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| COME BACK TO THE FIVE AND DIME, JIMMY DEAN, JIMMY DEAN opens Nov 2 at the Workshop Theatre | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 05:41 pm EDT 10/23/17 | |
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| COME BACK TO THE FIVE AND DIME, JIMMY DEAN, JIMMY DEAN opens Nov 2 at the Workshop Theatre COME BACK TO THE FIVE AND DIME, JIMMY DEAN, JIMMY DEAN by Ed Gracyzk Nov 2-12, 2017 - Workshop Theatre Mainstage, 312 West 36th Street It's the 20th anniversary of their matinee idol's death. The fulfillment of a two decade pledge brings the Disciples of James Dean back to the five-and-dime in McCarthy Texas, where an apparent stranger joins them, and forces these women to question their identities, face their demons and confront some home truths about themselves, under the hot Texas sun. Ed Gracyzk's play, set in a West Texas town in the mid-1970s, celebrates the power of friendship and acceptance to overcome even the darkest moments in our lives. Never revived on Broadway after a short-lived run, directed by Robert Altman, Regeneration is excited to bring this ground-breaking work back to New York City. Featured in the cast are Nicole Greevy,* Ariana Figueroa, Chris Clark, Monica Rey, Lynnsey Lewis, Sonja Gabrielsen, Elliot Frances Flynn, Kristin Sgarro, Rebeca Miller* (Ms. Greevy and Ms. Miller appear courtesy of Actor's Equity) November 2, 3, 4 @ 7:30 p.m. November 5 @ 2:30 p.m. (Talkback with the company following the performance) November 6, 9, 10, 11 @ 7:30 p.m. November 11, 12 @ 2:30 p.m. Creative Team Director: Erin Solér Assistant Director: Matt ZanFagna Set Design: Kiah Kayser Lighting Design: Paul T Kennedy Costumes: Michael Piatkowski Stage Manager: Allison Hohman Tickets are $18 and available at regeneration.brownpapertickets.com About the Company REGENERATION THEATRE: Imagine. Create. Inspire. Repeat. We believe that live theatre is personal, affecting and moving us, but also inspiring us to imagine and create new works. We are committed to developing and breathing dramatic life into engaging new works or revitalizing lesser known works. www.RegenerationTheatre.org. |
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| Ed Gracyzk's A MURDER OF CROWS | |
| Posted by: JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 02:19 pm EDT 10/24/17 | |
| In reply to: COME BACK TO THE FIVE AND DIME, JIMMY DEAN, JIMMY DEAN opens Nov 2 at the Workshop Theatre - Official_Press_Release 05:41 pm EDT 10/23/17 | |
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| Coincidentally, I just saw a revival of another Ed Gracyzk play, A MURDER OF CROWS, at a theatre in suburban Philadelphia. This one had a brief run off-Broadway in 1988 with Kim Hunter in the lead. I thought it was a pretty terrific play, kind of a darker version of something Horton Foote might have written. It's about some people who are in the process of vacating their small Ohio farm town because pollution has seeped into the ground water and soil and has made the town uninhabitable. I was unfamiliar with it prior to this, but it could probably stand revival today. Anybody happen to catch this back in the 1980's? |
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| re: COME BACK TO THE FIVE AND DIME, JIMMY DEAN, JIMMY DEAN opens Nov 2 at the Workshop Theatre | |
| Posted by: winters 06:19 pm EDT 10/23/17 | |
| In reply to: COME BACK TO THE FIVE AND DIME, JIMMY DEAN, JIMMY DEAN opens Nov 2 at the Workshop Theatre - Official_Press_Release 05:41 pm EDT 10/23/17 | |
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| Saw the play. Very weird. Not a very good play. Had a really good time though. Saw the film several times. Same reaction as seeing the play. I'd see this production but......think about the cast that I had originally seen....how would I stop my brain from doing a comparison? *****SPOILER ALERT***** With the rise of transgender information in the news----turns out the play was ahead of its time. |
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| Actually saw both versions: Hudson Guild, Martin Beck | |
| Last Edit: Delvino 06:57 am EDT 10/24/17 | |
| Posted by: Delvino 06:48 am EDT 10/24/17 | |
| In reply to: re: COME BACK TO THE FIVE AND DIME, JIMMY DEAN, JIMMY DEAN opens Nov 2 at the Workshop Theatre - winters 06:19 pm EDT 10/23/17 | |
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| I thought I was alone. I'm among the handful of people who saw both the original off-b'way production at the Hudson Guild* (1980; long, choppy, but fascinating -- and directed by Barbara Loden), and the B'way edition (riveting, and loaded with stars). Wth Cher, Kathy Bates, Karen Black, Sandy Dennis, Sudie Bond ... it couldn't find an audience and closed after a couple of months. Imagine. Between February 18 and April 4, '82, it only ran for 52 performances at the {then} Martin Beck. Unless my mind has failed me, I believe the original used doubles for the younger characters. The Altman B'way version, which everyone knows from the film, (wisely) had the cast double as their younger selves. I still remember how wonderful Cher was, though Atlman made her perform her big monologue completely upstaged. *Hudson Guild Theater |
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| re: Actually saw both versions: Hudson Guild, Martin Beck | |
| Posted by: stgmgr 04:21 pm EDT 10/25/17 | |
| In reply to: Actually saw both versions: Hudson Guild, Martin Beck - Delvino 06:48 am EDT 10/24/17 | |
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| My recollection is that the Hudson Guild version used doubles, which allowed both casts (past and present) to exist within the same space. I seem to recall that I actually found the single casting of the Broadway version problematic as it related to staging. The "past" version existed upstage of the onstage mirror above the counter, which meant that the "present" actors had to scuttle upstage to represent their younger selves. | |
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