A Clockwork Orange
A Play With Music
By Anthony Burgess, adapted from his novel
Directed by D Granke
Mar. 4 – 27, 2022
Tickets start at $29.50
Preview Performances: Mar. 2 – 3 | Tickets start at: $18
Shimberg Playhouse, Straz Center for the Performing Arts
Approximate runtime: 85 minutes with no intermission
At its heart, A Clockwork Orange is a Christian allegory about free will. As Burgess states in the preface to the script: "Man is defined by his capacity to choose courses of moral action. If he chooses good, he must have the possibility of choosing evil instead." In Burgess’s view, this message was lacking in Kubrick’s film, so in the play he repeatedly hammers this point home ... Burgess also uses the play to emphasise another important aspect of the original book, that in his view had been brushed aside: ‘the capacity of human nature to change’. Thus, in the play, we see the twenty-first chapter, omitted from the film and US editions of the novel, restored, allowing the audience to understand the story in its entirety.
What It’s About
Anthony Burgess’ A Clockwork Orange lures audiences into a glass-edged, testosterone-filled underworld of a dystopian future. In 1962, the explosive tale of little Alex and his band of Droogs was a ground-breaking insta-classic teeming with sexuality and “a bit of the old ultra-violence.” The story feels as haunting today as when the book was published in 1962 and when Stanley Kubrick’s Oscar-nominated film caused a stir in 1971. Not to be confused with that translation, this adaptation for the stage was done by Burgess himself in a process that began in 1987.
History and Context
First, we cannot make this clear enough, do not come expecting a stage version of the movie. It’s simply not. This play has enjoyed a global reach and enduring success since publication, including a production by the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1990 with music by Bono and the Edge, a Steppenwolf production starring Nick Offerman, and a 2018 Everyman production described by the Guardian as “a chilling, ultra violent cabaret.”Our Production
Jobsite’s production uses a youthful ensemble of ten under the direction of D Granke. Donovan Whitney takes on Alex, supported William Alejandro Barbra, Jada Canty, Kiara Flowers, Amanda Heisey, Haley Janeda, Daniel Lennox, Jr., Brianna McVaugh, Omen Sade, and Jared Sellick who bring to life all of the other characters in Burgess’ tale. Jeremy Douglass provides a sound design, Katrina Stevenson costumes, Brian Smallheer the set and projections, and Jo Averill-Snell the lights. This is Jobsite’s first time back in the Shimberg Playhouse since March of 2020 – a full two years.Media
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Cast & Crew
- D Granke – Director
- Brian Smallheer – Technical Director
- Jeron Dooling – Stage Manager
Cast
- William Alejandro Barba – Georgie, Brodsky, et. al.
- Jada Canty – Old Lady, Governor, Brannon, et. al.
- Kiara Flowers – Mother, et. al.
- Amanda Heisey – Matron, et. al.
- Haley Janeda – Rubenstein, et. al.
- Daniel Lennox, Jr. – Mr. Deltoid, Pedophil, Joe, et. al.
- Brianna McVaugh – Pete, Warder, Minister, et. al.
- Omen Sade – Dim, Comedian, et. al.
- Jared Sellick – Alexander, Chaplain, Father, et. al.
- Donovan Whitney – Alex
Crew
- Haley Agan – Technical Apprentice
- Connor Averill-Snell – Technical Apprentice
- Jo Averill-Snell – Lighting Designer
- Clementine Cox – Assistant Director
- Jeremy Douglass – Sound Designer
- Tea Roberts – Scenic Artist
- Brian Smallheer – Scenic Designer
- Katrina Stevenson – Costume Designer
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