The Late Wedding
by Christopher Chen
L to R: Alfredo Antillon, Andrew Gombas, Jihan Haddad, Catia, Han Van Sciver, Gunnar Machester
About The Late Wedding
Based on the works of fabulist writer Italo Calvino, The Late Wedding takes a dive into the challenges of intimacy, longing, and trust in romantic relationships through a series of genre-bending vignettes. From documentary-style tours of marriages across fictional cultures to an intergalactic voyage across the stars, playwright Christopher Chen masterfully weaves Calvino’s second person narrative style with his signature wit. The play explores timeless themes of the malleability of personal relationships, the desire to be in a partnership, why we search for this mythical person called “the one”, and the exquisite compromise of commitment.
CAST
Alfredo Antillon
Catia
Andrew Gombas
Jihan Haddad
Gunnar Manchester
Han Van Sciver
PRODUCTION
Written by Christopher Chen
Directed by Aileen Wen McGroddy
Stage Managed by Grace Dolan
Scenic Design by Tatiana Kahvegian
Costume Design by Camilla Dely
Sound Design by Caroline Eng
Lighting Design by Jennifer Fok
Photos by Mark Turek and Tatiana Kahvegian
Brown/Trinity Rep MFA, 2021
L to R: Andrew Gombas, Gunnar Manchester, Catia
L to R: Alfredo Antillon and Han Van Sciver
Catia
L to R: Jihan Haddad, Alfredo Antillon, Catia
L to R: Gunnar Manchester, Jihan Haddad, Han Van Sciver
Audience members move from the exterior to the interior of the set
“something so creative yet abstract that you try hard to compare it to anything else you have ever seen but can’t, not by a long shot.”
L to R: Jihan Haddad and Gunnar Manchester
L to R: Andrew Gombas and Jihan Haddad
Gunnar Manchester
L to R: Jihan Haddad and Han Van Sciver
L to R: Catia and Alfredo Antillon
L to R: Catia, Andrew Gombas, Jihan Haddad, Han Van Sciver
L to R: Andrew Gombas, Gunnar Manchester, Han Van Sciver, Alfredo Antillon, Catia, Jihan Haddad
L to R: Alfredo Antillon and Han Van Sciver
L to R: Gunnar Manchester, Alfredo Antillon, Jihan Haddad
L to R: Han Van Sciver and Catia
“You have to work at it and ponder it long afterward. And I liked that. A lot.”
L to R: Andrew Gombas and Han Van Sciver
Jihan Haddad
L to R: Catia, Jihan Haddad, Alfredo Antillon
Background L to R: Alfredo Antillon, Andrew Gombas; Foreground L to R: Han Van Sciver and Catia
L to R: Andrew Gombas and Alfredo Antillon
“And then I see a show that suddenly, unexpectedly brings me back to my original thought that nothing is better than theater. ”
L to R: Alfredo Antillon, Han Van Sciver, Catia, Gunnar Manchester
L to R: Catia and Jihan Haddad
L to R: Andrew Gombas and Jihan Haddad
L to R: Han Van Sciver, Andrew Gombas, Jihan Haddad, Gunnar Manchester
L to R: Han Van Sciver, Catia, Gunnar Manchester
Jihan Haddad
Alfredo Antillon
Catia
Andrew Gombas