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Rabbit Hole
David Lindsay-Abaire
Opening Date:
January 11, 2008
Closing Date:
February 2, 2008
Eight months after a devastating accident took the life of their young son, Becca and Howie Corbett are struggling to find their way back to each other. While Howie seeks comfort in a support group, Becca retreats from the world, and even the best intentions of her outspoken mother and impulsive younger sister seem to make matters worse. Then an unexpected connection with the teenager involved in the accident offers Becca a new way of looking at loss and possibility. Directed by Rhonda Clark, David Lindsay-Abaire's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama is a moving and surprisingly funny portrait of grief and hope.
Cast & Crew
CAST
Becca — Catherine Dunlap
Izzy — Michelle Swink
Howie — Michael Gibbons
Nat — Jamie Brewster
Jason — Matthew Minor
CREW
Director, scenic painting, properties, website photography — Rhonda Clark
Set construction, scenic painting — Josh Cain
Costume design — Danyel Siler
Lighting design, sound engineer — Kyle Watson
Stage manager, lightboard — James Tyra
Sound operator — David Mays
Running crew — Jason Moore
Video portrayal of Danny Corbett — Ryne Siler
Poster and advertising design — Jonathan Siler
CST webmasters — Don Lusk, Phil Carlton
CST STAFF
Artistic Director: Rhonda Clark; Box Office Manager: Vicky Zipf; Technical Director: Josh Cain
Production Notes
Oklahoma premiere of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Drama winner, presented January 11–February 2, 2008, directed by Rhonda Clark. Five-member cast: Catherine Dunlap (Becca), Michelle Swink (Izzy), Michael Gibbons (Howie), Jamie Brewster (Nat), Matthew Minor (Jason). The play depicts a family eight months after the accidental death of Becca and Howie's son Danny, and their different experiences of grief. Jason, the teenage driver involved in the accident, offers Becca a story about parallel universes that provides an unexpected form of consolation. The original webpage identifies a video portrayal of Danny Corbett by Ryne Siler, a distinctive staging credit. The original source credits Josh Cain with set construction but does not name a set designer. This was CST's fourth David Lindsay-Abaire production after Fuddy Meers, Wonder of the World, and Kimberly Akimbo; plans for Rabbit Hole had been mentioned during Kimberly Akimbo in Season 23. Opening-night party sponsor: Trattoria Il Centro. Cast sponsor: Vina Showers. Special thanks: Eric Nazim, Jo Ann Swink, Rodney Brazil, Paul James, Nick Backes, Jon Womastek, Doobie Potter, Classen SAS Drama Department. Eleven original photographs credited to Rhonda Clark. Contemporary review leads: Oklahoma Gazette, 'Carpenter Square's Rabbit Hole Packs Emotional Wallop'; Norman Transcript, 'Rabbit Hole Captures Nuances, Pain of Grief-Stricken Family.' Detailed assessments not independently verified.
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