Hartford Theater 2004-5

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.