The Whipping Man

By Matthew Lopez
Directed by Giovanna Sardelli
May 8, 2010 - June 13, 2010
Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre

Set in Virginia following the final days of the Civil War, a Jewish Confederate soldier returns to his childhood home, only to find it in ruins and occupied by his former slaves, who are preparing for a Seder. Though a new chapter of history is unfolding, dangerous secrets of the past threaten to destroy their family, their connected history, and their shared faith. THE WHIPPING MAN is a moving and provocative look at a pivotal time in American history.
(l. to r.) Charlie Robinson as Simon and Mark J. Sullivan as Caleb in the West Coast Premiere of The Whipping Man by Matthew Lopez, at The Old Globe May 8 - June 13, 2010. Photo by Craig Schwartz.
(l. to r.) Mark J. Sullivan as Caleb and Avery Glymph as John in the West Coast Premiere of The Whipping Man by Matthew Lopez, at The Old Globe May 8 - June 13, 2010. Photo by Craig Schwartz.
(l. to r.) Charlie Robinson as Simon and Avery Glymph as John in the West Coast Premiere of The Whipping Man by Matthew Lopez, at The Old Globe May 8 - June 13, 2010. Photo by Craig Schwartz.
(l. to r.) Charlie Robinson as Simon, Mark J. Sullivan as Caleb and Avery Glymph as John in the West Coast Premiere of The Whipping Man by Matthew Lopez, at The Old Globe May 8 - June 13, 2010. Photo by Craig Schwartz.
(l. to r.) Mark J. Sullivan as Caleb and Avery Glymph as John in the West Coast Premiere of The Whipping Man by Matthew Lopez, at The Old Globe May 8 - June 13, 2010. Photo by Craig Schwartz.
(l. to r.) Charlie Robinson as Simon, Avery Glymph as John and Mark J. Sullivan as Caleb in the West Coast Premiere of The Whipping Man by Matthew Lopez, at The Old Globe May 8 - June 13, 2010. Photo by Craig Schwartz.
Charlie Robinson as Simon in the West Coast Premiere of The Whipping Man by Matthew Lopez, at The Old Globe May 8 - June 13, 2010. Photo by Craig Schwartz.
Avery Glymph as John in the West Coast Premiere of The Whipping Man by Matthew Lopez, at The Old Globe May 8 - June 13, 2010. Photo by Craig Schwartz.
Mark J. Sullivan as Caleb in the West Coast Premiere of The Whipping Man by Matthew Lopez, at The Old Globe May 8 - June 13, 2010. Photo by Craig Schwartz.
(l. to r.) Charlie Robinson, Avery Glymph and Mark J. Sullivan star in the West Coast Premiere of The Whipping Man by Matthew Lopez, at The Old Globe May 8 - June 13, 2010. Photo courtesy of The Old Globe.
(l. to r.) Charlie Robinson, Avery Glymph and Mark J. Sullivan star in the West Coast Premiere of The Whipping Man by Matthew Lopez, at The Old Globe May 8 - June 13, 2010. Photo courtesy of The Old Globe.
Playwright Matthew Lopez in rehearsal for the West Coast Premiere of The Whipping Man at The Old Globe. The Whipping Man runs at The Old Globe May 8 - June 13, 2010. Photo courtesy of The Old Globe.
(l. to r.) The Whipping Man playwright Matthew Lopez (front) with actors Charlie Robinson, Avery Glymph and Mark J. Sullivan. The West Coast Premiere of The Whipping Man runs at The Old Globe May 8 - June 13, 2010. Photo courtesy of The Old Globe.
  
(l. to r.) Actors Avery Glymph, Mark J. Sullivan and Charlie Robinson, playwright Matthew Lopez, executive producer Lou Spisto and director Giovanna Sardelli. The West Coast Premiere of The Whipping Man runs at The Old Globe, May 8 - June 13, 2010. Photo courtesy of The Old Globe.

CAST AND CREATIVE
Matthew Lopez Matthew Lopez (Playwright) The Whipping Man premiered at Luna Stage in Montclair, NJ in 2006 and recently completed a run at Penumbra Theatre Company in St. Paul, MN under the direction of founder and artistic director, Lou Bellamy as well as at the Caldwell Theatre in Boca Raton, FL in August 2009. His play Tio Pepe was presented at the Public Theater as part of Summer Play Festival 2008. Matthew's work has been heard and seen at the McCarter Theatre, The New Group, The Lark Play Development Center, Backhouse Productions, Monarch Theatre Company and Breedingground Productions. Other plays include Zoey's Perfect Wedding, Reverberation, Noble Street, Between Us and Phemmi Klompers: Agent to the Stars. He is currently developing new musical projects with composers Ryan Scott Oliver and Mark Allen as well as a series, Queen Leah, based on "King Lear" about an aging Broadway diva and her three sons. He is a 2009 member of the Ars Nova Writers' Group.
Matthew Lopez Avery Glymph (John) most recently appeared in Overwhelming and Stick Fly at the Contemporary American Theater Festival.  Glymph’s Broadway credits include The Tempest and his Off Broadway credits include McReele (Roundabout Theatre Company), Antony and Cleopatra and Troilus and Cressida (NY Shakespeare Festival), Maid (Lincoln Center Theater) and ‘Hope’ Is the Thing With Feathers (Drama Dept). His regional appearances include Angels in America (Studio Arena and Syracuse Stage), Spunk and The Tempest (Actors Theatre of Louisville), Lost Creek Township (Crossroads Theatre, Regional Tony Award Season), Fences (Cape Fear Regional Theatre). His film and television credits include “Ugly Betty,” “Oz,” “Law and Order,” “Law and Order: Criminal Intent,” “One life to Live,” “The Electric Company,” He Got Game, “X-Files,” “Becker,” “Cosby,” “Spin City,” “Titus,” Last Ball, 13 Conversations about one Thing, Shift, I'm With Lucy and “The Beat.” Also a playwright, his first play had its reading at Louisville and is in plans to mount this fall.  He received his training at North Carolina School of the Arts .
Matthew Lopez Charlie Robinson (Simon) recently appeared as Troy in South Coast Repertory’s production of August Wilson’s Fences, a role for which he previously won the 2006 Ovation Award for Best Actor in a Play, and portrayed for six months at Oregon Shakespeare Festival.  He was also seen at South Coast Repertory in The Piano Lesson and the world premiere of My Wandering Boy.  He is best known for his television credits, especially as Mac in “Night Court,” as well as regulars in “Buffalo Bill,” “Love & War,” “Ink,” and “Buddy Faro,” recurring roles in “Home Improvement” and now to recur in “The Secret Life of an American Teenager.”  Robinson has performed countless guest roles in shows such as “House,” “Big Love” and “Cold Case.”  He also is a Cammie Award Winner for the made-for-television movies Miss Lettie and Me and Secret Santa.  Other television movies include “Roots: The Next Generation,” “King” and “Buffalo Soldiers.”  His film credits include Apocalypse Now, The River, Gray Lady Down, Beowulf, Set It off, Antwone Fisher, Even Money, Jackson, Steam, Natural Disasters, Sweet Kandy and House Bunny.
Matthew Lopez Mark J. Sullivan (Caleb) appeared at The Old Globe in Sisters Rosensweig.  His Broadway credits include To Be Or Not To Be (Manhattan Theatre Club).  Sullivan’s Off Broadway credits include The Dining Room (Keen Company, Drama Desk Award) and Surface to Air (Symphony Space).  His regional credits include A Midsummer Night's Dream (Actors Theatre of Louisville), The Dining Room (The Dorset Theatre Festival), After Ashley (Helen Hayes Award nomination) and Big Death, Little Death (Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company), Measure for Measure (Helen Hayes Award) and Melissa Arctic (Folger Shakespeare Theatre), A Midsummer Night's Dream (Shakespeare Theatre Company), Shear Madness (The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts) and The Cripple of Inishmaan (The Studio Theatre).  His television credits include “Kings,” “As the World Turns” and “One Life to Live.”.