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Encore Presentation

The Originalist

  • Credits

    By John Strand
    Directed by Molly Smith
    A Co-Production with Asolo Repertory Theatre
    and Pasadena Playhouse

  • Location

    Kreeger Theater

  • Runtime

    1 hour and 45 minutes with no intermission

“A Timely, almost
revolutionary work.”

– The Economist

Four-time Helen Hayes Award winner Edward Gero returns as Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, offering audiences another opportunity to see his “lively performance” (The Washington Post) in this special limited engagement. When a bright, liberal, Harvard Law School graduate embarks on a nerve-wracking clerkship with the conservative Justice, she discovers him to be both an infuriating sparring partner and an unexpected mentor. How will their relationship affect one of the most incendiary cases ever to reach the nation’s highest court? Don’t miss your opportunity to experience the show afresh with a brand-new staging for the Kreeger Theater.

Cast

Ed Gero

Justice Antonin Scalia

Jade Wheeler

Cat

Brett Mack

Brad

Creative

JOHN STRAND

Playwright

MOLLY SMITH

Director

SEEMA SUEKO

Associate Director

MISHA KACHMAN

Set Designer

JOSEPH P. SALASOVICH

Costume Designer

COLIN K. BILLS

Lighting Designer

ERIC SHIMELONIS

Sound Designer

JANA LLYNN

Stage Manager

ALLIE ROY

Assistant Stage Manager

JOCELYN CLARK

Dramaturg

ASOLO REPERTORY THEATRE

Co-Production

PASADENA PLAYHOUSE

Co-Production

Multimedia

"The Originalist" Trailer
"The Originalist" Highlights
Edward Gero as Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in The Originalist, which runs July 7-July 30, 2017 at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater. Photo by C. Stanley Photography.
(L to R) Brett Mack as Brad, Edward Gero as Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and Jade Wheeler as Cat in The Originalist, which runs July 7-July 30, 2017 at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater. Photo by Gary W. Sweetman, Asolo Repertory Theatre.
(L to R) Edward Gero as Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and Jade Wheeler as Cat in The Originalist, which runs July 7-July 30, 2017 at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater. Photo by Gary W. Sweetman, Asolo Repertory Theatre.
(L to R) Jade Wheeler as Cat and Brett Mack as Brad in The Originalist, which runs July 7-July 30, 2017 at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater. Photo by Gary W. Sweetman, Asolo Repertory Theatre.
Edward Gero as Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in The Originalist, which runs July 7-July 30, 2017 at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater. Photo by C. Stanley Photography.

In The News

The Wall Street Journal

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Yearns for Less-Partisan Political Climate

The 1A

Oyez! Originalists, Open Minds And The Supreme Court

The Washington Post

Gero still rules as Scalia in The Originalist