The Illusion
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by
Pierre Corneille
Adapted by
Tony Kushner
Directed by
Brian C. Weed
Reviewer Quotes
“ Lingually lucid and lean ”
Los Angeles Times
THE ILLUSION is Tony Kushner’s adaptation of Pierre Cornielle’s 17th century French drama. In it, a contrite father, seeking news of his son, consults the sorcerer Alcandre, and the magician conjures three episodes from the young man’s life. However, each scene finds the boy in a slightly different world: names change, allegiances shift, and fairy-tale simplicity evolves into elegant tragedy. But only as the strange tale reaches its conclusion does the father confront the ultimate – and unexpected – truth about his son.
Creative Team
- Playwright: Pierre Corneille
- Adaptor: Tony Kushner
- Director: Brian C. Weed*
- Lighting Designer: Casey Long*
- Set Designer: Joseph Horn*
- Costume Designer/Sound Designer/Stage Manager: Eric McGregor
- Pridamant: Ray Akin
- The Amenuensis/Geronte: James Ross
- Alcandre: Myrna Niles
- Clindor/Calisto/Theogenes: Brandon Murphy
- Melibea/Isabelle/Hippolyta: Heather Howe
- Elicea/Lyse/Clarina: Britt McEachern
- Pleribo/Adraste/Prince Florilame: Eric Lieberman
- Matamore: Marc Sanford
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Venue Bette Aitken theater arts Center
Bette Aitken theater arts Center
5522 E. La Palma Ave.
Anaheim, CA 92807
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