Hartford Stage Production of Edgardo Mine
2004-2005 Theater Season
By Alfred Uhry
Directed by Doug Hughes
Featuring Brian Murray
Scenic Design by Neil Patel
Costume Design by Catherine Zuber
Lighting Design by Robert Wierzel
Music and Sound by David Van Tieghem
Cast
Pius IX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. BRIAN MURRAY
Marianna Mortara. . . . . . . . . . RANDY GRAFF
Momolo Mortara. . . . . . . . . . . MICHAEL COUNTRYMAN
Edgardo Mortara. . . . . . . . . . .JESSE SCHWARTZ
Cardinal Antonelli. . . . . . . . . . ROBERT LuPONE
Nina/Sister Angelina. . . . . . . . SPENCER KAYDEN
Young Priest. . . . . . . . . . . . . .JOHNNY GIACALONE
Scazzocchio. . . . . . . . . . . . . .BRENNAN BROWN
Bologna, 1858. An unexpected knock at the door of a Jewish household turns the lives of the occupants inside-out. The police have arrived to remove a Christian living in their midst — their six-year-old son Edgardo who has been secretly baptized — and remand him to the custody of Pope Pius IX. The parents' fight to reclaim their child leads to confrontations with the Vatican, an international scandal, and a change in the political landscape of Italy. A shocking true story of power, faith and loyalty.
Italian