Innocents
Conceived & Directed by Rachel Dickstein
Adapted by Ms. Dickstein with Emily Morse
Original Music & Sound by Katie Down
Lily Bart’s search for wealth, power, and independence in turn-of-the-century New York society turns tragic when she gets ensnared in a tangled web of deception, revenge and missed opportunities. Based on Edith Wharton’s classic THE HOUSE OF MIRTH and produced on the novel’s 100th anniversary.
Set Design by Susan Zeeman Rogers
Lighting Design by Tyler Micoleau
Costume Design by Ilona Somogyi
Dramaturgy by Emily Morse
Developed in collaboration with the ensemble: Margot Ebling, LeeAnne Hutchison, Paula McGonagle, Grant Neale, Christopher Oden, Andy Paris, and Jill A. Samuels
“Ms. Dickstein artfully draws the audience into a mesmerizing mood piece composed of seamless vignettes... ravishing moments... stunning visuals... pure visual entertainment.. Dickstein is a maverick illusionist.”
“The ensemble is gorgeously functional as a troupe, enacting Lily’s tragic story in an impressionistic style that finds bold images and expressive movement for the emotions behind the words. Grand and glorious.”
World premiere: January-February 2005 at the Ohio Theatre, New York City. Developed at Voice and Vision’s ENVISION retreat, the Clark Studio at Lincoln Center, La MaMa ETC. and Pace University/ Drama League Cite Read program
