Adapted for the stage by David Wood
From the book by Roald Dahl
Directed by Dmitry Troyanovsky
Featuring actors from the A.R.T. Institute class of 2017
James Trotter, an orphan, lives with his two abominable aunts in a house by the sea. James’ life is lonely and sad until, one day, he receives a mysterious gift. His aunts’ old peach tree starts to creak and groan, and a peach grows bigger and bigger and bigger. James finds his way inside, where he meets a troupe of chatty (and enormous) bugs. When the peach rolls down the hill and out to sea, James and his new friends find themselves on a fantastic transatlantic adventure. A.R.T.’s family programming continues with this adaptation of Roald Dahl’s beloved tale directed by A.R.T. Institute alumnus Dmitry Troyanovsky (’00).
The 2PM performance of James and the Giant Peach on Friday, December 30 is a Sensory Friendly performance welcoming all children, teachers, families, and community members with autism or other sensory sensitivities. Click here to learn more about this Sensory Friendly performance.
Read more
Read more about this production in “All Aboard the Giant Peach,” an article by Production Dramaturg Yan Chen.
For educational materials to use at home and in the classroom, check out the James and the Giant Peach Jumpstart Kit.
Use this Welcome Info to prepare for your group’s visit to the theater and the James and the Giant Peach Social Story to help prepare children with sensory sensitivies.
Notable dates
Sensory Friendly: Dec. 30, 2PM
This show features strobe lighting.
Age Appropriateness
Ages 5+
Credits
Creative team
Cast
Ensemble
Soomin Chun, Sasha Hirsch, Alexander Pepperman
Ensemble
Soomin Chun, Sasha Hirsch, Alexander Pepperman
Aunt Spiker
Ryan Cupello
Aunt Spiker
Ryan Cupello
A.R.T: James and the Giant Peach. Regional: Les Miserables (Marius), The Fireside Theatre; Light in the Piazza, Merry Go Round Playhouse. Film: Once Every Day (dir. Richard Foreman). Ryan is a recent graduate of the A.R.T. Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University.
Old Man
Ricky Davis, Jr.
Old Man
Ricky Davis, Jr.
Old-Green-Grasshopper
Frankie DiCiaccio
Old-Green-Grasshopper
Frankie DiCiaccio
A.R.T.: James and the Giant Peach (Grasshoper). OBERON: Violet. A.R.T. Institute for Advanced Theater Training: Middletown. Chicago: Juno, TimeLine Theatre Company; The Wedding Singer, Haven Theatre; The Pajama Game, The Music Theatre Company. Opera: The Barber of Seville, Lyric Opera of Chicago. Film: Gayke Out (Austin), Idle (Jackie). Training: BA, Northwestern University (Theater). Frankie is a second-year student at the A.R.T. Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University.
Earthworm
Joey Donnelly
Earthworm
Joey Donnelly
James
Brian Lore Evans
James
Brian Lore Evans
Ladybug
María Victoria Martínez
Ladybug
María Victoria Martínez
A.R.T.: James and the Giant Peach. OBERON: The Aristophanesathon (dir. Sean Graney). A.R.T. Institute for Advanced Theater Training: Middletown. Harvard Theater, Dance & Media: A Dream Play (dir. Daniel Kramer). Regional: Three Sisters, Waiting for Lefty (workshop), Williamstown Theatre Festival. Sasha is a second-year student at the A.R.T. Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University.
Aunt Sponge
Matt Morrison
Aunt Sponge
Matt Morrison
A.R.T. Institute: James and the Giant Peach; Middletown; A Dream Play, Harvard Theater, Dance & Media; Christmas at the Ivanovs’, Moscow Art Theater School American Studio. BA, St. Lawrence University, 2014. Matt is a second-year student in the A.R.T. Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University.
Centipede
Lauren Noll^
Centipede
Lauren Noll^
Miss Spider
Adrienne Powell
Miss Spider
Adrienne Powell
Additional staff
(^) Appears Courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association.