THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME
at The Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University- September 7-17, 2017
Featuring an Oscar-nominated score.
Brought to you by the Atlanta producing partners of Memphis and In the Heights.
1482. Paris, France. Quasimodo, a deformed bell ringer in a cold, cathedral tower discovers his inner strength. A conflicted priest, Frollo, battles the specter of damnation. Phoebus, a dashing soldier shuns duty to pursue Esmeralda, a beautiful Gypsy dancer. And at every turn, a malevolent force propels each of them toward fate. This musical retelling of the beloved medieval love story features a lush score by Alan Menken (Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast) and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Pippin) — the only stage collaboration between the two giants of the American musical theatre.
presented by special arrangement with Music Theatre International
“At its heart, The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a story of faith: a faith in something bigger than us, and the faith that we are something bigger. When the fire of our life burns away the given circumstances of socio-economic status, ethnicity, gender, creed, handicap and hardship, we are just people … people who long for love, acceptance, and wholeness. In times like these that seem so unclear, I can’t think of a better hope-filled story to pierce through the darkness and remind us of that truth.”
– Justin Anderson, director
Production photographs by Daniel Parvis Photography
REVIEWS
ARTISTIC TEAM
| Director | Justin Anderson |
| Musical Director | Ann-Carol Pence |
| Choreographer | Ricardo Aponte |
| Set Designer | Shannon Robert** |
| Costume Designer | Alan Yeong |
| Lighting Designer | Maria Cristina Fuste** |
| Sound Designer | Daniel Pope |
| Props Designer | Ryan Bradburn |
| Fight Choreographer | Drew Reeves |
| Puppet Choreographer | Reay Kaplan |
| Assistant Costume Designer | Suzanne Holtkamp |
| Production Manager | Jeff Millsaps |
| Production Stage Manager | Barbara Gantt O’Haley* |
| Casting | Justin Anderson, Jacyln Hoffman, Clifton Guterman* |
| Theatrical Outfit Artistic Director | Tom Key* |
| Theatrical Outfit Managing Director | Lee Foster |
| Aurora Theatre Producing Artistic Director | Anthony Rodriguez |
| Aurora Theatre Associate Producer | Ann-Carol Pence |
*Member of Actors’ Equity, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage managers in the United States
**Member of United Scenic Artists
PRODUCTION TEAM
| Production Manager | Jeff Millsaps |
| Production Stage Manager | Barbara Gantt O’Haley* |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Allison Kelly |
BAND
| Keyboard | Ann-Carol Pence |
| Percussion | Mark Biering |
| Percussion Cover | Sam Owens |
| Violin 1 | Felix Farrar |
| Viola | Scott Hague |
| Cello | Miro Gomez |
| Trumpet | Paul Garrett |
| French Horn | David McCurley |
| Trombone | Derrick Jackson |
| Trombone | Tim Johnson |
WARNING
Strobe lights and stage smoke will be used during this production.
RUNNING TIME
2 hours 30 minutes with one 15 minutes intermission.
CAST MEMBERS
PERFORMANCE DATES
| Preview Performance | September 7, 2017 | 7:30 pm |
| Preview Performance | September 8, 2017 | 7:30 pm |
| Matinee Performance | September 9, 2017 | 2:30 pm |
| Opening Night Performance | September 9, 2017 | 7:30 pm |
| Matinee Performance | September 10, 2017 | 2:30 pm |
| Evening Performance | September 13, 2017 | 7:30 pm |
| Matinee Performance | September 14, 2017 | 11:00 am |
| Evening Performance | September 14, 2017 | 7:30 pm |
| Evening Performance Macy’s Page to Stage Talk Back |
September 15, 2017 | 7:30 pm |
| Matinee Performance Downtown Dialogue |
September 16, 2017 | 2:30 pm |
| Evening Performance | September 16, 2017 | 7:30 pm |
| Closing Performance | September 17, 2017 | 2:30 pm |
Macy’s Page to Stage Post-Show Talk Back
Friday, September 15
Representatives from the creative team/staff share how they moved the show from script to finished production!
Post-Show Downtown Dialogue
Saturday, September 16
Be downtown and join a panel of special, non-theatre guests in an open dialogue about the social and global themes in the show! Open to all patrons with a ticket to any performance of the current production. Dialogue begins after a short break following the matinee and lasts one hour.
Major support is provided by the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs. Major funding for this organization is provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners under the guidance of FCAC.
