The Bridges of Madison County
by
Book by MARSHA NORMAN. Music and lyrics by JASON ROBERT BROWN. Based on the novel by ROBERT JAMES WALLER.
November
2022
SYNOPSIS
Francesca Johnson, a beautiful Italian woman who married an American soldier to flee war-ravaged Italy, looks forward to a rare four days alone on her Iowa farm when her family heads to the 1965 State Fair. When ruggedly handsome National Geographic photographer, Robert Kincaid, pulls into her driveway seeking directions, though, what happens in those four days may very well alter the course of Francesca's life.
Based on the #1 New York Times bestseller that sold over 60 million copies, making it one of the best selling books of the 20th century, and developed by the Pulitzer- and Tony Award-winning creative team of Jason Robert Brown (The Last Five Years, Parade, Songs for a New World) and Marsha Norman, The Bridges of Madison County captures the lyrical expanse of America's heartland along with the yearning entangled in the eternal question "What if...?" Winner of the 2014 Tony Award for Best Score and Orchestrations, this sweeping romance about the roads we travel, the doors we open, and the bridges we dare to cross will leave audiences breathless.
DIRECTOR
Oliver Pont
CAST
Francesca Johnson
Heather Hsieh
Robert Kincaid
Robert Flitcroft
Richard 'Bud' Johnson
Jamie Langridge
Michael Johson
Tim Hupf
Carolyn Johnson
Karen Sarmiento
Marge
Daphné de Charrin
Charlie
Jim Carson
Marian
Emily Doving
Ensemble (State Fair Singer)
Olga Botsi
Ensemble (Ginny, State Fair Judge)
Franciska Bastani
Ensemble (Chiara)
Nienke Andriessen
Ensemble (Waitress)
Linda Habib
Ensemble (Young Bud, Paolo)
Denzil Derraj
Ensemble (Bartender, State Fair Judge)
Jean-Baptiste Vigouroux
PRODUCTION PHOTOS
BEHIND THE SCENES
Assitant Directors
Andrea-Manuela Rüttimann
Kristina Eiviler
Creative Director
Katherine Ankudinov
Costume Design
Dana Ryffel
Production Coordinator
Tim Purdue
Head Stage Manager
Daniele Dagani
Stage Managers
Breneth Edwards
Pepper Lebeck-Jobe
Christina Mohr
Set Design
Katherine Ankudinov
Oli Pont
Set Construction Leads
Bruce Gailey
Tim Purdue
Head of Properties
Katherine Ankudinov
Assistant Head of Properties
Karen Siber
Specialist Props and Set
Skye Hudson Daniels
Properties Team
Marianna Alewine
Fabian Kuratli
Kathleen Lowe Bonnot
Erika Simon
Head of Lighting
Johannes Frohnhofen
Lighting Mentor
Andreas Stahl
Lighting Team
Artemi Bendandi
Christopher Less
Martin Russel
Deborah Somers
Anton Zherzdev
Head of Sound
Tim Purdue
Sound Team
Susan De Paul
Silvia Fanoni
Grazyna Trzpis
Eleanor Kelly
Head of Costumes
Dana Ryffel
Costumes Team
Amber Daughtry
Anne Jiricny
Sarah Lebeck-Jobe
Viktoria Udvardi
Head of Hair and Make-up
Bettina Ament
Hair and Make-up Assistant
Joëlle Stocker
Stage Crew
Eleanor Kelly
Jaime Ann Lee
Edoardo Siano
Blanca Iglesias
Head of Publicity
Oli Pont
Social Media Manager
Amy Leigh Amstutz
Photography
Olli Jany / Hummingbird Photography
Amy Leigh Amstutz
Videography
Thomas Bede / @Bedenegative
Graphic Design and Programme Design
Oli Pont
Head of Ticketing and Box Office
Andrea-Manuela Rüttimann
Box Office Team
Eleanor Kelly
Phil Margolis
Tricia Tomlinson Schmid
Front of House Organiser
Valery Niggli
Front of House Purchaser
Tricia Tomlinson Schmid
Front of House, Get-in, and Get-out Teams
Members and Newcomers of ZEST
Catering
Irene Lautenbach
Valery Niggli
Christina Schwarz
Anne-Marie Rüttimann
Special Thanks
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Kinobar im Trafo
Karen Neil
Emily Rappit
Nikita Stoller
Anne Weber
Markus Wollschläger