Production Information | Hedda Gabler
Barry Edelstein
ERNA FINCI VITERBI ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Timothy J. Shields
AUDREY S. GEISEL MANAGING DIRECTOR
PRESENTS
IN A NEW VERSION BY
ERIN CRESSIDA WILSON
SCENIC DESIGN Mark Wendland
COSTUME DESIGN David I. Reynoso
LIGHTING DESIGN Heather Gilbert
SOUND DESIGN Jessica Paz
VOICE AND TEXT Emmelyn Thayer
CASTING Caparelliotis Casting
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER Jess Slocum
MOVEMENT Chelsey Arce
ORIGINAL MUSIC Caroline Shaw
DIRECTED BY
BARRY EDELSTEIN
This new adaptation of Hedda Gabler is commissioned by The Old Globe.
Platform translation provided by Anne-Charlotte Hanes Harvey.
Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage
Old Globe Theatre
Conrad Prebys Theatre Center
February 7 – March 15, 2026
CAST
(in alphabetical order)
THEA ELVSTED
Celeste Arias*
GEORGE TESMAN
Charlie Barnett*
AUNT JULIE TESMAN
Saidah Arrika Ekulona*
HEDDA GABLER
Katie Holmes*
EJLERT LÖVBORG
Alexander Hurt*
BERTE
Katie MacNichol*
JUDGE BRACK
Alfredo Narciso*
PIANIST
Korrie Yamaoka
UNDERSTUDIES
for George Tesman – Lance D. Bush†
for Judge Brack – Thomas Edward Daugherty*
for Ejlert Lövborg – Ethan Fox†
for Thea Elvsted – Stephanie Hinck†
for Hedda Gabler – Fiona Robberson*
for Pianist – Sonya Schumann
Production Stage Manager
Jess Slocum*
Assistant Stage Manager
Kendra Stockton*
SETTING
The Tesman household.
This production contains one act with no intermission.
PRODUCTION STAFF
Assistant Director
Dennis De Albuquerque Oliveira
Assistant Scenic Design
Audrey Casteris
Hair Design for Hedda Gabler
J. Jared Janas
Senior Assistant Costume Design
Katie Knox
Associate Lighting Design
Claire Chrzan
Associate Sound Design
Erin Paige-Bhamrah
Script Assistant
Midge Makowski
Fight Consultant
Jake Millgard
Intimacy Consultant
Chelsey Arce
Stage Management Swing
Nicholas Lambros Smith*
Stage Management Apprentice
Angel Page Smigielski
February 7 – March 15, 2026
Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage
Old Globe Theatre
Conrad Prebys Theatre Center
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
†Student in The Old Globe and University of San Diego Shiley Graduate Theatre Program.
Si desea una sinopsis de esta obra en Español o en Inglés, favor de pedírsela al acomodador que le entregó este programa.
If you would like a synopsis of this production in English or Spanish, please request it from an usher.
TAKING PHOTOS IN THE THEATRE
Audience members may take photos in the theatre before and after the performance and during intermission.
Mark Wendland, Scenic Design
markwendland.com
David I. Reynoso, Costume Design
@designreynoso, davidreynoso.com
Heather Gilbert, Lighting Design
Jessica Paz, Sound Design
jessicapazdesigns.com
Please note: Photos are strictly prohibited during the performance. Photos of the stage are not permitted if an actor is present. Video recording is not permitted at any time in the theatre.
