SEASON 16

UNCOMMON WOMEN AND OTHERS

By Wendy Wasserstein

Directed by Carole Rothman

With Joan Buddenhagen, Julie Dretzin, Danielle Ferland, Annabelle Gurwitch, Mary McCann, Haviland Morris, Robin Morse, Rosemary Murphy, Stephanie Roth, Forrest Sawyer

Scenic Design by Heidi Landesman
Costume Design by Jennifer von Mayrhauser
Lighting Design by Richard Nelson
Sound Design by Janet Kalas
Hair by Antonio Soddu
Associate Producer Carol Fishman
Production Stage Manager Roy Harris
Stage Manager James Fitzsimmons
Press Representative Richard Kornberg  
Casting by Meg Simon, CSA

By special arrangement with Lucille Lortel.

This season was made possible through participation in the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Theater Initiative.

"Under Carole Rothman's direction, the well-diversified cast graduated with respective honors. But it is Rosemary Murphy who earns the Phi Beta Kappa acting award." - Simon Saltzman, Daily Record

"Wendy Wasserstein is a very funny, insightful, and compassionate playwright, and all those qualities are visible in this first effort." - Robert Feldberg, The Record

"There is some wicked wit, and there is a goodly amount of rueful self-awareness. Carole Rothman has directed the production for maximum laughs." - The New Yorker

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ZOOMAN AND THE SIGN

By Charles Fuller

Directed by Seret Scott

With Alex Bess, Kim Bey, Larry Gilliard Jr., Stephen M. Henderson, Oni Faida Lampley, Saundra McClain, Willie Stiggers Jr., Tony Todd, Ed Wheeler

Scenic Design by Marjorie Bradley Kellogg
Costume Design by Karen Perry
Lighting Design by Michael Gilliam
Sound Design by Janet Kalas
Production Stage Manager Elise-Ann Konstantin
Stage Manager Elaine Bayless
Press Representative Richard Kornberg
Casting by Meg Simon, CSA

"Larry Gilliard Jr. gives a vivid, bravura performance." - Vince Canby, The New York Times

"Charles Fuller's writing has power, and the story unfolds with something of the stately inevitability of Greek tragedy." - Clive Barnes, New York Post

"Charles Fuller's take on the phenomenon this character represents still seems remarkable in its nonjudgmental clearsightedness and intelligence. Its searing presentation of the logic of a world in which people on both sides of the law become dehumanizingly interchangeable continues to demand attention. Zooman animates a moral argument in rich and uncompromisingly complex ways that avoid reductionist explanations and consoling solutions." - Ben Brantley, The New York Times

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RUSH LIMBAUGH IN NIGHT SCHOOL

Written and Performed by Charlie Varon

Developed with David Ford

Directed by Martin Higgins

Scenic Design by Sherri Adler
Lighting Design by Donald Holder
Production Stage Manager Elaine Bayless
Press Representative Richard Kornberg 

Originally produced at The Marsh in San Francisco, Stephanie A Weisman, Artistic Director.

"Man, as a very conservative Conservative, I was rolling in the aisle. The man is very, very funny! If more conservatives were in the audience, the roar in the theatre would have been deafening." - Josh Messina, The Williston Times

"A hilarious odyssey. We're treated to stand-up comedy, impersonations, satire, and ingeniously clever playwrighting - for all these elements pop up as delightfully as M&Ms in a pint of Ben & Jerry's." - Lefkowitz, On Stage

"Charlie Varon manipulates the mannerisms of the various speakers so expertly that you'd swear they're all there right in front of you. His impression of Limbaugh is comprehensive down to the exaggerated long-drawn vowels and the self-satisfied swagger in his vocal manner." - Michael Sommers, The Star-Ledger

"An entirely entertaining excursion into surrealist fantasy, relating Limbaugh's absurdist adventures with great finesse, suspense and wit. Varon's work has a freshness, a playfulness and a theatrical expertise that makes it one of the nicest surprises of the season." - Howard Kissel, Daily News

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CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY

By Lynn Nottage

Directed by Joe Morton

With Daryl Edwards, Kisha Howard, Ella Joyce, Nicole Leach, Stephanie Roth

Written on commission for Second Stage Theatre

Scenic Design by Myung Hee Cho
Costume Design by Karen Perry
Lighting Design by Donald Holder
Sound Design by Mark Bennett
Production Stage Manager Delicia Turner
Stage Manager David Sugarman
Press Representative Richard Kornberg 
Casting by Meg Simon/Kim Moarefi, CSA

Made possible through a grant from the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund. Additional support provided by AT&T and Axe-Houghton Foundation.

"Imagine a pairing - artistically, of course - between Tennessee Williams and Lorraine Hansberry, a memory play about a black family, a glass menagerie in the sun. Joe Morton has directed the play with considerable fluency, giving all the various cross-currents of family dissension a truth that is stronger than friction." - Clive Barnes, New York Post

"There's a nostalgic charm to the show that older viewers will enjoy. Ella Joyce is a lot of fun to have around." - Michael Sommers, The Star-Ledger

"From her gorgeous title to the lyrical audience asides that propel her play forward, Lynn Nottage finds joy in the sounds of words and the shimmer of fine-cut imagery." - Jan Stuart, Newsday

"A superb production. It's an enjoyable evening, not just for inner city youth, either." - D.L. Lepidus, Chelsea Clinton News