Woyzeck
Written by Georg Büchner
Directed by Randy Sharp
February 10 - April 1, 2000Thursdays - Saturdays at 8PM
General Admission $10
Beginning from Büchner's terminal fever while writing the play, Axis replays the story of his common world's transformation into the nightmarish horror of Woyzeck's planet. The population of the author's daily life is re-born in each character of the play: his father becomes the captain who torments him, his wife a prostitute, an irritating passerby becomes his arch rival, his son an adult cypher. On the barren surface of his memory Büchner is forced to live out his last moments surrounded by monsters of his own creation.
Featuring: Brian Barnhart, David Guion, Robert Ierardi, Laurie Kilmartin, Joe Menino, Sue Ann Molinell, John Murphy, Jim Sterling
Director: Randy Sharp
Lighting Design: David Zeffren
Sound Design: Steve Fontaine
Design Crew: Kate Aronsson, Frank Hundley, Mark Spada, Kyle Chepulis
Additional Crew: Dan Killeen
Producing Director: Ami Armstrong
Executive Producer: Jeff Resnick
“...Axis Theatre Company juxtaposes silent film (which tells Büchner's own story) with live performance (of the play itself) to create a compellingly unsettling evening. Robert Ierardi's increasingly baffled frustration as Woyzeck gives the play an emotional coherence that it often lacks, and the production, directed by Randy Sharp, reflects Axis's clear and powerful artistic vision.”
“Director Randy Sharp takes a generally comic view of the play... the production is visually appealing and ably performed... (Sue Ann Molinell's) Grandmother's speech about an orphan child wandering the pitiless Universe is perhaps the finest, most Beckettian moment I've seen on stage all year. ”
