The Echo Theater Company
Presents the American Premiere of
The Suitcase
In Association with
The West
By Małgorzata Sikorska-Miszczuk
Directed by Sam Hunter
The Narrator favors homespun stories, but has decided to tell us a French one: One day our hero, Franswah Jackoh, took a walk down the streets of Paris and into a museum. What he found there changed his life and connected him to the wellspring of his national culture.
Recounted with style and flair by our Narrator, this story of the State of European Civilization takes us deep into the hearts of a father and son and asks us to consider what we are responsible for in the wake of enormous tragedy.
The Suitcase runs just under one hour.
The Echo Theater,
Atwater Village, CA
August 3 – 25, 2016
The Company
The Narrator
Jeff Allan-Lee
Jackleen
Claire Kaplan
Franswah Jackoh
Vincent Castellanos
The Miserable Tour Guide
Alexandra Freeman
The Poet
Sigute Miller
Pantofelnik
Eric Keitel
Directed by
Sam Hunter
Written by
Małgorzata Sikorska-Miszczuk
Translated by
Artur Zapałowski
Scenic Design
Amanda Knehans
Lighting Design
Chris Wojcieszyn
Costume Design
Susanna Puisto
Sound & Graphic Design
Spencer Devlin Howard
Publicity Manager
Lucy Pollak
Dramaturg
Shannon Stockwell
Stage Manager
Elena Lucia Perez
“[Director Sam Hunter’s] signature stylistic choices were perfect in both their comical content and heart-wrenching focus . . . thought-provoking and exceedingly well done.”
Shari Barrett
Broadway World Los Angeles
“A heartbreaking, disturbing probe into atrocity and accountability . . . a fresh and stimulating new way of treating the past.”
Eric A. Gordon & Colby Wagenbach
People's World
“Blatantly theatrical . . . a most unusual, interesting play.”
Paul Myrvold
Theatre Notes
“An experience you won’t soon forget” from “two of LA’s best theatre companies.”
Mark Hein
Theatre Ghost
