The Gambler
Rawya El Chab and Kelly Lamanna
The Gambler, inspired by Dostoevsky’s novel of the same name, follows two old women who bust out of the nursing home only to spiral into a world of gambling and sin at the end of their lives.
The Exponential Festival + Le Mondo present
The Gambler
Created + performed by Rawya El Chab + Kelly Lamanna
Directed by Leonie Bell
Stage Manager Lianne Elsouki
Projection & Set Design by Ettie Pin
Light design by Jacqueline Scaletta
Sound design by Omar Dewachi
Illusion Design by Jesse Freedman
Original Prop and Costume Design by Katie Friedman
Nic Adams (Co-Producer)
Carly Bales (Co-Producer)
The Exponential Festival (Co-presenter + Funder)
Le Mondo (Co-presenter)
Find them:
@rawyaelchab @kellylamananana @leonbellstein @liannesouki @yeti_ettie @jacqueline.scaletta @omar_dewachi @allisvain @katieisntshortforanything @nniiccoollaass @missbales @exponentialfestival @lemondoarts
Creator-performers Rawya El Chab and Kelly Lamanna dance the line between absurdity and sincerity, posing questions about agency, addiction, and society’s relationship with the elderly. In a moment when the weight of mortality feels particularly heavy, these two clowns attempt to make sense of being alive.
Developed in residency at Target Margin Theater.