SEASON 6

SHORT EYES

By Miguel Piñero

Directed by Kevin Conway

With John Bentley, Richard Bright, Paul Calderon, Larry Fishburne, David Patrick Kelly, Reggie Montgomery, Esai Morales, Michael O'Keefe, Ving Rhames, Arnaldo Santana, Bari K Willerford

Scenic Design by David Jenkins
Costume Design by Jane Suttell
Lighting Design by Marc B. Weiss
Sound Design by Gary Harris
Fight Direction by J. Allen Suddeth
Production Stage Manager Paul Schneeberger
Stage Manager Laura Heller
Casting by Meg Simon and Fran Kumin

Produced in association with Tony Kiser

Original Off-Broadway production and Vivian Beaumont Theatre production by New York Shakespeare Festival, produced by Joseph Papp.

"This is a very fine production, clearly and forcefully staged by Kevin Conway, and the actors have been well chosen. It is a slashing play with some outstanding performances, especially the one given by Larry Fishburne." — Douglas Watt, Daily News

"An honest and powerful prison drama. Kevin Conway has staged it acutely and with great sexual frankness." — John Simon, New York Magazine

"David Jenkins has designed a set that seems to stretch on into corridors and levels far beyond the simple acting area on the main stage. For actors and directors the play seethes with the kind of hostility and frustration that engenders powerful performances." — Ernest Albrecht, The Home News

"A terrific new cast is playing Short Eyes in the Second Stage revival, and the staging by Kevin Conway retains every volt of the play's shocking power." — Allan Wallach, Newsday

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THE VIENNA NOTES

By Richard Nelson

Directed by Carole Rothman

With Mia Dillon, Gwyllum Evans, James Noble, Lois Smith

Scenic Design by Andrew Jackness
Costume Design by Shay Cunliffe
Lighting Design by Frances Aronson
Sound Design by Gary Harris
Hair by Antonio Soddu
Special Effects Consultant Jauchem & Meeh, Inc.
Production Stage Manager Kit Liset
Stage Manager Sondra R. Katz
Casting by Meg Simon and Fran Kumin

Original production by Playwrights Horizons, Bob Moss, Producing Director, Andre Bishop, Artistic Director, 1979

"Carole Rothman's direction seems to catch the author's manic tone. The performances seem more than adequate, and the special effects are terrific." — Clive Barnes, New York Post

"Under Carole Rothman's cool but intense direction, the whole thing is properly stylized and frostily dramatic. James Noble is very good. Lois Smith is superb." — Jacques le Sourd, syndicated columnist

"A classy production and an impeccable cast with stunning special effects." — Sy Syna, New York City Tribune

"There is something frighteningly real here, relevant to our politics and beyond." — John Simon, New York Magazine

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JUNO'S SWANS

By E. Katherine Kerr

Directed by Marsha Mason

With Betty Buckley, Daniel Hugh-Kelly, Mary Kay Place

Scenic Design by Kate Edmunds
Costume Design by Ann Roth
Lighting Design by Frances Aronson
Sound Design by Gary Harris
Production Stage Manager Melody Kirkwanger
Stage Manager Allison Sommers
Casting by Simon and Kumin

Original production by PAF Playhouse, Jay Broad, Artistic Director, 1978.

"Perky acting, deft direction, and bright dialogue. Mason does not miss a point, beat or laugh. Betty Buckley is a revelation of wit and wisdom." — Clive Barnes, New York Post

"The production is visually appealing, thanks to Ann Roth's slightly whimsical costumes, Frances Aronson's soft, playful lighting, and, especially, Kate Edmunds' set, a Columbus Avenue jungle of plants and coy fabrics in 88 shades of pink." — Robert Massa, The Village Voice

"A gem! Katherine Kerr's snappy, insightful dialogue combines the wit of Neil Simon with the bite of Joan Rivers - the wisdom is strictly original. Marsha Mason stages this story of sibling rivalry with style and sureness." — Susan Granger, WMCA Radio

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SISTER AND MISS LEXIE

Based on the works of Eudora Welty

Adapted for the stage by David Kaplan and Brenda Currin

With Brenda Currin, Karen Weingort, Katy Zhukov

Scenic and Costume Design by Susan Hilferty
Lighting Design by Ken Tabachnick
Sound Design by Gary Harris
Hair by Antonio Soddu
Production Stage Manager Kathy Guy
Stage Manager Dominick Balletta
Casting by Simon and Kumin

Original Production: Chelsea Theater Center, 1981.

"An eloquent one-act play. It is storytelling raised to dramatic art. Inhabiting the environment is a most congenial actress with an apparently limitless understanding of her material." — Mel Gussow, The New York Times

"David Kaplan has staged Sister and Miss Lexie with an unblinking eye for visual detail and a sharp ear for sonorous effect." — John Simon, New York Magazine

"Eudora Welty's characters, both delightfully and arrestingly, currently fill the theater in a charmingly presented piece, Sister and Miss Lexie. David Kaplan and Brenda Currin have created a most memorable collage. Currin brings these sketches vibrantly, and most touchingly, to life." — William A. Raidy, The Star-Ledger