Mary McCool (Bea) is honored to return to the Wilma stage, last seen here in Hysteria and Rock ’n’ Roll. Other credits include the Off-Broadway hit Enjoy at 59E59th, Empty Plate, Dancing at Lughnasa (Arden Theatre Co.), BATCH (Actors’ Theatre of Louisville), As You Like It, King Lear (Shakespeare Santa Cruz), Cherry Bomb (1812 Productions), Othello (Lantern Theater), and Pig Iron Theatre Company’s Hell Meets Henry Halfway. A co-founder of Obie Award-winning company New Paradise Laboratories, Mary has created and performed new work at P.S. 122, Philadelphia’s Live Arts Festival, The Ontological-Hysteric, The Walker Arts Center, and The Humana Festival of New Plays. She would like to thank Jiri, Blanka, and the Wilma. Up next: Freedom Club, a collaboration between NPL and The Riot Group.
Leaving
by Václav Havel
translated by Paul Wilson
directed by Jiri Zizka
starring Oscar® nominee David Strathairn
Meet the Artists
Cast
Krista Apple •
Monika
Janis Dardaris •
Grandma
Mark Cairns •
Albín
Mike Dees •
Bob
Peter DeLaurier •
Hanuš
Victoria Frings •
Zuzanna
Leonard C. Haas •
Dick
Trevor Long •
Klein
Mary McCool •
Bea
Kathryn Meisle •
Irena
Jennifer R. Morris •
Vlasta
Geddeth Smith •
Oswald
Luigi Sottile •
Victor
David Strathairn •
Dr. Vilém Rieger
H. Michael Walls •
Knobloch
Production Team
Jiri Zizka •
Director
Václav Havel •
Playwright
Paul Wilson •
Translator
Klara Zieglerova •
Set Designer
Vasilija Zivanic •
Costume Designer
Jerold R. Forsyth •
Lighting Designer
Nick Rye •
Sound Designer
Walter Bilderback •
Dramaturg
Iain Campbell •
Production Manager
Patreshettarlini Adams •
Stage Manager
Mary McCool