AMADEUS
by Peter Shaffer
The SHAKESPEARE THEATRE of NEW JERSEY
2008
CREATIVES & CREW
DIRECTOR | Joseph Discher
SCENIC DESIGNER | Richard Block
LIGHTING DESIGNER | Matthew Adelson
COSTUME DESIGNER | Maggie Dick
SOUND DESIGNER | Richard M. Dionne
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER | Christine Whalen*
ASST. to the DIRECTOR | Adrienne Boris
ASST. to the DIRECTOR | Nick Sownham
DIRECTOR of PRODUCTION | Kelly Easterling
CAST
SALIERI’S VALET | Jon Barker
TERESA SALIERI | Robyn Berg
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART | Jordan Coughtry*
ANTONIO SALERI | Robert Cuccioli*
EMPEROR JOSEPH II | Mark H. Dold*
KATHERINA CAVALIERI | Katie Fabel
KAPELLMEISTER BONNO | Robert Hock*
VENTICELLI | Greg Jackson*
BARON GOTTFRIED VAN SWIETEN | Daren Kelly*
COUNT JOHANN KILLIAN VON STRACK | John Little*
COUNG FRANZ ORSINI-ROSENBERG | Colin McPhillamy* |
CONSTANZE WEBER | Tricia Paoluccio* |
SALIERI’S COOK | Todd Quick |
PRIEST | Tom Robenolt* |
VENTICELLI | Patrick Toon* |
CITIZENS of VIENNA / SERVANTS | Christopher Payseur, Mary Trotter
*member Actor's Equity
PRESS
Naomi Siegel | THE NEW YORK TIMES
“Jordan Coughtry gives a stunning performance as Wolfgang - giggly, gangly, fingers clutched at the mouth as if to stifle an imminent guffaw, body jerking spasmodically with explosive bursts of energy. Romping about and cooing baby talk with his wife, Constanze, played coquettishly by Tricia Paoluccio, and later, pleading with Salieri to intervene at court to secure him a post as tutor to the Princess Elizabeth, he is like an overgrown child decked out in his father’s satin breeches and waistcoat.”
Robert L. Daniels | VAIRIETY
“In marked contrast to the poised Salieri, Jordan Coughtry’s Mozart is a well-crafted mix of vulgarity, conceit and blatant arrogance, with an effectively unnerving, incessant giggle. From buffoon to dying genius, Coughtry’s Mozart cuts a compelling and tragic figure.”
Simon Saltzman | CURTAIN UP
“In Coughtry's hyper active performance with a penchant for giggling, we can also clearly see the veil of sadness that hangs over this impetuous youth as well as the often painfully unsophisticated state of Mozart's personality.”
An Intimate, Lively and Enlightening Amadeus
Bob Rendell | TALKIN’ BROADWAY
“Jordan Coughtry more than holds his own by smoothly integrating the seeming discordance between Mozart's genius and his self-destructive, infantile behavior, and by largely mitigating audience annoyance at his behavior by making Mozart a truly amusing fellow. Coughtry's Mozart is a rarified genius who finds himself unable to suffer politely the pompousness and pretentiousness of his mental and musical inferiors. Yes, not being polite and restrained is self destructive and childish, but it is also often correlative with precocious genius. Coughtry's Mozart misbehaves so wittily and amusingly that, from the safety of a distance of more than 200 years, it gives the viewer great pleasure.”
