The Pursuit of Persephone
Adapted from This side of Paradise
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The Pursuit of Persephone is a musical with music and lyrics by Peter Mills and book by Cara Reichel.[1] The show details F. Scott Fitzgerald's time at Princeton University, and his love for Ginevra King.[2] Elements of the plot are loosely adapted from This Side of Paradise (Fitzgerald's own fictionalized account of his time at Princeton).
Productions
The show premiered at the Connelly Theatre in New York City in 2005, featuring Chris Fuller as F. Scott Fitzgerald and Jessica Grové as Ginevra King.[2][3]
In 2006 much of the original cast returned for a concert reading of the show at the Lucille Lortel Theatre.[4] That same year, a production of the show was staged at the University of Michigan, starring Justin Paul as F. Scott Fitzgerald.[5]
In 2014 the show was reworked and presented by the Prospect Theater Company under the name "The Underclassman".[6][7]
Cast
| 2005
Off-Broadway[8] |
2006
Concert Reading[4] |
2014
Prospect Theater[7] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| F. Scott Fitzgerald | Chris Fuller | Matt Dengler | |
| Ginevra King | Jessica Grové | ||
| Marie Hersey | Piper Goodeve | ||
| Edmund Wilson | David Abeles | ||
| John Peale Bishop | Benjamin Sands | Marrick Smith | |
| Trip Everett | Jordan Bondurant | ||
| "Ham" Samuels | Jeremy Morse | ||
| Clive Bagby | Jason Edward Cook | ||
Reception
Awards
| Award | Category | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 Drama Desk Awards[10] | Best Music | Nominated |
| Best Orchestrations | Nominated |
External links
- The Pursuit of Persephone Review from Broadway World
- The Pursuit of Persephone Review from Paradise Revisited
- The Pursuit of Persephone Review from The New York Times
