The Curious Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
June 2026 · Gothic chamber thriller · Voice cast · chamber musicians · live video
The Curiosity Cabinet presents a new gothic chamber thriller after Robert Louis Stevenson: a story of desire, doubling, and the self that starts answering back.
Adapted, composed, and sound designed by Whitney E. George, The Curious Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde runs June 10–13, 2026 at the Sheen Center for Thought & Culture. Co-directed by George and Attilio Rigotti, the production fractures identity across body, image, voice, and sound through chamber music, voice acting, live videography, projection, lighting, and theatrical sound design.
Rather than treating Hyde as a simple embodiment of evil, this adaptation imagines him as something more dangerous: seductive, shame-free, and terrifyingly alive.
“Hyde is terrifying because he is also seductive: appetite without shame, impulse without apology, the self released from the performance of being acceptable.”
— Whitney E. George
What begins as a familiar story of transformation becomes a contemporary chamber work about repression, performance, surveillance, and the dangerous pleasure of becoming unrecognizable to oneself.
Performances
Wed, Jun 107:30 PMSheen Center for Thought & Culture
Thu, Jun 117:30 PMSheen Center for Thought & Culture
Fri, Jun 127:30 PMSheen Center for Thought & Culture
Sat, Jun 131:30 PMSheen Center for Thought & Culture
Tickets available May 1.
Creative Team
Adaptation, composition, sound designWhitney E. George
Co-directionWhitney E. George and Attilio Rigotti
Projection & set designOrsolya Szánthó
Lighting designSierra Shreves
ProducerThe Curiosity Cabinet
Voice Cast
Dr. Jekyll / Mr. HydeJonas Barranca
Utterson / CarewAttilio Rigotti
Lanyon / Enfield / Inspector NewcomenKamal Sehrawy
Poole, Narrator, Woman, Landlady, Apothecary, Servants, and additional rolesMaayan Voss de Bettancourt
Musicians
FluteAlice Jones
ViolinAdam von Housen
Double bassChristie Echols
PercussionTamika Gorski
About the Cabinet
The Curiosity Cabinet is a New York-based performance collective creating immersive, interdisciplinary works that bridge chamber music, theater, opera, sound design, and visual media. Founded in 2009 by Whitney E. George, the ensemble transforms traditional concert formats into theatrical and experiential worlds.