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The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?
Edward Albee
Opening Date:
September 7, 2007
Closing Date:
September 29, 2007
Martin Gray has it all: a successful career, a loving wife, a teenage son, and a seemingly perfect life. Then he makes a confession that turns his entire world upside down: he has fallen in love with a goat named Sylvia. As his family struggles to comprehend the unthinkable, their home becomes the setting for an explosive confrontation over love, betrayal, morality, and the limits of tolerance. Directed by Rhonda Clark, Edward Albee's Tony Award-winning drama is daring, darkly funny, and deeply unsettling.
Cast & Crew
CAST
Stevie Gray — Vikki Simer
Martin Gray — Mike Waugh
Ross Tuttle — Terry Veal
Billy Gray — Scotty Taylor
CREW
Director, sound design, scenic painting, properties — Rhonda Clark
Set design, construction, scenic painting — Josh Cain
Costume design — Danyel Siler
Lighting design, sound engineer — Steven Gillmore
Stage manager, light technician — Bob Cross
Sound technician — Tessa Dillman
Set construction, scenic painting — Rodney Brazil
Prop artwork — Nick Backes
Backstage crew — Mona Cross, Tom Gibson, Jason Moore
Poster and advertising design, website photography — Phil Carlton
CST webmasters — Don Lusk, Phil Carlton
CST STAFF
Artistic Director: Rhonda Clark; Box Office Manager: Vicky Zipf; Technical Director: Josh Cain
Production Notes
Season 24 opening production, September 7–29, 2007, directed by Rhonda Clark. The original CST webpage abbreviated the title as The Goat; the published full title is The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? Four-member cast: Vikki Simer (Stevie), Mike Waugh (Martin), Terry Veal (Ross), Scotty Taylor (Billy). Edward Albee's provocative family drama examines marriage, morality, betrayal, and the limits of tolerance after a successful architect confesses his love for a goat. The play won the 2002 Tony Award for Best Play and was a 2003 Pulitzer Prize finalist. Original CST audience advisory: R for strong language and subject matter. Opening-night sponsor: The Wedge. Special thanks: Nick Backes, Jon Womastek, Courtroom Video, Rodney Brazil, Doobie Potter, CityRep OKC, The Unicorn Theatre (Kansas City), The House of Clay. Original webpage gives September 29 as closing date; a supplemental claim of a September 30 matinee was not verified. Thirteen original photos, credited to Phil Carlton, are linked in the gallery. Prior CST connections include Vikki Simer (The Graduate, Picnic), Mike Waugh (The Drawer Boy), Terry Veal (The Graduate and multiple directing credits), and Scotty Taylor (Bug costume coordination).
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