The Normal Heart
By Larry Kramer
31 May - 3 June and 7-10 June
The Cellar Theatre
It's summer 1981 in New York City, men are men and shorts are short. After years of political activism, gay folks are carelessly enjoying the results of sexual liberation. It's hot, fun, and steamy. That is, until a mysterious disease starts infecting young people, one after the other.
In the midst of the chaos of what will later be known as the beginning of the AIDS epidemic, a writer and a doctor are going to try and save as many of their friends and loved ones as possible, while their deepest convictions are shattering in front of the cruel emergency caused by a vicious killer.
Join us to witness the fight of relentless modern heroes and to remember the lives lost in this tragedy.
CAST:
Joshua SHEDIAK - Ned WEEKS
Riley DOLAHENTY - Felix TURNER
Rosie LICENCE - Emma BROOKNER
Billy GLEESON - Bruce NILES
Ben STERLIN - Mickey MARCUS
Grace MACPHERSON - Katherine WEEKS
Rhian MORDAUNT - Tommy BOATWRIGHT
Tavis CUNNINGHAM - Hiram KEEBLER
Connor PISANO - Craig DONNER
Anna WILLIAMSON - Estelle
Lizz DIGGINS - Examining Doctor
Sean LANDIS – David
CREW:
Director- Mélaine RICARD-BOULIEU
Assistant Director- Elinor HIGGINS
Producer- Lizz DIGGINS
Set Design- Mariam MIAN
Stage Manager- Sean LANDIS
Lights and Sound- Amin AZHAR
Costume Design- Mélaine RICARD-BOULIEU
Photography- Ashley COOPER
Poster Design- Mélaine RICARD-BOULIEU
Cellist- Elinor HIGGINS
Pulp review
“… to the play the literally brought the roof down of the cellar theatre, we say bravo.”
Honi Soit review
“… raw, heartbreaking, and a show that made the trauma of the AIDS epidemic disconcertingly tangible.”