the turn of the screw [britten]
[09/2015]
conductor | CODRUT BIRSAN
environment designer | ALAN SCHWANKE
costume designer | CAROLYN SULLIVAN
lighting designer | REBECCA JEFFORDS
photographer | CATHY JOY PHOTOGRAPHY
videographer | SALLY O’BRIEN FILMS
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Mrs. Grose (Nicole Hager) serves as the tour guide for the evening of this immersive, site-specific production.
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The two siblings of Miles (played by tenor Jared Esguerra) and Flora (Elyse Kakacek) fight playfully, and a little to closely.
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The Governess (Kaileen Miller) tells her journal how happy she is to be at the mansion…
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…until she sees the ghost of Peter Quint.
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The Governess is stunned by Miles’s odd confession that he is “a naughty boy”.
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Flora relives her abuse at the hands of Peter Quint and Miss Jessel.
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The Governess sees the ghost of Miss Jessel.
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Peter Quint (Nathan Ward) and Miss Jessel (Jessie Lyons) vow to pursue the children relentlessly and that “the ceremony of innocence is drowned”.
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Peter Quint confronts the Governess over the possession of Miles.
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As Mrs. Grose takes Flora away from the mansion, the Governess vows to stay and protect Miles.
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The Governess acts on her attraction to Miles and embraces him…
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…as Peter Quint looks on.
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As he dies, Miles names his accuser: “Peter Quint! You devil!”