SEASON 7

1985-1986

LEMON SKY

By Lanford Wilson

Directed by Mary B. Robinson

With Jeff Daniels, Jill Eikenberry, Cameron Charles Johann, Patrick Koch, Cynthia Nixon, Wayne Tippit, Laura White

Scenic Design by GW Mercier
Costume Design by Connie Singer
Lighting Design by Stephen Strawbridge
Sound Design by Gary Harris
Hair by Antonio Soddu
Production Stage Manager Lawrence Eaton
Stage Manager Stephanie Burda
Casting by Simon and Kumin Casting

Originally produced by Playhouse Theatre, 1970.

Dedicated to Steven Brice.

"A play devoutly to be seen. Lanford Wilson creates characters, situations and human drama that rivets the audience to their seats. Director Mary B. Robinson succeeded in capturing the maze of cross-currents without yielding to the melodramatic." — Lee Canaan, Entertainment News Syndicate

"The play is always engrossing, and Wilson is well-served by Mary Robinson's brisk direction of a fine cast. Jeff Daniels is so relaxed and charming as Alan that he fairly lifts us out of our seats when the emotional explosion comes." — Leida Snow, 1010 WINS Radio

"Lanford Wilson must surely be one of our best contemporary playwrights. An outstanding evening of theater. Don't be surprised if Lemon Sky becomes Second Stage's latest commercial transfer." — Terry Helbing, New York Native


BLACK GIRL

By J. E. Franklin

Directed by Glenda Dickerson

Choreographed by Dianne McIntyre

With Terry Alexander, Angela Bassett, Ann Marie Cavener, Arthur French, Ernestine Jackson, Shawn Judge, Herbert L. Newsome III, Kimberly Russell, Myra Taylor, Yvonne Warden

Scenic Design by Charles H. McClennahan
Costume Design by Ellen Ellis Lee
Lighting Design by Marshall Williams
Sound Design by Gary Harris
Hair by Antonio Soddu
Production Stage Manager Pamela Edington
Stage Manager Roy Harris
Casting by Simon and Kumin Casting

Originally produced by New Federal Theatre, 1971

"Franklin goes right past the decorative byways and distractions which are the excess baggage of art. The nonjudgmental simplicity of her writing is the source of its greatness." — The Village Voice

"The action is so natural, real, you feel you're peeling back your neighbor's curtains and peering through. The scenes are simple yet daring and boldly etched. This production is directed with great style and understanding." — Abiola Sinclair, New Amsterdam News

"Far deeper and more devastating than the usual run of family plays, because of the writer's incisive simplicity and her gift for seeing her characters in the found. Strong performances from a first-rate cast." — Michael Feingold, The Village Voice


RICH RELATIONS

By David Henry Hwang

Directed by Harry Kondoleon

With Johann Carlo, Phoebe Cates, Susan Kellermann, Joe Silver, Keith Szarabajka

Scenic Design by Kevin Rupnik
Costume Design by Candice Donnelly
Lighting Design by Pat Collins
Sound Design by Gary Harris
Hair by Antonio Soddu
Production Stage Manager Robin Rumpf
Stage Manager Roy Harris
Casting Simon and Kumin Casting


THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF KATHY & MO

Written and Performed by Kathy Najimy and Mo Gaffney

Directed by Don Scardino

Scenic Design by Andrew Jackness
Costume Design by Gregg Barnes
Lighting Design by Joshua Dachs
Sound Design by Gary Harris
Hair and Makeup by Charles Joseph Berry
Production Stage Manager Pamela Edington
Stage Manager Roy Harris

Made possible in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts and special funding from HBO

"As hilarious as it is unlikely. Kathy and Mo are terrific. You will laugh, you may even cry. You may even learn something." — Clive Barnes, New York Post

"While the sketch's feminist object lesson in the dehumanizing packaging of women is hardly new, the dramatization of that lesson is mercilessly, bleakly funny." — Frank Rich, The New York Times

"You saw Lily Tomlin and loved her. So get ready to fall head over heels for Kathy Najimy and Mo Gaffney. They have wit, craziness, daring, good humor, tons of fun, and, above all, heart." — Michael Sommers, New York Native

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