MTC MainStage presents
RFK
by Jack Holmes
Directed by Kevin Connors
Stage Managed by Jim Schilling
Scenic Design by Jessie Lizotte
Costume Design by Diane Vanderkroef
Lighting Design by RJ Romeo
Sound Design by Will Atkin
Production Assistance by Jack Parrotta
MTC MainStage presents
RFK
October 23rd - November 8th, 2020
Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 2pm & 8pm, Sundays at 2pm.
In person performances at MUSIC THEATRE OF CONNECTICUT
509 Westport Avenue (Route 1) in Norwalk
(Click here for directions)
Live streamed performances will be shown online through a link provided to ticket holders an hour before their show time
Runtime: 2 hours and 10 minutes plus a short intermission
For In Person tickets please call the Box Office at 203-454-3883
If attending in person we are asking those seated in the…
…RIGHT Section arrive 30 minutes before showtime
…CENTER Section arrive 20 minutes before showtime
…LEFT Section arrive 10 minutes before showtime
About
By late summer, 1964, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy was a deeply wounded man. Still in shock and consumed with grief and guilt over the assassination of his older brother, President John F. Kennedy, on November 22nd, 1963 in Dallas, Texas, he was at a crossroads. The 1964 presidential election was approaching and President Lyndon Johnson, who had been dangling the possibility of a vice-presidential role to RFK, finally called Kennedy over to the White House to tell him his decision. The result of that meeting and the subsequent direction for the next, and last, four years of Robert Kennedy’s life are the focus of this play.
Production Photos
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Who’s Who
Chris Manuel (Robert F. Kennedy)
Chris is honored to have the opportunity to once again perform at MTC, this time as one of the most iconic politicians in American history. He has previously appeared in both Ragtime and Jekyll & Hyde at MTC as Houdini and Stride, respectively. Other regional credits include Billy Bigelow in Carousel at Summer Theatre of New Canaan, Eddie Lawrence in Shear Madness at Totem Pole Playhouse and Clopin in The Hunchback of Notre Dame at New Paradigm Theatre. It is with a great sense of responsibility and gratitude that he portrays RFK in this production. Thank you MTC! Instagram: @imchrismanuel Website: https://imchrismanuel.com/
KEVIN CONNORS (Director, Executive Artistic Director & Co-Founder) Off-Broadway: Play Like a Winner (NYMF award-winner), Prime Time Prophet, Jukebox Saturday Night, The Abandoned Loves of Frederick R., Life Anonymous, Lover: The Valentino Musical, Babes Off Broadway, Saloon and Suzy Q. Selected regional productions: The Fantasticks, It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, Babes in Toyland, A Christmas Carol and Baby; with such stars as Joan Rivers, James Naughton, and Johnny Mathis. He has directed over 100 MTC Equity MainStage productions including Next to Normal, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, Cabaret, Little Shop of Horrors, Evita, Doubt, Master Class, Gypsy, (all Connecticut Critics’ Circle Award Nominations/Winners), and It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, (Moss Hart Award Winner). BroadwayWorld Award Winner as Best Director for MTC’s Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Connecticut Critics’ Circle Best Director winner for MTC’s Ragtime, and recipient of the Tom Killen Award for Outstanding Contribution to Connecticut Professional Theatre. As a composer he has penned the score for numerous musicals including It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play and A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play (both published by Playscripts, Inc.), and served on the faculties of The Hartt School of Music/University of Hartford, Sacred Heart University, the University of Bridgeport and Musical Theatre Works in NYC. www.kevin-connors.com