THE GALLERIST

January 23 - February 19, 2012
By Fengar Gael
Directed by Catherine Tripp
  • Atlas Performing Arts Center

Penned by award-winning playwright Fengar Gael (The Island of No Tomorrows, Opaline, Devil Dog Six), The Gallerist finds a British-born gallerist in a Manhattan jail cell. There, he recounts the sordid tale of how he came to be charged with assault and vagrancy — all thanks, in the end, to a spiteful monkey. With a plot that travels from modern-day Manhattan to a recent-past pet shop in London, the play touches on the power of art, the futility of unrequited love and the effects of repressed passion, all while drawing inspiration from the likes of Othello, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and The Picture of Dorian Gray.

“Gael has impressively woven together The Gallerist’s far-fetched premise, along with multiple intersecting timelines, to create an unconventional and suspenseful tale. Director Catherine Tripp’s production is further heightened by an impeccably cast ensemble of performers.”

Washingtonian

FEATURING

Scott McCormick
Sara Barker
Blair Bowers
Megan Reichelt
Louise Schlegel
Matthew Schleigh
David Winkler

Designers

Set David C. Ghatan
Costumes Lauren Cucarola
Lighting Brian S. Allard
Sound Veronica J. Lancaster
Props Justin Titley

STAFF

Stage Manager Camilla Morrison
ASM Cristen Stephansky
Assistant Costume Design Elise Lemle
Assistant Set Design Meredith Mimms
Fight Choreography Casey Kaleba
Technical Direction Christian Sullivan and Daniel Mori

PRODUCERS

Randy Baker
Jenny McConnell Frederick

MEDIA

PRESS

“If Gothic thrillers, The Picture of Dorian Gray and movies like “Rebecca” send you swooning, alight from the Victorian fainting couch and get on over to the Atlas Performing Arts Center for this world premiere production under the imaginative direction of Catherine Tripp. It’s freaky good fun.”
DC Theatre Scene
“A fusion of gothic horror, Freudian intrigue and lesbian romance, Fengar Gael’s drama, in a world premiere by Rorschach Theatre, is tantalizingly oddball.”
The Washington Post
“A disturbing high tea, with evil animal spirits and a hot lady who gets possessed by a monkey… What you see will most certainly be a surprise…you can trust Rorschach to give you a night of something new, and you can trust that they will do it like pros.”
The Pink Line Project
Rorschach Theatre continues to maintain a standard of excellence among its artists with their wonderful production of The Gallerist. With this production Rorschach will surely see it rise as one of the top tier theaters in DC. Catherine Tripp molds a wonderful cast with mastery and wit. The production is entertaining and the conceits are fun. The cast is just delightful and each perform several bits of emotional and sometimes physical acrobatics as they switch from character to character."
MD Theatre Guide