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Based on the novella by Mikhail Bulgakov
Adapted for the stage by Dustin Wills
​from a translation by Ilya Khodosh
Directed By Dustin Wills

Produced by Lauren Wainwright

Dramaturgy by Ilya Khodosh
Scenic Design by Kate Noll and Carmen Martinez
Lighting Design by Solomon Weisbard
Costume design by Nikki Delhomme
Projection Design by Solomon Weisbard
Sound Design by Matt Otto
Musical Direction by Daniel Schlosberg

Stage Managed by Tori Sheehan
Technical Direction by Matt Groeneveld
Asst. Lighting design by Dylan Amick
Asst. Costume design by Seth Bodie
Scenic Charge by Kevin Klakouski

Featuring performances by Chris Bannow, Josiah Bania, Ceci Fernandez, Ilya Khodosh, Michelle McGregor, Jeanna Phillips, Sathya Sridharan, and Mickey Theis.

A curmudgeonly Soviet scientist discovers the hope for humanity: the ray of life! But when the government steals his invention, untold horrors are unleashed. Equal parts provocative satire and madcap science fiction, The Fatal Eggs skewers political incompetence and corruption, misguided faith in technology, a gullible and complacent populace, and a fear-mongering media. It's the apocalyptic story of a decaying civilization. It’s a monster tale of utopian intentions gone awry, and a beautiful rumination on what is lost in a culture fueled by exploitation and desire. Seven actors perform 56 different roles in this dizzying seventy-five minute race toward apocalypse. 

Production Photos
photography by Christopher Ash


Video
video created by Solomon Weisbard


Press

Preview from the Connecticut Courant

New Haven Theatre Jerk: "The whole show seems exhilaratingly on the edge of collapse for the entire time it’s happening. The chaos perfectly conveys the story Bulgakov is telling.

New Haven Review: "A laughable version of ‘20s Sci-Fi that Orson Welles and his Mercury Players might appreciate."


Workshop Production - 2012

The Fatal Eggs began as a workshop production at the Yale Cabaret in 2012 with the following team:

Directed By Dustin Wills
Stage Managed by Alyssa K. Howard
Scenic Design by Kate Noll and Carmen Martinez
Lighting Design by Meredith Ries
Costume design by Nikki Delhomme
Projection Design by Solomon Weisbard
Sound Design by Matt Otto and Joel Abbot
Musical Direction by Daniel Schlosberg
Technical Direction by Nicole Bromley and Dan Perez
Production Managed by Melissa Zimmerman
Asst. Lighting design by Justin Bennet
Asst. Projection design by Michael F. Bergmann

Featuring performances by Chris Bannow, Sophie Von Haselberg, Dan O'Brien, Ceci Fernandez, Michelle McGregor, Mamoudou Athie and Ilya Khodosh.

Presented at the Yale Cabaret
Sept. 20, 21, 22, 2012