About the Show

Fifty brides flee their fifty grooms and seek refuge in a villa on the coast of Italy in this modern re-making of one of the western world’s oldest plays, The Danaids by Aeschylus. And, in this villa on the Italian coast, the fifty grooms catch up with the brides, and mayhem ensues: the grooms arriving by helicopter in their flight suits, women throwing themselves over and over again to the ground, pop songs and romantic dances, and, finally, unable to escape their forced marriages, 49 of the brides murder 49 of the grooms-and one bride falls in love. About the same odds as today.

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Cast & Creatives

Additional Creatives & Support

Production Stage Manager Ryli Frisch

Assistant Stage Manager Savannah Mantone

Production Manager Joni Johns Lerner

Technical Director Jason Jossick

Asst. Director Sara Stone

Props Coordinator Elizabeth Popiel

Props Manager Zaria Longo

Asst. Scenic Designer Isabelle Sterling

Scenic Charge Assef Badr

Asst. Costume Designer Tim Halligan

Wardrobe Head Sydney Kuhn

Wardrobe Crew Marianne Grossman, Erin Hager, Krizzia Cruz

Asst. Lighting Designer Jakob Kelsey

A1 Sandra Mood

Master Carpenter Dex Yamoah

Lighting Coordinator Kori Hansen

Master Electrician Theresia Young

Light Board Op Grace Goosman

Dramaturgs Donovan Shaw, Dakota Jusem-Laporte

Videographer Kevin Geraghty

Marketing Publicity Eric Gomez

Producing Artistic Director Justin P. Cowan

The CAST

Lydia Abby Cunningham

Olympia Tori Lopez

Thyona Destiny Samuel

Bella Alaina Dwyer

Eleanor Rebecca Donaghy

Piero Lorenzo Leite

Guilliano Kiernan Urso

Constantine Elio Perez-Wilson

Nikos Jack Canevari

Oed Warren Bligden

Leo Ethan Chan

Lydia (U/S) Nicole Rivera

Olympia (U/S) Anna Raymond

Thyona (U/S) Sami Rosen

Bella (U/S) Alexandra Colaiacovo

Eleanor (U/S) Jenna Drahota

Guiliano (U/S) Donovan Shaw

Constantine (U/S) Warren Bligden

Nikos (U/S) Dominic Cassarino

Oed (U/S) AJ Elias

Leo (U/S) Assef Badr

The CREATIVES

Playwright Charles Mee

Director Pam McDaniel

Choreographer Isaac Martin Lerner

Scenic Design Maureen Freedman

Lighting Design Daisy Long

Costume Design Joni Johns Lerner

Sound Design Ben Warner

Running Time

This production runs approximately 140 minutes.

Content Advisory

WestRep does not typically offer advisories about subject matter; however, we acknowledge that sensitivities vary from person to person, so If you would like to read the content advisory for the show, click the “Details” arrow below.

This production contains mature themes including depictions of violence, sexual assault, and explores complex issues of gender politics, love, and domestic violence.
School of Visual, Performing, and Communication Arts

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Big Love

Running Time

This production runs approximately 140 minutes.

Content Advisory

WestRep does not typically offer advisories about subject matter; however, we acknowledge that sensitivities vary from person to person, so If you would like to read the content advisory for the show, click the “Details” arrow below.

This production contains mature themes including depictions of violence, sexual assault, and explores complex issues of gender politics, love, and domestic violence.
School of Visual, Performing, and Communication Arts