The Annotated History of the American Muskrat
"A vibrant, electric production…
Delivers poignant messages…with a gut-punching, in-your-face attitude."
–NY Theatre Guide
Photos by Cheno Pinter
Eight actors are part of an experiment. Or maybe they're eight ordinary people who think they're actors. Or maybe they were actors and acted so hard they became something else entirely. All they know is that they're in America, and they have to give a presentation about muskrats if they ever want to sleep. Unless they're sleeping right now. The Annotated History of the American Muskrat is a wild collage of absurd comedy, melodrama, dancing, historical fiction, and live music videos, exploring how we build a national identity out of stories—and how those stories can become more powerful than the people who tell them.
"As disturbing as it is visually poetic."
–The New York Times
"If the revival of The Annotated History of the American Muskrat fosters a discussion about the serious racial divide in the United States and the serious deterioration of individual rights, the endeavor is worth the effort."
–Theatre Reviews Limited
"At times shocking, endearing, terrifying, and just plain bizarre."
–Charged.fm
"With The Annotated History of the American Muskrat, Circuit Theatre maintains their cred. The spirit of the future is theirs to develop."
–Theatre Pizzazz
Team
Written by John Kuntz
Directed by Skylar Fox
Produced by Jenny Gorelick (New York)
Performed by Sam Bell-Gurwitz, Jared Bellot, Maddy Boles (New York), Christopher Fitzsimmons (New York), Simon Henriques, Molly Jones (New York), Edan Laniado (Boston), Anna Nemetz, Justin Phillips, Alexis Scheer (Boston), and Allison Smith (Boston)
Set Designed by Adam Wyron
Light Designed by Christopher Annas-Lee
Costume Designed by Corina Chase
Sound Designed by Skylar Fox
Stage Managed by Lida Richardson
Assistant Directed by Ashley Goverman (Boston) and Lindsay Wormser (New York)
Associate Produced by JJ Maley (New York)
Assistant Stage Managed by Ada Dolan-Zalaznick and Matthew Sciarappa (New York); Linda Bard, Fletcher Bell, Amalia Sweet, and Mari Watson (Boston)
Development
Produced by Nightdrive and Circuit Theatre at Ice Factory at the New Ohio, July 2016
Produced by Circuit Theatre at the Boston Center for the Arts, August 2014