Photo Flash: First Look at La Jolla Playhouse's ETHER DOME

By: Jul. 16, 2014
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La Jolla Playhouse presents ETHER DOME by Elizabeth Egloff, directed by Michael Wilson, in a co-production with the Alley Theatre, Hartford Stage and Huntington Theatre Company. The show runs now through August 10 in Mandell Weiss Forum (press opening: Friday, July 18 at 8:00pm). BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

The cast for Ether Dome features: Michael Bakkensen (Playhouse's Light up the Sky) as "Horace Wells," Greg Ballaas "Bigelow," Sam Breen as "Paul/Medical Student," Ken Cheeseman as "Dr. Gould," Benjamin Cole as "Medical Student," Kevin Hafso-Koppman as "Medical Student," Walker Hare (WoW Festival's Cornerstone) as "Medical Student," Richmond Hoxie (Playhouse's Light up the Sky) as "Dr. Warren," Bill Kux as "Dr. Hayward," acclaimed local actress Linda Libby as "Mrs. Wadsworth," Tom Patterson (Playhouse's Sideways) as "William Morton," Amelia Pedlow as "Elizabeth Wells," Lee Sellars as "Dr. Colton," Hannah Tamminen (WoW Festival's Cornerstone) as "Girl in White," Liba Vaynberg as "Lizzie Morton" and William Youmans (Playhouse's Hands on a Hardbody, Chaplin) as "Dr. Jackson."

The creative team includes: Jim Youmans, Scenic Designer; David C. Woolard, Costume Designer; David Lander, Lighting Designer; John Gromada, Sound Designer/Composer, Alex Neumann, Sound Designer; Shirley Fishman, Dramaturg.

When a new treatment promises to eradicate pain, a doctor and his student play out an epic battle between altruism and ambition. Based on the true story of the discovery of ether as an anesthetic in 1846, Ether Dome is a fascinating new play that explores the pain that afflicts humankind, our attempts to find relief and the beginning of healthcare as big business.

For tickets, visit LaJollaPlayhouse.org or call (858) 550-1010; prices start at $15.

Photo Credit: Kevin Berne

Photo Flash: First Look at La Jolla Playhouse's ETHER DOME
Michael Bakkensen, Tom Patterson, Linda Libby and Amelia Pedlow

Photo Flash: First Look at La Jolla Playhouse's ETHER DOME
Tom Patterson (front) with cast members of La Jolla Playhouse’s production of ETHER DOME

Photo Flash: First Look at La Jolla Playhouse's ETHER DOME
Richmond Hoxie (left) and William Youmans

Photo Flash: First Look at La Jolla Playhouse's ETHER DOME
Hannah Tamminen and Michael Bakkensen (front) with cast members from La Jolla Playhouse’s production of ETHER DOME

Photo Flash: First Look at La Jolla Playhouse's ETHER DOME
Walker Hare, Richmond Hoxie, Lee Sellars, Gregory Balla, Tom Patterson, Bill Kux and Kevin Hafso-Koppman

Photo Flash: First Look at La Jolla Playhouse's ETHER DOME
Hannah Tamminen, Michael Bakkensen and Lee Sellars



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