The Pillowman

by Martin McDonagh
Directed by Jeff Zinn

July 17 - Aug 9
Julie Harris Stage

Kafka meets the Brothers Grimm in this haunting drama set in an unnamed totalitarian state. A writer is detained after the gruesome content of his short stories begins to be acted out in real life. Is he responsible for his words as well as the deeds they inspire? The answer is an urgent work of theatrical bravura and an unflinching examination of the very nature and purpose of art.

"A haunting 'Pillowman' - Out-grims the brothers Grimm… a doozy of a tale" - Boston Globe (full review)

" Totally brilliant ... exactly the kind of play that WHAT needs to uphold its status as the purveyor of cutting-edge theater." - Provincetown Banner (full review)

"'Pillowman' is a well-written, taut and compelling play. WHAT's production, under the finely tuned direction of Jeff Zinn, is powerful, startling, shocking, compelling..."
Cape Cod Times (full review)

“Energizing…a blindingly bright black comedy…[what makes] the unsettling and exhilarating new play from Mr. McDonagh…so gripping as theater is how narrative art becomes the play’s and the character’s very life blood.” —NY Times

"Audiences of 'The Pillowman' at the Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater Julie Harris Stage, will see the dark comedy like it’s never been staged before — with live actors playing alongside characters on film. " Provincetown Banner article by Rob Phelps (read)

Cast
Michal: Marc Carver*
Girl: Liliana Flores
Ariel: David Fraioli*
Katurian: Adam Harrington*
Tupolski: Tom Patrick Stephens*

Production Team
Director: Jeff Zinn
Set Design: Eugene Lee
Lighting Design: John Malinowski
Original Music & Sound Design: Nathan Leigh
Costume Design: Kaitlyn Kociela & Carol Sherry
Stage Manager: Victoria S Coady*
Fight Choreographer: Joseph Travers*
Video Director: Shandor Garrison
Video Editor: James Gabriel
Video Art Director: Patrick Lynch
Props Design: Sarah Beals
Dramaturg: Daniel Lombardo
Casting Director: Norman Meranus

*Members of Actors Equity Association