PlayOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Oct 26, 1989
Closing Date
Nov 04, 1989
1st Preview
Oct 10, 1989
1st Preview
Oct 10, 1989
Previews
19
Performances
12
PlayOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
(Oct 26, 1989 - Nov 04, 1989)
Setting
England, the present day.
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Produced by Joseph Papp and The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President); Associate Producer: Jason Steven Cohen
Originally produced by The New York Shakespeare Festival (Joseph Papp, Producer); First performed at The Royal National Theatre (Richard Eyre, Director)
Written by David Hare; Incidental music by Nick Bicât
Directed by David Hare
Scenic Design by Santo Loquasto; Costume Design by Jane Greenwood; Lighting Design by Richard Nelson; Hair Design by Aaron F. Quarles
NYSF General Manager: Bob MacDonald; Company Manager: Steven H. David
NYSF Technical Director: Mervyn Haines, Jr.; Production Stage Manager: Karen Armstrong; Stage Manager: Buzz Cohen
NYSF Casting: Rosemarie Tichler; Casting: Nancy Piccione; General Press Representative: Richard Kornberg; Dialect Coach: Elizabeth Himelstein; Advertising: Serino Coyne, Inc.; Press Representative: Barbara Carroll, Reva Cooper and Carol R. Fineman
Blair Brown
Isobel Glass
Frances Conroy
Marion French
Mary Beth Hurt
Katherine Glass
Jennifer Van Dyck
Rhonda Milne
Steve Vinovich
Tom French
Michael Wincott
Irwin Posner
Understudies: Alma Cuervo (Isobel Glass, Marion French), Joyce O'Connor (Katherine Glass, Rhonda Milne) and Armand Schultz (Irwin Posner, Tom French)

Drama Desk Award

 

Outstanding New Play

1990 Nominee
Produced by Joseph Papp and The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Written by David Hare

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

1990 Winner
Frances Conroy
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