MAY 18 – JUNE 4, 2017
By Gina Gionfriddo
Springs Ensemble Theatre (“SET”) continues its eighth season with Pulitzer Prize nominee Gina Gianfriddo’s Rapture Blister Burn – a sharp-witted exploration of the impact our choices have on our lives.
Directed by special guest director Joye Cook-Levy – who last directed Enchanted April at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center – Rapture Blister Burn digs heavily into the question: Can you have it all?
Years ago, Catherine Croll (SET member Holly Haverkorn) accepted a fellowship in London and left her New England home and boyfriend Don Harper (SET member Matt Radcliffe) behind. Gwen (Kara Carroll) Catherine’s best friend, left her graduate program and married Don. Catherine became a rockstar academic. Gwen had two children with Don. Now Catherine has come home to help her ailing mother (Karen Anderson) and is teaching a summer seminar in women’s studies. Gwen, along with her sons’ babysitter Avery (Hailey King), takes the seminar to continue the education she left behind. As each woman is confronted by what the other one has, they hatch a plan to switch places.
Cast and Production Team
Cast
Holly Haverkorn |
Catherine Croll |
Matt Radcliffe |
Don Harper |
Kara Carroll |
Gwen Harper |
Karen Anderson |
Alice Croll |
Hailey King |
Avery |
Production Team
Holly Haverkorn |
Executive Producer |
Emory John Collinson |
Co-Producer |
Joye Cook-Levy |
Director |
Gabriel Espinoza-Lira |
Stage Manager |
Crystal Carter |
Dramaturg |
Jack Salesses |
Tech Director/Set Designer |
Sandy Salesses |
Set Painting |
Sean Verdu |
Lights Design |
Sarah S. Shaver |
Costume Design |
Kitty Robbins |
Sound Design |
Micah Speirs |
Props Design |
