Jekyll / Hyde

The duality of man is decidedly more fractious than perhaps first imagined.

In The Dire Theatre Company's newest radical adaptation, Jekyll / Hyde, the duality of man is fractured and amplified: different actors embody the many different facets of both Jekyll and Hyde, giving physical form to the conflicting desires, fears, and impulses that live within both halves of the single soul. Dr. Jekyll’s obsession with separating light from darkness unleashes Edward Hyde, but the struggle is no longer contained within one body, it is a chorus of ambition, temptation, guilt, and violence, each facet taking the stage to wrestle for dominance.
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Those around them, friends, lovers, and colleagues, are caught in the wake of this fragmentation. Each must confront their own hidden impulses, loyalties, and moral compromises as the line between good and evil begins to blur.

With a sleek, clean, and sharp delivery and a rhythm that speaks to modern audiences, this production dissects identity, obsession, and morality with forensic precision. There is no such thing as good and evil, only collections of components that build two halves of a whole.