April 6 - June 9, 2014
West Coast Premiere
Tadeusz Słobozianek, translated by Ryan Craig
Inspired by the Jedwabne pogrom, a hotly contested, tragic, historic event in Poland in 1941, Our Class chronicles the lives of 10 classmates as they grow up in tumultuous times. From 1925 to the new millennium, the lives of 5 Catholic and 5 Jewish classmates take dramatic and unexpected turns as their town is shaped by invasion and war. Our Class is an uncompromising examination of wartime mob mentality coupled with the driving forces of religious and national identity.
Director: Matthew McCrayº
Featuring: Melina Bielefeltº, Sharyn Gabrielº, Matt Kirkwood, Michael Nehringº, Gary Patent, Gavin Peretti, Sarah Rosenbergº, Kiff Scholl, Dan Viaº, Alexander Wellsº
Scenic Designer: Sarah Krainin
Lighting Designer: Anna Cecilia Martin
Costume Designer: Jenny Foldenauer
Sound Designer: Cricket S. Myers
Stage Managers: Paige Fodor, Laura Carson
Production Manager: Matthew McCrayº
Assistant Director: Diana Payneº
Dramaturg: Barbara Kallirº
º Former member of Son of Semele Ensemble.
LA Weekly Theatre Award
Jenny Foldenauer, Sarah Krainin, Anna Cecilia Martin, Cricket S. Myers – Production Design
LA Weekly Theatre Award Nomination
Semele – Production of the Year
Matthew McCrayº – Outstanding Direction
Anna Cecelia Martín – Outstanding Lighting Design
Melina Bielefeltº, Sharyn Gabrielº, Matt Kirkwood, Michael Nehringº, Gary Patent, Gavin Peretti, Sarah Rosenbergº, Kiff Scholl, Dan Viaº, Alexander Wellsº – Outstanding Ensemble
LA Stage Alliance Ovation Award Nomination
Semele – Best Production of a Play
Matthew McCrayº – Director of a Play
SAGE Award
Semele – Best Production of the Year
Melina Bielefeltº, Sharyn Gabrielº, Matt Kirkwood, Michael Nehringº, Gary Patent, Gavin Peretti, Sarah Rosenbergº, Kiff Scholl, Dan Viaº, Alexander Wellsº – Best Ensemble
Matthew McCrayº – Best Direction
Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle
Semele – Best Production of the Year
Matthew McCrayº – Best Direction
Michael Nehringº – Featured Performance
Melina Bielefeltº, Sharyn Gabrielº, Matt Kirkwood, Michael Nehringº, Gary Patent, Gavin Peretti, Sarah Rosenbergº, Kiff Scholl, Dan Viaº, Alexander Wellsº – Best Ensemble
