Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812
Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812 is an electropop opera based on a scandalous slice of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace. Young and impulsive, Natasha Rostova arrives in Moscow to await the return of her fiancé from the front lines. When she falls under the spell of the roguish Anatole, it is up to Pierre, a family friend in the middle of an existential crisis, to pick up the pieces of her shattered reputation.
Show Dates:
February 5nd at 8pm
February 6th at 8pm
February 7th at 6pm
All performances will be in Kresge Little Theatre (W16).
Ticket Link Here!
Show Dates:
February 5nd at 8pm
February 6th at 8pm
February 7th at 6pm
All performances will be in Kresge Little Theatre (W16).
Ticket Link Here!
Staff
- Producer: Sam Natarajan (MIT 2028)
- Producer: Hayim Sims (MIT 2029)
- Assistant Producer: Katelin Zhao (MIT 2029)
- Director: Melissa Hummel (MIT 2023)
- Music Director: Teddy Warner (Graduate Student 2026)
- Vocal Director: Grace Anderson (Graduate Student)
- Vocal Director: Shashaank Venkatesh (Graduate Student)
- Vocal Director: Richard Yeboah (MIT 2026)
- Assistant Vocal Director: Chris Liu (MIT 2029)
- Orchestra Director: Noah McAllister (Graduate Student 2026)
- Choreographer: Xochitl Luna (MIT 2022)
- Choreographer: Rachel Waggoner (MIT 2027)
- Stage Manager: Jacqueline Herrera-Perez (MIT 2029)
- Stage Manager: Sean Maniti (MIT 2029)
- Assistant Stage Manager: Kami Wendelken (MIT 2029)
- Assistant Stage Manager: Joy Xie (MIT 2029)
- Technical Director: Dayvion Porter (MIT 2027)
- Set Designer: Dayvion Porter (MIT 2027)
- Scenic Painter: Anna Britton (Community Member)
- Carpenter: Mazzi Moore (MIT 2029)
- Carpenter: Samuel Tukua (MIT 2025)
- Costume Designer: Emma Hyman (MIT 2029)
- Costume Designer: Richard Yeboah (MIT 2026)
- Costumes Crew: Silu Shen (MIT 2024)
- Hair and Makeup Designer: Marissa Vera (Graduate Student)
- Lighting Designer: Sam Natarajan (MIT 2028)
- Assistant Lighting Designer: Mazzi Moore (MIT 2029)
- Electrician: Silu Shen (MIT 2024)
- Props Designer: James Wall (Graduate Student)
- Props Designer: Charlotte Wickert (Graduate Student)
- Props Crew: Nabihah Chaudhry (Graduate Student)
- Sound Designer: Cal Rustad (MIT 2028)
- Assistant Sound Designer: Chris Liu (MIT 2029)
- Sound Engineer: Chris Liu (MIT 2029)
- Publicity Manager: Shashaank Venkatesh (Graduate Student)
- Publicity Designer: Lucille Fuller (MIT 2027)
- Assistant Publicity Designer: Awen Gronda (Student)
- Audition Pianist: Sue Swalley (Community Member)
- Rehearsal Pianist: Sue Swalley (Community Member)
- Front of House: Toby Rosenberg (Community Member)
- Run Crew: Toby Rosenberg (Community Member)
- Run Crew: Kami Wendelken (MIT 2029)
- Run Crew: Sean Maniti (MIT 2029)
Cast
- Natasha Rostova: Grace Anderson (Graduate Student)
- Pierre Bezukhov: Dubem Echezona (MIT 2027)
- Anatole Kuragin: Shashaank Venkatesh (Graduate Student)
- Sonya Rostova: Maya (Cynin) Rzek (MIT 2028)
- Marya Dmitrievna: Estevan Cortez (MIT 2025)
- Hélène Bezukhova: Xochitl Luna (MIT 2022)
- Fedya Dolokhov: Richard Yeboah (MIT 2026)
- Andrey Bolkonsky: Dayvion Porter (MIT 2027)
- Old Prince Bolkonsky: James Wall (Graduate Student)
- Mary Bolkonskaya: Maddie Sebastian (Berklee 2024)
- Balaga: Emma Hyman (MIT 2029)
- Ensemble: Em Kae Ball (Community Member)
- Ensemble: Owen Coulter (MIT 2026)
- Ensemble: Tamsin Horne (MIT 2028)
- Ensemble: Lily Li (Graduate Student)
Orchestra
- Conductor: Noah McAllister (Graduate Student 2026)
- Oboe / English Horn: Aaron Scheinberg (Graduate Student)
- Clarinet / Bass Clarinet: Teddy Warner (Graduate Student 2026)
- Clarinet: Angeline Peng (MIT 2027)
- Violin: Rihanna Arouna (MIT 2029)
- Violin: Miles Acquavia (Community Member)
- Viola: Halle Chernin (Community Member)
- Viola: Annette Meyers (Community Member)
- Cello: Dillon Hammer (Community Member)
- Cello: Asher Christensen (MIT 2029)
- Bass: Rob Morrison (MIT 1996)
- Drums: Dhruv Srinivasan (Graduate Student)
- Piano: Sue Swalley (Community Member)
- Synth / Glockenspiel: Rachel Zhu (MIT 2028)
- Accordion / Synth: Kate Hosack (Community Member)
- Roving Clarinet: Maggie Graseck (MIT 2026)
- Roving Violin: Christina Lau (Community Member)
- Roving Viola: Stephen Moss (Community Member)
- Roving Viola: Lucy Atkinson (Graduate Student)
- Roving Guitar: Sovannjet Lim (MIT 2027)
- Roving Accordion: Ellen Wu (MIT 2027)