The Barn Stage Company, in association with Temecula Presents, offers Chess In Concert September 1-4 at The Old Town Temecula Community Theater in Temecula, CA.
Backed by a 25-piece orchestra, the cast features Rena Strober as Florence Vassy, Michael McCorry Rose as Anatoly Sergievsky, Louis Pardo as Freddy Trumper, Daniel Guzman as Alexander Molokov, Elizabeth Brackenbury as Svetlana, Allen Everman as Walter de Courcey and Bryan Barbarin as The Arbiter with Jerry Alexander III, Ethan Park, Kelsie Piini, Ariana Ramirez, Amanda Restivo, Shealyn Sailors, Edred Utomi and Tanner Vidos.
“The ancient game becomes a metaphor for romantic rivalries, competitive gamesmanship, super power politics and international intrigues,” according to press notes. “The pawns in this drama form a love triangle: the loutish American chess star, the earnest Russian champion and a Hungarian American female assistant who arrives at the international chess match in Bangkok with the American but falls for the Russian.”
Songs from the musical, seen in London and later on Broadway, include “One Night in Bangkok," “I Know Him So Well,” “Heaven Help My Heart” and “You and I.”
The creative team also includes John Mario Di Costanzo (conductor/musical director), Rachel Green (choir director), Matthew Herman (scenic/projection design), Curtis Mueller (lighting design) and Erica Palay (costume design). Carmen Quinones is the stage manager.
Tickets, which begin at $30, can be purchased by visiting TheBarnStageCompany.com or TemeculaTheater.org or by calling the Old Town Community Theater Box Office at (866) 653-8696.
(Updated September 1, 2016)
