by Terry Johnson directed by Jiri Zizka
May 13 – June 14, 2009
Winner of London’s prestigious Olivier Award for Best New Comedy, Hysteria is based on a stunning, historical meeting between two of the world’s greatest and most eccentric men – Sigmund Freud and Salvador Dalí. Set in London in 1938, this wild play springs from Freud’s fanciful mind as he juggles unexpected visits to his home by the famous surrealist painter Dalí and a mysterious young woman named Jessica who can’t seem to keep her clothes on. In this topsy-turvy tale, the tables are turned as Freud soon finds himself the subject of Jessica’s own bizarre form of psychoanalysis while Dalí’s surreal imagery creeps into his dreams and consciousness. Provocative and explosive, Hysteria is a whirlwind of an intelligent comedy full of mistaken identities, dazzling surprises, and sheer Freudian slips.
Terry Johnson
Playwright
Jiri Zizka
Director
Alvin Epstein
Sigmund Freud
Mary McCool
Jessica
Merwin Goldsmith
Yahuda
Matthew Floyd Miller
Salvador Dalí
Robert Ian Cutler
Ensemble
Matteo LeCompte
Ensemble
Will Harrell
Ensemble
Miranda Libkin
Ensemble
Kristen O’Rourke
Ensemble
Christine Perrotta
Ensemble
Ted Powell
Ensemble
Molly Simpson
Ensemble
Megan Slater
Ensemble
Mimi Lien
Set Designer
Jerold R. Forsyth
Lighting Designer
Janus Stefanowicz
Costume Designer
Nick Rye
Composer and Sound Designer
Walter Bilderback
Dramaturg
Jerry Beaver Associates
New York Casting
Richard W. Kotulski
Philadelphia Casting
Patreshettarlini Adams
Stage Manager
Iain Campbell
Production Manager
