Directed by Maggie Woolley
March 2010
“…a cast of committed actors who seem to hold nothing back either physically or emotionally… every actor deserves accolades.”
–Thom White, River Cities’ Reader
“The Prenzie Players… have no trouble creating characters the audience can’t help but invest themselves in, despite their dirty deeds.”
–Stephanie De Pasquale, Quad-City Times
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(Photo Credits: John Turner)
A tale of love, war, and betrayal, Troilus and Cressida is one of Shakespeare’s most controversial plays. It whips between bawdy comedy and gritty tragedy in a dark exploration of the classic heroes of the Iliad.
For more information, see also this preview article from the Quad-City Times (David Burke).
Program
Personages of Renown
Greeks
Steve Quartell
Achilles
Patrick Flaherty
Agamemnon
Matt Moody
Menelaus
Stephanie Burrough
Helen
Trojans
David Furness
Hector
Matt Moody
Priam
Cole McFarren
Paris
Brianne Kinney
Cassandra
Other Prenzie Players
Denise Yoder
Pandarus, aunt to Cressida
An Anonymous Myrmidon
Beth Woolley
Aeneas, a Trojan herald
Andromache, wife to Hector
An Anonymous Trojan partygoer
Brianne Kinney
Alexandra, friend to Cressida
An Anonymous Myrmidon
An Anonymous Trojan partygoer
Michael King
Diomedes, King of Argos
An Anonymous Myrmidon
J.C. Luxton
Ulysses, Prince of Ithaca
An Anonymous Myrmidon
An Anonymous Trojan partygoer
Matt Moody
Menelaus
Priam
Stephanie Burrough
Thersites, camp whore
Cole McFarren
Patroclus, love to Achilles
Matt Mercer
Ajax, King of Salamis
Calchas, seer, father to Cressida
An Anonymous Myrmidon
Steve Quartell
An Anonymous Trojan partygoer
And introducing
Andy Koski as
Troilus, Prince of Troy
Jaci Entwhistle as
Cressida, neice to Pandarus &
An Anonymous Myrmidon
Production Staff
Direction: Maggie Woolley & THE CAST
Assistant Direction: Andy Lord
Stage Manager: Jessica Reimer
Fight Choreographer: Aaron Sullivan
Props: Jessica Reimer and Alaina Pascarella
Costume Design: Beth Woolley, Cait Bodenbender
Costume Construction: Kate Farence
Scenic Design: Maggie Woolley, Cait Bodenbender
Lighting Design: Jennifer Kingry
Production Coordinator: Jeremy Mahr
Production Crew: The Cast, The Production Team, Brian Reimer, Jane Koski, Karl and Josef Bodenbender, Sandra Ridolfi, Charlie Saddoris, Ashley Crow
Technical Consultant: Dan Gildersleeve
Producer: Cait Bodenbender
Special Thanks
St. Ambrose University
Playcrafters
The Curtainbox Theatre Company
Richmond Hill Players
Renaissance Rock Island
Bruce Carter
Ben Crabb
Stephanie Moeller
Frank and Maureen Woolley
Melissa Coulter
The District of Rock Island
Holiday Inn Rock Island
Comedy Sportz
Quad City Botanical Center
Blue Cat Brew Pub