Fake
Fake is an American play written and directed by Eric Simonson, performed by Steppenwolf Theatre Company at Steppenwolf's Downstairs Theatre (Chicago, USA) from 10 september to 8 november 2009, starring Francis Guinan as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. 2 hours 10 minutes (including a 15-min. intermission)
In 1914, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle invites four guests to his English country home. Each visitor has a connection to the infamous "Piltdown Man," purported to be the missing link between ape and man — later exposed as a hoax. Swinging back and forth through time, Fake investigates how "Piltdown" rattled assumptions about evolution, faith and science — and how we are transformed by our quest for the truth.
Videos
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Audio Record of the play
Part 1
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Part 2
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Photos
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Rebecca Eastman (Kate Arrington) & Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Francis Guinan)
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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (Coburn Goss), Rebecca Eastman (Kate Arrington), Arthur Woodward (Alan Wilder) and Charles Dawson (Larry Yando)
© Photos : Michael Brosilow.
Acts
Act 1
- Scene 1 : Library of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1914)
- Scene 2 : A London Flat (1953)
- Scene 3 : London Natural History Museum (1914)
- Scene 4 : Jonathan and Kat’s Flat (1952)
Act 2
- Scene 1 : Piltdown, Gravel Pit (1914)
- Scene 2 : Museum Library (1953)
- Scene 3 : Library of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1914)
- Scene 4 : Museum Library (1953)
Cast
- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1914) / Jonathan Cole (1953) : Francis Guinan
- Rebecca Eastman (1914) / Katarina Meras (1953) : Kate Arrington
- Arthur Woodward (1914) / Paul Moody (1953) : Alan Wilder
- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1914) / Doug Arnt (1953) / Voice of Sherlock Holmes : Coburn Goss
- Charles Dawson (1914) / Henry Billings (1953) / Voice of Dr. Watson / BBC radio announcer : Larry Yando
Understudies
- James D. Farruggio, Leslie Frame, Gary Simmers
Crew
- Director : Eric Simonson
- Playwright : Eric Simonson
- Set Decoration : Todd Rosenthal
- Costumes Design : Karin Kopischke
- Lights : Joe Appelt
- Sound : Barry Funderburg
- Music : Barry Funderburg
- Stage Manager : Michelle Medvin
- Stage Manager Assistant : Kathleen Petroziello
- Dramaturg : Rebecca Ann Rugg
- Dialect coach : Cecilie O'Reilly
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