PERICLES
Fiasco Theater’s PERICLES
by William Shakespeare
directed by Ben Steinfeld
February 8, 2024- March 24, 2024
at Classic Stage Company
Pericles takes the Prince of Tyre on a Mediterranean adventure full of riddles, betrayals…and pirates! From confident leader to yearning lover to seeker of meaning, our hero in this Shakespearean tragicomedy is brought to life on the CSC stage by the inventive Fiasco Theater, who have previously delighted New York audiences with inspired interpretations of Cymbeline and Into the Woods. The Fiasco Theater ensemble brings music, poetry, and a completely new way of seeing one of the Bard’s most complex characters.
Photos by Austin RufferVIDEO
Fiasco Theater’s PERICLES | Trailer
CREATIVE TEAM
Principal Cast: Jessie Austrian, Noah Brody, Paul L. Coffey, Andy Grotelueschen, Devin E. Haqq, Ben Steinfeld, Paco Tolson, Tatiana Wechsler, Emily Young
Designers:
Costumes - Ashley Rose Horton
Props - Samantha Shoffner
Production Stage Manager: Chandalae Nyswonger
Assistant Stage Manager: Madison Lane
Production Manager: Luner Eclipse Productions
Director: Ben Steinfeld
Associate Director: Ashley Thaxton-Stevenson
The list above includes the core creative team, but is not comprehensive. We are grateful and lucky to have worked with everyone who made Fiasco Theater’s PERICLES possible, from the teams backstage and front of house to design associates and interns, and all of you, our community and audience members.
REVIEWS
“The chief delight here, as in any Fiasco show, is watching the actors work with such fluency and in such communion, supporting and enjoying one another’s work. IT’S REASON ENOUGH TO SET SAIL.
– Alexis Soloski, The New York Times
“HILARIOUS! An altogether joyous production at Classic Stage Company that comes in at a fast-paced two hours that delight from beginning to end.”
– Pete Hempstead, Theatermania
“FIASCO’S HEARTY, EARNEST, THEATER-OUT-OF-A-TRUNK APPROACH to the words and worlds of [Shakespeare] seemingly hasn’t aged a day.”
– Sara Holdren, Vulture
★★★★
– David Finkel, New York Stage Review
“Fiasco Theater, ever daring, sails straight into the storm of Shakespeare’s nautical adventure Pericles. The troupe’s enchanting blend of low-tech story-theater and music MAKE THIS ROCKY EPIC OF THE HIGH SEAS SING.”
– Raven Snook, Time Out New York
“FIASCO’S PERICLES IS A REVELATION, a revivification of New York theater’s most essential ensemble and a redemption for a play seldom produced.”
– Dan Rubins, Slant Magazine
ACCESSIBILITY
CBS News NY - Fiasco Theater making Shakespeare more accessible for all
Access initiatives for Fiasco Theater’s Pericles were generously sponsored by Thomas M Neff.