeare | Directed by Amanda Dehnert
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Run Time:Approximately 2 hours, 30 minutes, including one intermission.

Money can’t buy everything

Timon is a wealthy man with lots of friends, but when the money runs out, so do they. Realizing he should have listened to the people who tried to warn him—a servant, a soldier and a sworn enemy—Timon turns his back on the world. But the world finds him again when he stumbles upon another fortune. Is this Timon’s chance to find out who his true friends are and rejoin society? Amanda Dehnert (Julius Caesar, My Fair Lady) directs Shakespeare’s rarely staged tragedy, whose inclusion in the 2016 repertory will mark the fourth time OSF has completed the canon.


Suitability Suggestions
This highly theatrical and satirical telling of a world of grim social extremes explores human behavior when monetary gain is deified and friendship and compassion are betrayed. The production features debaucherous and violent situations including a gluttonous bloody banquet, murder, executions, and a suicide. While there is no nudity, there is graphic sexuality involving life-size puppets which becomes brutal.

“It’s clear that the director has walked her actors right to the edge of the cliff; their limits are being tested in the best possible way”
— Ashland Daily Tidings


“Absolutely jaw-droppingly powerful.”
— The Bill Shakespeare Project





Timon of Athens -
Timón de Atenas


El Dinero No Puede Comprar Todo

Timón es un hombre adinerado con muchos amigos, pero cuando se le acaba el dinero, se la acaban los amigos. Dándose cuenta que les hubiera debido escuchar a los que trataron de advertirle – un sirviente, un soldado y un enemigo jurado – Timón le da la espalda al mundo. Pero el mundo lo vuelve a descubrir cuando él se tropieza con otra fortuna. ¿Le será la oportunidad de descubrir quiénes son los verdaderos amigos y de reintegrarse con la sociedad? Amanda Dehnert (Julio César, Mi Bella Dama) dirige esta tragedia de Shakespeare, poco montada, cuya inclusión en el repertorio de 2016 será la cuarta ocasión en que OSF haya presentado el canon.

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Cast

Timon
Anthony Heald*
Apemantus/Ensemble
Vilma Silva*
Alcibiades/Ensemble
Jonathan Haugen*
Lucullus/Senator/ Hortensius/Ensemble
Robert Vincent Frank*
Ventidius/Varro/ Senator/Ensemble
Miriam A. Laube
Sempronius/Senator/ Titus/Ensemble
Michael Gabriel Goodfriend*
Flaminius/Painter/ Ensemble
Sarah J. Brizek
Servilius/Poet/ Ensemble
Daniel T. Parker*
Flavius/Jeweler/ Ensemble
Robin Goodrin Nordli*
Ventidius' Messenger/ Caphis/Musician/ Ensemble
Corey Renfree
Alcibiades' Messenger/ Cupid/Soldier/ Ensemble (July 28–Sept. 18)
Carlo Albán*
Musician/Ensemble (July 28–Oct. 29), Alcibiades' Messenger/ Cupid/Soldier (Sept. 21–Oct. 29)
Stephen Michael Spencer*
Lucilius/Merchant/ Ensemble
Sean Jones*

Creative Team

Director
Amanda Dehnert
Scenic Designer
Daniel Ostling
Costume Designer
Mara Blumenfeld
Lighting Designer
Jane Cox
Composer & Sound Designer
Joshua Horvath
Dramaturg
Lezlie Cross
Voice & Text Director
David Carey
Fight Director
U. Jonathan Toppo*
Stage Manager
Mandy Younger*
* Member of Actors' Equity Association (AEA)
**AEA Professional Theatre Intern
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    Ashland Daily Tidings

    "...a thrilling new production of this vastly undervalued play"

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    Medford Mail Tribune

    "...a sleek, postmodern fable about money in which Shakespeare’s ancient Athens, standing in for London, is haunted by the ghost of Bertolt Brecht."

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    Siskiyou Daily News

    "...a wonderfully creative and compelling work"