Summer at Nohant, a Romantic-period comedy in three acts, celebrating the 200th Anniversary of Fryderyk Chopin’s birth. George Sand, the famed French writer and emancipated woman, brings together artists at her celebrated summer estate in Nohant. Chopin, one of her lovers, echoes the longings and frustrations of the inhabitants as he composes his Sonata in B minor. His music is transcendent and affects everyone in the household.
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Ambassador Theater Presents “Summer at Nohantâ€
Summer at Nohant
By Jaroslaw Iwaszkiewicz
Translated by Celina Wieniewska
Directed by Hanna Bondarewska
Assistant Director Magdalena Pinkowska
Lighting Director Marianne Meadows
Set Design and Construction:
Andrzej Pinkowski, Magdalena Pinkowska, Falcon Construction, House Craft LLC, Daniel Rovin
Costumes Dan Iwaniec and Florence Arnold
Stage Manager April Whaley
Assistant Stage Manager Keta Newborn
Cast
Tyler Herman as Fryderyk Chopin
Hanna Bondarewska as Baroness Aurore Dudevant (George Sand)
Jessie Dulaney as Solange, daughter of George Sand
Russell Jonas as Maurice, son of George Sand
Timothy R. King as Count Anthony Wodzinski
Madeline Muravchik as Mlle De Rosieres, Chopin’s pupil
Lauren Elisabeth Uberman as Augustine, George Sand’s cousin and ward
Daniel Rovin as Theodore Rousseau, young painter
Christopher Herring as Clesinger, young sculptor
Michael Santos Sandoval as Ferdinand, son of a rich neighbor
David Van Ormer as John, Chopin’s servant
Ekaterina Korotkikh as Madeleine, country girl
Interns: Ekaterina Korotkikh and Alison Beyrle
Director’s Note
Welcome to George Sand’s estate at Nohant, where many prominent artists found the inspiration for their art, among which the most famous guest was Fryderyk Chopin. The three act play takes us all on a great tour into a 19th century salon where you may discover the beauty of erotic passions, turmoil, and artistic inspiration, where “among kitchen squabbles- something so full of transcendental genius is being produced!” It has been a great pleasure to rediscover this very interesting play depicting a part of the lives of these very special people, George Sand and Fryderyk Chopin with such a great group of American actors and take them on a tour of France and Poland. It has been a very interesting ride, full of passion; snow days and stormy weather which still did not stop us all from bringing some sun to Summer at Nohant. Thank you to all its dear “inhabitants” for all their passion and hard work, especially my dear assistant Magda and her family who tirelessly worked to make our salon so beautiful and vibrant. I love you all and let us all breathe in the very extraordinary air of Nohant!