Gatz

After sold out runs at The Public Theater, Sydney Opera House, in London’s West End, and at theatres and festivals around the world, an astonishing tour de force finally comes to Berkeley.

An anonymous office worker at a shabby small business finds a copy of The Great Gatsby on his desk one morning, and starts to read aloud. At first his coworkers hardly notice. But after a series of strange coincidences, it’s no longer clear whether he’s reading the book or the book is transforming him.

The winner of two Lucille Lortel Awards, three Elliott Norton Awards, and an Obie Award, Gatz has enthralled audiences from New York to Lisbon and Los Angeles to Abu Dhabi. “[A] work of singular imagination and intelligence,” says the New York Times. “The most remarkable achievement in theater not only of this year but also of this decade.” Don’t miss this opportunity to see the theatrical ensemble Elevator Repair Service make their Berkeley Rep debut with Gatz.

Whether you’ve read and loved it or never gotten around to it, now’s your chance to have F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic performed for you, word for word. Don’t miss this binge-worthy experience that’s a celebration of the act of reading and a brilliant blast of theatre.

Cast

Laurena Allan · Myrtle
Frank Boyd · George
Jim Fletcher · Jay
Ross Fletcher · Henry C. Gatz
Lindsay Hockaday · Catherine
Maggie Hoffman · Lucille
Robert M. Johanson · Tom
Vin Knight · Chester
Annie McNamara · Daisy
Gavin Price · Ewing
Scott Shepherd · Nick
Susie Sokol · Jordan
Ben Jalosa Williams · Michaelis