The cast features newcomer
Corey Sorenson as File and STNJ
veterans Benjamin Eakeley as
Noah Curry, Isaac Hickox-Young
as Jim Curry, Anthony Marble as
Starbuck, Monette Magrath as
Lizzie Curry, Nick Plakias as Sheriff
Thomas, and Mark Elliot Wilson as
H.C. Curry. Anthony Marble, play-
ing the famous dreamer/con-man,
Starbuck, received great acclaim
last season for his performance in
Sam Shepard’s Buried Child. Isaac
Hickox-Young played Charley
in Charley’s Aunt, also in 2018.
Mark Elliot Wilson returns to The
Shakespeare Theatre’s stage after
a long hiatus to portray the sensi-
tive patriarch of the Curry family,
and Monette Magrath as Lizzie
plays the lone and lonely daugh-
ter of the family. She appeared
at STNJ last season in Blithe Spir-
it. Benjamin Eakeley, a familiar
Broadway face, was also featured
last year at STNJ as the ruthless
Saturninus in Titus Andronicus.
The design team includes set de-
sign by Bonnie J. Monte; costume
design by Hugh Hanson; lighting
design by Matthew J. Weisgable;
sound design by Steven L. Beck-
el. The Production Stage Manager
is Becky Abramowitz.
Tickets for The Rainmaker begin
at just $29 for preview perfor-
mances and $49 for regular per-
formances. The Theatre is proud
to continue its 30 UNDER 30 pro-
gram where patrons age 30 and
under can purchase tickets for
only $30 with a valid ID, subject to
availability.
The F.M. Kirby Shakespeare The-
atre is located on the campus of
Drew University at 36 Madison Av-
enue (at Lancaster Road) in Madi-
son, New Jersey.
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