Liliom: A Legend in Seven Scenes

Name of Show: Liliom: A Legend in Seven Scenes
Author: Ferenc Molnar
Adapted by: Mark Jackson
from an English Translation by: Benjamin F. Glazer

Production Brief: "Liliom" is Hungarian playwright Molnár Ferenc’s troubling expressionistic masterpiece about two broken souls who find each other. Liliom is a carousel barker and Julie is a young serving girl. It is set in Budapest in the early 1900's and explores themes of being an outlander, domestic abuse and the value of one human life. Our production seeks to answer the question, "what kind of world creates these two broken people?" The venue will be transformed into a semi-immersive fairground, which becomes our backdrop to tell the story. Liliom is best known as the source story for the musical “Carousel.”

Company Brief: Torchlight Collective is a theatre company that strives to Reveal Light, Instill Hope and Renew Discourse. Theatre should get people talking about how, as individuals, we can revitalize ourselves and the world around us. Torchlight produces Theatre and Art that removes the dross from classics, sheds light on contemporary issues and tells relevant stories that entertain.

Production Team:
Director: Mark Modzelewski
Assistant Director & Stage Manager: David Gasperetti
Set & Costume Designer: Gabriela Tsonkova
Lighting Designer: Alex Walker
Dramaturge: Adam Burak

Cast:
Blain Neale as LILIOM
Daniela Ologeau as JULIE/ LOUISE
Samantha Kamras as MARIE
Regina Russell as MRS. MUSKAT/ RICH MAN
Alariza Nevarez as MRS. HOLLUNDER/ THE MAGISTRATE
Harold Addo as FICSUR/ POOR MAN
Laurence Bourne as LINZMAN/ THE GUARD