Synopsis
Set at an all-boys boarding school in New England during World War II, A Separate Peace is a fascinating look into the dark side of adolescence. The complex bonds of friendship between shy, studious Gene and his athletic daredevil roommate Phineas are tested—with shocking consequences. Based on the best-selling novel, A Separate Peace is an undisputed American classic about trust and betrayal, war and peace.Content Advisory
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Damir Konjicija
credit: Mark Campbell
A Separate Peace in Rehearsal
Set at an all-boys boarding school in New England during World War II, A Separate Peace is a fascinating look into the dark side of adolescence. The complex bonds of friendship between shy, studious Gene and his athletic daredevil roommate Phineas are tested—with shocking consequences. Based on the best-selling novel, A Separate Peace is an undisputed American classic about trust and betrayal, war and peace.Jake Cohen, Jonathan Berry and Damir Konjicija
credit: Mark Campbell
A Separate Peace in Rehearsal
Set at an all-boys boarding school in New England during World War II, A Separate Peace is a fascinating look into the dark side of adolescence. The complex bonds of friendship between shy, studious Gene and his athletic daredevil roommate Phineas are tested—with shocking consequences. Based on the best-selling novel, A Separate Peace is an undisputed American classic about trust and betrayal, war and peace.Director Jonathan Berry(center) talks with the cast
credit: Mark Campbell
A Separate Peace in Rehearsal
Set at an all-boys boarding school in New England during World War II, A Separate Peace is a fascinating look into the dark side of adolescence. The complex bonds of friendship between shy, studious Gene and his athletic daredevil roommate Phineas are tested—with shocking consequences. Based on the best-selling novel, A Separate Peace is an undisputed American classic about trust and betrayal, war and peace.Curtis M. Jackson and Chance Bone
credit: Mark Campbell
A Separate Peace in Rehearsal
Set at an all-boys boarding school in New England during World War II, A Separate Peace is a fascinating look into the dark side of adolescence. The complex bonds of friendship between shy, studious Gene and his athletic daredevil roommate Phineas are tested—with shocking consequences. Based on the best-selling novel, A Separate Peace is an undisputed American classic about trust and betrayal, war and peace.Damir Konjicija and Curtis M. Jackson (back to us)
credit: Mark Campbell
A Separate Peace in Rehearsal
Set at an all-boys boarding school in New England during World War II, A Separate Peace is a fascinating look into the dark side of adolescence. The complex bonds of friendship between shy, studious Gene and his athletic daredevil roommate Phineas are tested—with shocking consequences. Based on the best-selling novel, A Separate Peace is an undisputed American classic about trust and betrayal, war and peace.Jonathan Berry, Govind Kumar, Chance Bone, Jake Cohen and Curtis M. Jackson
credit: Mark Campbell
A Separate Peace in Rehearsal
Set at an all-boys boarding school in New England during World War II, A Separate Peace is a fascinating look into the dark side of adolescence. The complex bonds of friendship between shy, studious Gene and his athletic daredevil roommate Phineas are tested—with shocking consequences. Based on the best-selling novel, A Separate Peace is an undisputed American classic about trust and betrayal, war and peace.Govind Kumar and Curtis M. Jackson
credit: Mark Campbell
A Separate Peace in Rehearsal
Set at an all-boys boarding school in New England during World War II, A Separate Peace is a fascinating look into the dark side of adolescence. The complex bonds of friendship between shy, studious Gene and his athletic daredevil roommate Phineas are tested—with shocking consequences. Based on the best-selling novel, A Separate Peace is an undisputed American classic about trust and betrayal, war and peace.Chance Bone, Govind Kumar, Curtis M. Jackson and Jonathan Berry
credit: Mark Campbell
A Separate Peace in Rehearsal
Set at an all-boys boarding school in New England during World War II, A Separate Peace is a fascinating look into the dark side of adolescence. The complex bonds of friendship between shy, studious Gene and his athletic daredevil roommate Phineas are tested—with shocking consequences. Based on the best-selling novel, A Separate Peace is an undisputed American classic about trust and betrayal, war and peace.Chance Bone, Jake Cohen and Govind Kumar
credit: Mark Campbell
A Separate Peace in Rehearsal
Set at an all-boys boarding school in New England during World War II, A Separate Peace is a fascinating look into the dark side of adolescence. The complex bonds of friendship between shy, studious Gene and his athletic daredevil roommate Phineas are tested—with shocking consequences. Based on the best-selling novel, A Separate Peace is an undisputed American classic about trust and betrayal, war and peace.Jonathan Berry and Curtis M. Jackson
credit: Mark Campbell
A Separate Peace in Rehearsal
Set at an all-boys boarding school in New England during World War II, A Separate Peace is a fascinating look into the dark side of adolescence. The complex bonds of friendship between shy, studious Gene and his athletic daredevil roommate Phineas are tested—with shocking consequences. Based on the best-selling novel, A Separate Peace is an undisputed American classic about trust and betrayal, war and peace.Will Allan, Govind Kumar, Curtis M. Jackson, Damir Konjicija and Jake Cohen
credit: Peter Coombs
A Separate Peace in Production
Set at an all-boys boarding school in New England during World War II, A Separate Peace is a fascinating look into the dark side of adolescence. The complex bonds of friendship between shy, studious Gene and his athletic daredevil roommate Phineas are tested—with shocking consequences. Based on the best-selling novel, A Separate Peace is an undisputed American classic about trust and betrayal, war and peace.Chance Bone, Curtis M. Jackson and Govind Kumar
credit: Peter Coombs
A Separate Peace in Production
Set at an all-boys boarding school in New England during World War II, A Separate Peace is a fascinating look into the dark side of adolescence. The complex bonds of friendship between shy, studious Gene and his athletic daredevil roommate Phineas are tested—with shocking consequences. Based on the best-selling novel, A Separate Peace is an undisputed American classic about trust and betrayal, war and peace.Jake Cohen, Damir Konjicija with ensemble member Alan Wilder
credit: Peter Coombs
A Separate Peace in Production
Set at an all-boys boarding school in New England during World War II, A Separate Peace is a fascinating look into the dark side of adolescence. The complex bonds of friendship between shy, studious Gene and his athletic daredevil roommate Phineas are tested—with shocking consequences. Based on the best-selling novel, A Separate Peace is an undisputed American classic about trust and betrayal, war and peace.Damir Konjicija and Jake Cohen
credit: Peter Coombs
A Separate Peace in Production
Set at an all-boys boarding school in New England during World War II, A Separate Peace is a fascinating look into the dark side of adolescence. The complex bonds of friendship between shy, studious Gene and his athletic daredevil roommate Phineas are tested—with shocking consequences. Based on the best-selling novel, A Separate Peace is an undisputed American classic about trust and betrayal, war and peace.Jake Cohen and Damir Konjicija
credit: Peter Coombs
A Separate Peace in Production
Set at an all-boys boarding school in New England during World War II, A Separate Peace is a fascinating look into the dark side of adolescence. The complex bonds of friendship between shy, studious Gene and his athletic daredevil roommate Phineas are tested—with shocking consequences. Based on the best-selling novel, A Separate Peace is an undisputed American classic about trust and betrayal, war and peace.Jake Cohen and Damir Konjicija
credit: Peter Coombs
A Separate Peace in Production
Set at an all-boys boarding school in New England during World War II, A Separate Peace is a fascinating look into the dark side of adolescence. The complex bonds of friendship between shy, studious Gene and his athletic daredevil roommate Phineas are tested—with shocking consequences. Based on the best-selling novel, A Separate Peace is an undisputed American classic about trust and betrayal, war and peace.Damir Konjicija and Jake Cohen
credit: Peter Coombs
A Separate Peace in Production
Set at an all-boys boarding school in New England during World War II, A Separate Peace is a fascinating look into the dark side of adolescence. The complex bonds of friendship between shy, studious Gene and his athletic daredevil roommate Phineas are tested—with shocking consequences. Based on the best-selling novel, A Separate Peace is an undisputed American classic about trust and betrayal, war and peace.Damir Konjicija and Jake Cohen
credit: Peter Coombs
A Separate Peace in Production
Set at an all-boys boarding school in New England during World War II, A Separate Peace is a fascinating look into the dark side of adolescence. The complex bonds of friendship between shy, studious Gene and his athletic daredevil roommate Phineas are tested—with shocking consequences. Based on the best-selling novel, A Separate Peace is an undisputed American classic about trust and betrayal, war and peace.Damir Konjicija, Govind Kumar and Curtis M. Jackson
credit: Peter Coombs
A Separate Peace in Production
Set at an all-boys boarding school in New England during World War II, A Separate Peace is a fascinating look into the dark side of adolescence. The complex bonds of friendship between shy, studious Gene and his athletic daredevil roommate Phineas are tested—with shocking consequences. Based on the best-selling novel, A Separate Peace is an undisputed American classic about trust and betrayal, war and peace.Will Allan and Jake Cohen
credit: Peter Coombs
A Separate Peace in Production
Set at an all-boys boarding school in New England during World War II, A Separate Peace is a fascinating look into the dark side of adolescence. The complex bonds of friendship between shy, studious Gene and his athletic daredevil roommate Phineas are tested—with shocking consequences. Based on the best-selling novel, A Separate Peace is an undisputed American classic about trust and betrayal, war and peace.Over fifty high school students congregate after <em>A Separate Peace</em> to meet the actors and talk about the play.
credit: Mark Campbell
MaTEENée for A Separate Peace
High School students from all over the city came to see the “MaTEENée” performance of A Separate Peace, hosted by the Steppenwolf Young Adult Council. After the show, participants had the opportunity to meet the cast and explore the play through post-show discussion and theatre exercises.Actors Govind Kumar (Bobby), Curtis Jackson (Chet) and Chance Bone (Brinker) answer questions about the play.
credit: Mark Campbell
MaTEENée for A Separate Peace
High School students from all over the city came to see the “MaTEENée” performance of A Separate Peace, hosted by the Steppenwolf Young Adult Council. After the show, participants had the opportunity to meet the cast and explore the play through post-show discussion and theatre exercises.Actor Jake Cohen (Gene) explains his characters’ relationship with Finny (played by Dmir Konjicija)
credit: Mark Campbell
MaTEENée for A Separate Peace
High School students from all over the city came to see the “MaTEENée” performance of A Separate Peace, hosted by the Steppenwolf Young Adult Council. After the show, participants had the opportunity to meet the cast and explore the play through post-show discussion and theatre exercises.Young Adult Council member Grace McQueeny listens to the actors speak about the Separate Peace rehearsal process.
credit: Mark Campbell
MaTEENée for A Separate Peace
High School students from all over the city came to see the “MaTEENée” performance of A Separate Peace, hosted by the Steppenwolf Young Adult Council. After the show, participants had the opportunity to meet the cast and explore the play through post-show discussion and theatre exercises.Young Adult Council member Alex Frisch enjoys the discussion with other MaTEENée participants
credit: Mark Campbell
MaTEENée for A Separate Peace
High School students from all over the city came to see the “MaTEENée” performance of A Separate Peace, hosted by the Steppenwolf Young Adult Council. After the show, participants had the opportunity to meet the cast and explore the play through post-show discussion and theatre exercises.Separate Peace cast members Govind Kumar (Bobby), Dmir Konjicija, (Finny), Will Allan (Leper), Chance Bone (Brinker) and Curtis Jackson (Chet) pose for a group shot.
credit: Mark Campbell
MaTEENée for A Separate Peace
High School students from all over the city came to see the “MaTEENée” performance of A Separate Peace, hosted by the Steppenwolf Young Adult Council. After the show, participants had the opportunity to meet the cast and explore the play through post-show discussion and theatre exercises.MaTEENée guests play a theatre game to explore the themes and ideas in <em>A Separate Peace</em>
credit: Mark Campbell
MaTEENée for A Separate Peace
High School students from all over the city came to see the “MaTEENée” performance of A Separate Peace, hosted by the Steppenwolf Young Adult Council. After the show, participants had the opportunity to meet the cast and explore the play through post-show discussion and theatre exercises.Young Adult Council member Pierre Walker enjoys the game with other MaTEENée attendees.
credit: Mark Campbell
MaTEENée for A Separate Peace
High School students from all over the city came to see the “MaTEENée” performance of A Separate Peace, hosted by the Steppenwolf Young Adult Council. After the show, participants had the opportunity to meet the cast and explore the play through post-show discussion and theatre exercises.Young Adult Council members Rodney Benjamin, Andrew Raia, Julian Cooper and Claire Orzel celebrate a successful MaTEENée
credit: Mark Campbell
MaTEENée for A Separate Peace
High School students from all over the city came to see the “MaTEENée” performance of A Separate Peace, hosted by the Steppenwolf Young Adult Council. After the show, participants had the opportunity to meet the cast and explore the play through post-show discussion and theatre exercises.First year council members Karen Valencia and Noelle Daniels are all smiles after the event
credit: Mark Campbell
MaTEENée for A Separate Peace
High School students from all over the city came to see the “MaTEENée” performance of A Separate Peace, hosted by the Steppenwolf Young Adult Council. After the show, participants had the opportunity to meet the cast and explore the play through post-show discussion and theatre exercises.A Select Scene from A Separate Peace: Scene 2
Set at an all-boys boarding school in New England during World War II, A Separate Peace is a fascinating look into the dark side of adolescence. The complex bonds of friendship between shy, studious Gene and his athletic daredevil roommate Phineas are tested—with shocking consequences. Based on the best-selling novel, A Separate Peace is an undisputed American classic about trust and betrayal, war and peace.A Select Scene from A Separate Peace: Scene 1
Set at an all-boys boarding school in New England during World War II, A Separate Peace is a fascinating look into the dark side of adolescence. The complex bonds of friendship between shy, studious Gene and his athletic daredevil roommate Phineas are tested—with shocking consequences. Based on the best-selling novel, A Separate Peace is an undisputed American classic about trust and betrayal, war and peace.A Select Scene from A Separate Peace: Scene 4
Set at an all-boys boarding school in New England during World War II, A Separate Peace is a fascinating look into the dark side of adolescence. The complex bonds of friendship between shy, studious Gene and his athletic daredevil roommate Phineas are tested—with shocking consequences. Based on the best-selling novel, A Separate Peace is an undisputed American classic about trust and betrayal, war and peace.A Select Scene from A Separate Peace: Scene 3
Set at an all-boys boarding school in New England during World War II, A Separate Peace is a fascinating look into the dark side of adolescence. The complex bonds of friendship between shy, studious Gene and his athletic daredevil roommate Phineas are tested—with shocking consequences. Based on the best-selling novel, A Separate Peace is an undisputed American classic about trust and betrayal, war and peace.Cast & Artists
The Artists
- Author: John Knowles
- Directed by: Jonathan Berry
- Scenic Design: Chelsea Warren
- Costume Design: Alison Siple
- Lighting Design: Heather Gilbert
- Sound Design: Rick Sims
- Assistant Director: Morgan Maher