November 29-December 30, 2018
The childhood memories of narrator Jim Burden in Black Hawk, Nebraska are woven together with the struggles of his beloved neighbor, a newly-arrived immigrant girl from Bohemia, Ántonia Shimerda. The story of their friendship outlines the determination, hardship, and resilience of Great Plains life at the turn of the 20th century in this enchanting American classic that is a tribute to the human spirit.
Premiered at Book-It in 2008.
*Show contains some violence. Allergen warning: Aspects of the set contain stalks of dried wheat.
CAST
| Kiki Abba | Mrs. Cutter/Willa Cather/Ensemble |
| Nabilah S. Ahmed | Ántonia |
| Anders Bolang* | Otto/Peter/Mr. Cutter/Ensemble |
| Nik Doner | Pavel/Ordinsky/Ensemble |
| Jerik Fernandez | Marek/Ensemble |
| Tim Gouran | Jim Burden |
| William Hall Jr.* | Mr. Shimerda/Mr. Harling |
| Barbara Lindsay | Grandmother/Ensemble |
| Benjamin N.M. Ludiker | Charley/Ensemble |
| Helen Marion | Yulka/Tiny/Ensemble |
| Clark Sandford* | Grandfather/Ensemble |
| Judith Shahn | Mrs. Shimerda/Mrs. Harling |
| Jasmine Jean Sim | Lena/Ensemble |
| Tyler Trerise | Jake/Ambrosch/Ensemble |
PRODUCTION TEAM
| Annie Lareau | Director/Adapter |
| Julia Hayes Welch | Scenic Designer |
| Kelly McDonald | Costume Designer |
| Ahren Buhmann | Lighting and Video Designer |
| Erin Bednarz | Sound Designer |
| Jessamyn Bateman-lino | Properties Designer |
| Laura Ferri | Choreographer |
| Nina Williams-Teramachi | Stage Manager |
| Laura Owens | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Judith Shahn | Dialect Coach |
| Imogen Love | Assistant Dialect Coach |
| Peter Dylan O’Connor | Fight Director |
| Andrea Kovich | Dramaturg |
| Dan Schuy | Production Manager |
| Benjamin Radin | Technical Director |
| Shelby Choo | Master Carpenter |
| Jessica Christensen | Scenic Charge Artist/Properties Master |
| Levi Plumb | Master Electrician/Board Operator |
| Jessica Jones | Sound Engineer/Board Operator |
| Emily Kight | Dresser |
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
PRESS
In ‘My Antonia,’ Extraordinary Acting Packs a Punch
–Seattle Weekly
“My Ántonia is a showcase for breathtaking acting like few productions I have seen.”
BWW Review: MY ANTONIA at Book-It Repertory Theatre
–BroadwayWorld Seattle
“Book-It Repertory Theatre has a winner on its hands. MY ANTONIA sings with triumph as a story we both know by heart and one we long to hear.”
Willa Cather’s ‘My Antonia’ is a beautifully heart-warming gem for the holiday season
–Seattle Pockets
“The wholesome production of “My Antonia,” based on Willa Cather’s most autobiographical 1918 novel, springs to life with gusto in a creatively crafted stage setting.”
My Antonia Tells a Gentle American Pastoral at the Book-It Theatre
–Drama in the Hood
“My Antonia’s gentle tone is a perfect fit for the holiday season, and a triumph for Book-It. Buoyant but subtly and deeply moving, My Antonia is a pure delight.”
“My Antonia” Book-It Repertory Theatre
–Exit Stage Left
Seattle Fall Arts Calendar 2018: Words, Music, Theater, Visual Art, Dance, Film, Venues, More
–Seattle Magazine
The 93 Best Things To Do in Seattle This Week: Dec 3-9, 2018
–The Stranger
“The play version of the novel is lyrical, pretty, and very American in a way that will make even a depressed, sapphire-blue liberal cry patriotic tears. Usually, American prairie shit gives me hives, but My Ántonia is good stuff.”
PROGRAM
Nabilah S. Ahmed (Ántonia) and Tim Gouran (Jim Burden). Photo by John Ulman.
Tim Gouran (Jim Burden) and Nabilah S. Ahmed (Ántonia). Photo by John Ulman.
Tim Gouran (Jim Burden) and Nabilah S. Ahmed (Ántonia). Photo by John Ulman.
Anders Bolang* and Nik Doner. Photo by John Ulman. *AEA
Tim Gouran (Jim Burden) and Nabilah S. Ahmed (Ántonia). Photo by John Ulman.
Anders Bolang*, Benjamin N.M. Ludiker, Helen Marion, and Nik Doner. Photo by John Ulman. *AEA
Photo by John Ulman.
Tim Gouran and Jasmine Jean Sim. Photo by John Ulman.
Photo by John Ulman.