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by John Guare
March 5-6, 12-13 and 19-20, 1999
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
3rd & A Streets, SE
Washington, DC
THE PLAYERS
| Louisa Kittredge |
Jane E. Petkofsky
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| J. Flanders (Flan) Kittredge |
Kevin Adams
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| Paul |
Ryan Sands
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| Geoffrey |
Rick Hayes
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| Kitty |
Theadocia Austen
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| Larkin |
Jay Ward Brown
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| Dr. Fine |
Jason Basinger Linkins
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| Tess |
Allison Jacobson
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| Elizabeth |
Angela Reed
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| Rick |
Rich Sullivan
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| Doug |
Steven Scott Mazzola
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| Ben |
Cray Lyman
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| Woody |
Peter Krueger
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| Doorman/Detective |
Stewart Andrews
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| Hustler |
Rob Duncan
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Location: The action takes place on
the Upper East Side of ManhattanThe time is the present.
Originally Produced by Lincoln Center
Theater, New York City
PRODUCTION TEAM
| Director |
Chuck Whalen
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| Assistant Director |
Arthur Rodger
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| Producers |
Michael Pemberton
Christopher Tully
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| Assistant Producer |
Lisa Kerwin
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| Stage Manager |
Naomi Milton
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| Assistant Stage Manager |
Terri Carnahan
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| Set Design |
Chuck Whalen
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| Set Dresser/Properties Mistress |
Julie L. Alexander
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| Light Design and Mastering |
Jeffrey Scott Auerbach
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| Sound Design and Mastering |
John P. Carnes-Stine
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| Costume Supervisor |
Arthur Rodger
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| Makeup Designer |
Alexander Fernández
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| Box Office Managers |
Scott Edwards
Sue Kamp
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| House Manager |
Lisa Kerwin
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| Strike/Reset Manager |
Christopher Tully
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| Show Photographers |
Jimm Collin
John Klemmer
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| Six Degrees Logo |
Stewart Andrews
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| "Kandinsky" Painting |
Roger Eckert
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| Other Art Works |
Sean C. Hennessey
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| Board Liaison |
Tim Travelstead
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Special Thanks
Antiques & Contemporary Leasing,
Inc. - Alice B. Wilson, Manager
Sean C. Hennessey - The Shakespeare
Theatre
C.H.A.M.P.S. - Scott Sanger, Executive
Director
Madrigal Studio - Washington, DC
Quandetta Davis - Royal Formal Wear,
Pentagon City
Rev. Carl Ripley - Community United
Methodist Church, Arlington, VA
Michael Connor - Christ Church, Washington,
DC
Connie McCracken - St. Mark's Episcopal
Church, Washington, DC
Brenda Dutrow
Ashley Spell
Chris Einolf
Dick Page
Judy Levine
DIRECTOR'S NOTES
"the thing that is the object…must
have a corresponding vibration in the human soul"
Guare's writing is inspired by the
art world, and never more vividly than through the character of Flanders
and his love for Impressionists such as Van Gogh, Matisse, Kandinsky and
Cézanne. Kandinsky's painting holds a prominent place in my set
design, and we must look to it for inspiration, understanding, and enlightenment.
It is a two-sided composition, order on one side and chaos on the other;
a single work of art expressing opposing themes; a representation of the
tension that exists between Romanticism and Expressionism.
The Romantic perspective might suggest
order and that no matter what events occur at any given time, everyone
lives happily ever after. Expressionism has an element of disorder or randomness
that may be upsetting to some. To others though, it is a very freeing and
fulfilling experience as they enjoy the sheer energy and creative burst
of colors represented in the work, and perhaps the corresponding existence
of imagination in their lives.
Cezanne would leave white spaces in
his paintings if he could not account for the brush stroke. The apartment
furnishings and the wardrobe of this Upper East Side Manhattan family are
in order, with minimalist brush strokes of monochromatic design, signifying
that all is right with the world. In the play, successful and accomplished
families open up their homes and their hearts to a complete stranger…trying
to connect to the universe…to fill that void that is not accounted for…that
white space that needs to be filled. But as we watch Ouisa struggle with
her self-examination to define her relationship with Paul and Flanders,
we beg her to ask, "Where is the color in my life?" And we remember what
Paul said, that the imagination is God's gift to make the act of self-examination
bearable.
When the Kandinsky painting is rotated,
offering the viewer an explosion of color and chaos, we wonder silently
whether anyone will notice. We hope that Ouisa does. We hope that she will
recognize what we do, the glimmer of a corresponding vibration within her
soul.
Chuck Whalen
St.
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