Rudolf II

By Edward Einhorn

Directed by Henry Akona

At the Bohemian National Hall

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The story of a bisexual, bipolar emperor in 1600 Prague obsessed with alchemy, astronomy, his longtime mistress, and his newest lover and valet, a converted Jew. The production uses the vast expanse of the Bohemian National Hall to create an environmental production in the center of its ballroom space, with live choral singing from the balconies accompanying the action.

Rudolf II’s thirst for knowledge, whether artistic, scientific, or mystical, was insatiable—as was his desire for lovers of both sexes. He was surrounded by visionaries like Tycho Brahe and Arcimboldo, plagued by visions of Libuše, and constantly attended by the mistress who had borne his only children, and his valet, a converted Jew whose secret relationship with Rudolf makes him the emperor’s most valued confidant.

Set entirely in Rudolf’s bedroom, the play is a portrait of an emperor who was both extraordinary visionary and self-destructive, as he confines himself and those closest to him to an increasingly suffocating atmosphere of paranoia and mounting madness.

Tickets available at OvationTix.

Friday March 5, 7:00

Tuesday, March 9, 7:00

Saturday, March 13, 7:00

Wednesday, March 17, 7:00

Thursday, March 18, 7:00

Friday, March 19, 7:00

Tuesday, March 23, 7:00

Thursday, March 25, 7:00

Sunday, March 28, 5:00

By Edward Einhorn

Director: Henry Akona

Dramaturgy: Karen Lee Ott

Assistant Director: Tom Berger

Costumes: Carla Gant

Lighting: Ian W. Hill

Costume Assistant: Candace Lawrence

Lighting Assistant: Romo Hallahan

Stage Manager and Props: Berit Johnson

Assistant Stage Manager: Lindsey Carter

With: Rosalynd Darling, Adriana Disman, Joe Gately*, Romo Hallahan,

James Isaac, Eric Oleson, Shelley Ray*, Timothy McCown Reynolds*,

Yvonne Roen*, Jack Schaub, Phoebe Silva, Sandy York*

* Member of Actors' Equity Association