The Heir Apparent: CSC announce full cast

The classic Stage Company (CSC) have announced the cast for their production of Jean-Francois Regnard's The Heir Apparent, adapted by David Ives, opening at the Classic Stage Company on 09 Apr 2014, following previews from 28 Mar 2014, and running through to 04 May 2014.

Directed by John Rando, The Heir Apparent will feature Suzanne Bertish (Madame Argante), Carson Elrod (Crispin), Claire Karpen (Lisette), Amelia Pedlow (Isabelle), Tony Award-nominee David Pittu (Scruple), Dave Quay (Eraste) and Tony Award nominee Paxton Whitehead (Geronte).

The Heir Apparent: Meet young Eraste. He has it all: good looks, a beautiful fiancée, and a huge inheritance from an ancient uncle. There's just one little problem: the uncle won't die and he's bequeathed his entire fortune to a distant relative. Oh, and did we mention the uncle also intends to marry Eraste's fiancée? What's a fine 18th-century fellow to do? What else but enlist the aid of his resourceful servant, Crispin, who could "out-Figaro" Figaro.

The creative team features sets by John Lee Beatty, costumes by David C. Woolard, lightingby Japhy Weideman and sound by Nevin Steinberg.

Bios:

Suzanne Bertish (Madame Argante) currently stars on Broadway as 'Mother' in 'Machinal,' her other Broadway credits include 'Breakfast at Tiffany's,' 'Wit,' 'The Molière Comedies,' 'Salome' and 'The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.' In London she has appeared in 'Breakfast at Tiffany's,' The Iedipus Plays and 'Taking Sides.' Off-Broadway credits include 'Richard III,' 'Kin,' 'Measure for Pleasure,' 'The Vagina Monologues,' 'The Memory of Water,' 'The Art of Success' and 'Skirmishes.' She performed the role of "Eleni" in HBO's TV series "Rome."

Carson Elrod's (Crispin) Broadway credtis are 'Peter and the Starcatcher,' 'Reckless' and 'Noises Off.' Her Off-BRoadway credits include 'The Explorers Club,' 'All in the Timing,' 'Measure for Measure,' 'All's Well That Ends Well,' 'Peter and the Starcatcher,' 'Based on a Totally True Story,' 'Cavedweller,' 'House' 'Garden' and 'Comic Potential.' Claire Karpen (Lisette) regional credits include 'Into the Woods' (McCarter/Fiasco), 'The 60's Project' (Goodspeed), 'The Last Five Years' (Stamford Center for the Arts), 'Richard III,' 'The Tempest,' 'Much Ado About Nothing' and 'Comedy of Errors.' (Trinity Rep).

Amelia Pedlow (Isabelle) has previously appeared Off-Broadway in 'You Never Can Tell.' Regional credits include 'Hamlet and The Liar' (The Denver Center), 'Midsummer Night's Dream' and 'The Merchant of Venice' (The Shakespeare Theatre), 'Legacy of Light' (Cleveland Playhouse), 'The Diary of Anne Frank' and 'The Tempest' (Virginia Stage Company), 'The Glass Menagerie,' 'Death of a Salesman' and 'Sick' (Chautauqua Theatre Company).

David Pittu (Scruple) has been nominated for Tony Awards for his roles in 'Is He Dead?' and 'Lovemusik.' His other Broaday credits are 'The Coast of Utopia trilogy' and 'Never Gonna Dance.' His many Off-Broadway credits include 'Equivocation' and 'Celebration and The Room,' both of which he was nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award. His TV credits include "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," "Pan Am" and "Damages."

Dave Quay's (Eraste) regional credits include 'Julius Caesar,' 'Richard III,' 'As You Like It,' 'All's Well...,' 'R&J,' 'Pericles' and 'Twelfth Night' (Georgia Shakespeare), 'Eurydice' and 'Tennis in Nablus' (Alliance Theatre), 'Philadelphia Story,' 'Love's Labour's Lost,' 'Three Sisters' and #Everything is Ours# (CTC), 'Dracula' (Aurora Theater) and 'Woyzeck' (Theater Zero).

Paxton Whitehead (Geronte) was nomianed for a Tony Award for his role as 'King Pellinore' in 'Camelot.' Hos other Broadway credits are 'The Importance of Being Earnest,' 'Absurd Person Singular,' 'My Fair Lady,' 'A Little Hotel on the Side,' 'Lettice and Lovage,' 'Artist Descending a Staircase,' 'Run for Your Wife,' 'The Crucifer of Blood,' 'Habeas Corpus,' 'Candida,' 'Beyond the Fringe' and 'The Affair.' Off-Broadway he has appeared in 'The Harlequin Studies,' 'A Suite in Two Keys,' 'London Suite,' 'Rondelay,' 'A Doll's House' and 'One Way Pendulum.' TV credits include "Mad About You," "Liberty! The American Revolution," "Ellen," "Simon," "Dinosaurs" and "Marblehead Manor."