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Swept Away

  • Credits

    Book by John Logan
    Music and Lyrics by The Avett Brothers
    Choreographed by David Neumann
    Directed by Michael Mayer
    By Special Arrangement with Matthew Masten, Sean Hudock, and Madison Wells Live

  • Location

    Kreeger Theater

  • Run Time

    Approximately 90 minutes without an intermission

  • Program
  • Press Contact

    Anastasia St. Hilaire
    press@arenastage.org
    202-600-4054

"SOULFUL...STAGGERING...SPELLBINDING TALE... Swept Away  has proved itself worthy of a broadway christening"

— The Washington Post

When a violent storm sinks their whaling ship off the coast of New Bedford, Mass., the four survivors face a reckoning: how far will they go to stay alive? And can they live with the consequences? With music and lyrics from The Avett Brothers (“America’s Biggest Roots Band,” Rolling Stone), whose 2004 “Mignonette” was inspired by an 1884 shipwreck and the struggle of four men to survive, Swept Away is an electrifying, soul-stirring new musical exploring how facing tragedy can open the door to forgiveness…if only we’ll let it.

Swept Away is made possible through generous funding from Decker Anstrom and Sherry Hiemstra with additional support from Linda A. BaumannBonnie Feld, Daniel Korengold, Martha Dippell and  and Ilene and Steven Rosenthal.

Press Releases

DEC
6
2023
Arena Stage To Extend Its Smash Hit "Swept Away"
JUN
23
2023
Arena Stage Announces Principal Casting of New Musical "Swept Away"
SEP
7
2023
Arena Stage Announces Full Cast and Creative Team for Soul-Stirring New Musical "Swept Away"

Cast

HUNTER BROWN

Ensemble / u/s Mate

MATT DeANGELIS

Ensemble / u/s Mate

WAYNE DUVALL

Captain

ADRIAN BLAKE ENSCOE

Little Brother

TAUREAN EVERETT

Ensemble / Dance Captain / u/s Captain

JOHN GALLAGHER, JR.

Mate

CAMERON JOHNSON

Ensemble / u/s Big Brother & Little Brother

BRANDON KALM

Ensemble / u/s Big Brother & Little Brother

MICHAEL J. MAINWARING

Ensemble / Partial Swing

ORVILLE MENDOZA

Ensemble / u/s Captain

TYRONE L. ROBINSON

Ensemble / u/s Captain

STARK SANDS

Big Brother

JOHN SYGAR

Ensemble / Partial Swing

JAMARI JOHNSON WILLIAMS

Ensemble / Partial Swing

Creative

JOHN LOGAN

Book

THE AVETT BROTHERS

Music and Lyrics

MICHAEL MAYER

Director

DAVID NEUMANN

Choreographer

BRIAN USIFER

Music Supervisor / Music Arrangements & Orchestrations

CHRIS MILLER

Music Arrangements & Orchestrations

WILL VAN DYKE

Music Director

RACHEL HAUCK

Set Designer

SUSAN HILFERTY

Costume Designer

KEVIN ADAMS

Lighting Designer

JOHN SHIVERS

Sound Designer

JIM CARNAHAN, C.S.A.

New York Casting Director

JOSEPH PINZON

DC Casting

JOHANNA McKEON

Associate Director

BRIAN MUNN

Associate Choreographer

MATT DEITCHMAN

Associate Music Director

MATTHEW LEINER

Stage Manager

ALICE M. POLLITT

Assistant Stage Manager

MARNE ANDERSON

Assistant Stage Manager

JALON PAYTON

Assistant Stage Manager

MATTHEW MASTEN

Commercial Partner

SEAN HUDOCK

Commercial Partner

MADISON WELLS LIVE

Commercial Partner

DOLPHUS RAMSEUR

Avett Brothers Management

BERKELEY REPERTORY THEATRE

Photos

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Stark Sands (Big Brother), John Gallagher, Jr. (Mate), Wayne Duvall (Captain), and Adrian Blake Enscoe (Little Brother) in Arena Stage's East Coast premiere of Swept Away. Photo by Julieta Cervantes.

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Stark Sands (Big Brother) and Adrian Blake Enscoe (Little Brother) in Arena Stage's East Coast premiere of Swept Away. Photo by Julieta Cervantes.

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Adrian Blake Enscoe (Little Brother), Stark Sands (Big Brother), John Gallagher, Jr. (Mate), and Wayne Duvall (Captain) in Arena Stage's East Coast premiere of Swept Away. Photo by Julieta Cervantes.

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Stark Sands (Big Brother), John Gallagher, Jr. (Mate), Wayne Duvall (Captain), and Adrian Blake Enscoe (Little Brother) in Arena Stage's East Coast premiere of Swept Away. Photo by Julieta Cervantes.

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Stark Sands (Big Brother) and Adrian Blake Enscoe (Little Brother) in Arena Stage's East Coast premiere of Swept Away. Photo by Julieta Cervantes.

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Adrian Blake Enscoe (Little Brother), Stark Sands (Big Brother), John Gallagher, Jr. (Mate), and Wayne Duvall (Captain) in Arena Stage's East Coast premiere of Swept Away. Photo by Julieta Cervantes.

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Stark Sands (Big Brother), Wayne Duvall (Captain), Adrian Blake Enscoe (Little Brother), John Gallagher Jr, (Mate). Taurean Everett (Ensemble), Orville Mendoza (Ensemble), Michael J. Mainwaring (Ensemble), Tyrone L. Robinson (Ensemble), John Sygar (Ensemble), and Cameron Johnson (Ensemble) in Arena Stage's East Coast premiere of Swept Away. Photo by Julieta Cervantes.

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John Gallagher, Jr. (Mate) in Arena Stage's East Coast premiere of Swept Away. Photo by Julieta Cervantes.

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Orville Mendoza (Ensemble), Taurean Everett (Ensemble), Stark Sands (Big Brother), Adrian Blake Enscoe (Little Brother), Jamari Johnson Williams (Ensemble), John Gallagher, Jr. (Mate), Michael J. Mainwaring (Ensemble), John Sygar (Ensemble), and Matt DeAngelis (Ensemble) in Arena Stage's East Coast premiere of Swept Away. Photo by Julieta Cervantes.

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Adrian Blake Enscoe, John Gallagher, Jr., Wayne Duvall, and Stark Sands at Opening Night of Swept Away. Photo by Bruce Glikas.

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Adrian Blake Enscoe, Wayne Duvall, John Gallagher, Jr., Stark Sands at Opening Night of Swept Away. Photo by Bruce Glikas.

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Bob Crawford, Adrian Blake Enscoe, Wayne Duvall, John Logan (Book), Scott Avett, Michael Mayer (Direction), John Gallagher, Jr., Stark Sands, and Seth Avett at Opening Night of Swept Away. Photo by Bruce Glikas.

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Bob Crawford, Scott Avett, Michael Mayer (Direction), Seth Avett, John Logan (Book) at Opening Night of Swept Away. Photo by Bruce Glikas.

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Bob Crawford, Scott Avett, Seth Avett at Opening Night of Swept Away. Photo by Bruce Glikas.

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Photo of Adrian Blake Enscoe, John Gallagher, Jr., Stark Sands, and Wayne Duvall by Crackerfarm.

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Photo of Adrian Blake Enscoe, John Gallagher, Jr., Stark Sands, and Wayne Duvall by Crackerfarm.

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Photo of Adrian Blake Enscoe, John Gallagher, Jr., Stark Sands, and Wayne Duvall by Crackerfarm.

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