The Great Hunger
by Kallan Dana
Photos by Seamus GoodThe year? 1849. The place? A Dingle workhouse! It’s the Irish Potato Famine! There are disguises! Star-crossed lovers! Betrayals! Songs! The Great Hunger takes us on an anachronistic, genre-bending journey through the past and into the present, exploring the different ways we define pain, suffering, and connection.
Creative Team
Director/Producer
Erica Zippel Schnitzer
Movement Director/Producer
Shea Leavis
Musical Composer
Ruiran Xun
Scenic Designer
Theron Wineinger
Lighting Designer
Frankie Viskup
Makeup Designer
Megan Muratore
Dramaturg
Olivia Wilson
Intimacy Coordinator
Leane Gardella
Stage Manager
Rebecca (Bex) Hoi
Music Director
Eli Schleicher
Sound Supervisor
Jake Stepansky
Costume Coordinator
Kristen Ashley Ragusa
Cast
Vivian Belosky
Matt Clyne
Lulu Fairclough-Stewart
Khandis Merrit
Jillian Sun
Live Violin Accompaniment by Vaibu Mohan
Produced by Rebecca Rovezzi in Collaboration with the Citadel of Playwrights
Performed at The Tank in 2021
