Press - Nothing Sacred

NOTHING SACRED
by George F. Walker
directed by Martin Benson
September 1 - October 8, 2006
Segerstrom Stage

Calling it a “serious comedy,” George F. Walker, a cab-driver-turned-playwright, explores a time when young women were apt to cut their hair short and young men had taken to wearing theirs long. Set in 1860s Russia, Walker follows Bazarov, a young rebel who effects reconciliation even as he seeks to overturn sacredly held principles of the establishment. Nothing Sacred, based on the novel Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev and directed by Martin Benson, runs on South Coast Repertory’s Segerstrom Stage September 8 - October 8, 2006 (low-priced previews available September 1-7).

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Bazarov (Eric D. Steinberg, center) greets is old friend Anna (Khrystyne Haje, right), as school mate Arkady (Daniel Blinkoff, left) looks on with curiosity. Photo by Ken Howard/SCR.		Pavel (John Vickery, center right) and Bazarov (Eric D. Steinberg, far right) prepare to duel, as Piotr (Hal Landon Jr., center left) and Gregor (Jeremy Guskin, far left) stand as witnesses. Photo by Ken Howard/SCR.

Pavel (John Vickery, far right) explains his politics to the annoyance of Bazarov (far left), as Fenichka, Arkady and his father Nikolai (Angela Goethals, Daniel Blinkoff, Richard Doyle, seated left to right) worry about the impending argument, while Piotr and Viktor (Hal Landon Jr. and Jeff Marlow, standing left to right) look on. Photo by Ken Howard/SCR.		Drunk and lost, brothers Nikolai (Richard Doyle, left) and Pavel (John Vickery, right) consider the consequences of their life choices. Photo by Ken Howard/SCR.

Bazarov (Eric D. Steinberg, left) admits his heart’s desire to Anna (Khrystyne Haje, right). Photo by Ken Howard/SCR.		Bazarov (Eric D. Steinberg, left) contemplates the consequence of dueling with Pavel (John Vickery, left). Photo by Ken Howard/SCR.