Swept Away

  • Credits

    Book by John Logan
    Music and Lyrics by The Avett Brothers
    Directed by Michael Mayer
    Choreographed by David Neumann
    By Special Arrangement with Matthew Masten, Sean Hudock, and Madison Wells Live

  • Location

    Kreeger Theater

"ELEVATES A TRAGEDY TO MYTHIC PROPORTIONS, REVERBERATING ALL THE WAY INTO YOUR CORE!"

— San Francisco Chronicle

When a violent storm sinks their whaling ship off the coast of New Bedford, Mass., the four survivors face a reckoning: how far will they go to stay alive? And can they live with the consequences? With music and lyrics from The Avett Brothers (“America’s Biggest Roots Band,” Rolling Stone), whose 2004 “Mignonette” was inspired by an 1884 shipwreck and the struggle of four men to survive, Swept Away is an electrifying, soul-stirring new musical exploring how facing tragedy can open the door to forgiveness… if only we’ll let it.

Swept Away is made possible through generous funding from Decker Anstrom and Sherry Hiemstra with additional support from Daniel Korengold, Martha Dippell and   .

Cast

HUNTER BROWN

Ensemble / u/s Mate

MATT DeANGELIS

Ensemble / u/s Mate

WAYNE DUVALL

Captain

ADRIAN BLAKE ENSCOE

Little Brother

TAUREAN EVERETT

Ensemble / Dance Captain / u/s Captain

JOHN GALLAGHER, JR.

Mate

CAMERON JOHNSON

Ensemble / u/s Big Brother & Little Brother

BRANDON KALM

Ensemble / u/s Big Brother & Little Brother

MICHAEL J. MAINWARING

Ensemble / Partial Swing

ORVILLE MENDOZA

Ensemble / u/s Captain

TYRONE L. ROBINSON

Ensemble / u/s Captain

STARK SANDS

Big Brother

JOHN SYGAR

Ensemble / Partial Swing

JAMARI JOHNSON WILLIAMS

Ensemble / Partial Swing

Creative

JOHN LOGAN

Book

THE AVETT BROTHERS

Music and Lyrics

MICHAEL MAYER

Director

DAVID NEUMANN

Choreographer

BRIAN USIFER

Music Supervisor / Music Arrangements & Orchestrations

CHRIS MILLER

Music Arrangements & Orchestrations

WILL VAN DYKE

Music Director

RACHEL HAUCK

Set Designer

SUSAN HILFERTY

Costume Designer

KEVIN ADAMS

Lighting Designer

JOHN SHIVERS

Sound Designer

JIM CARNAHAN, JILLIAN CIMINI, AND ALEXANDRE BLEAU, CSA

New York Casting Director

JOSEPH PINZON

DC Casting

MATTHEW LEINER

Stage Manager

ALICE M. POLLITT

Assistant Stage Manager

MARNE ANDERSON

Assistant Stage Manager

JALON PAYTON

Assistant Stage Manager

Photos

(l to r) Stark Sands (Big Brother), Wayne Duvall (Captain), John Gallagher, Jr. (Mate), and Adrian Blake Enscoe (Little Brother) in Berkeley Rep’s world premiere production of "Swept Away", book by John Logan and directed by Michael Mayer. Photo by Kevin Berne/Berkeley Repertory Theatre.
(front) John Gallagher, Jr. (Mate); (second row) Cameron Johnson (Ensemble), Taurean Everett (Ensemble), Jacob Keith Watson (Ensemble), and Vishal Vaidya (Ensemble); (back row) Adrian Blake Enscoe (Little Brother) and Stark Sands (Big Brother) in Berkeley Rep’s world premiere production of "Swept Away", book by John Logan and directed by Michael Mayer. Photo by Kevin Berne/Berkeley Repertory Theatre.
Wayne Duvall (Captain) in Berkeley Rep’s world premiere production of "Swept Away", book by John Logan and directed by Michael Mayer. Photo by Kevin Berne/Berkeley Repertory Theatre.
(front) Adrian Blake Enscoe (Little Brother); (background l to r) Cameron Johnson (Ensemble), Wayne Duvall (Captain), and John Gallagher, Jr. (Mate) in Berkeley Rep’s world premiere production of "Swept Away", book by John Logan and directed by Michael Mayer. Photo by Kevin Berne/Berkeley Repertory Theatre.
John Gallagher, Jr. (Mate) and Wayne Duvall (Captain) in Berkeley Rep’s world premiere production of "Swept Away", book by John Logan and directed by Michael Mayer. Photo by Kevin Berne/Berkeley Repertory Theatre.
Adrian Blake Enscoe (Little Brother) and Stark Sands (Big Brother) in Berkeley Rep’s world premiere production of "Swept Away", book by John Logan and directed by Michael Mayer. Photo by Kevin Berne/Berkeley Repertory Theatre.

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