PlayOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Mar 27, 1997
Closing Date
Jun 08, 1997
1st Preview
Mar 13, 1997
1st Preview
Mar 13, 1997
Previews
17
Performances
84
PlayOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Longacre Theatre
(Mar 27, 1997 - Jun 08, 1997)
Setting
Spring, 1950. Houston, Texas.
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Philip J. Smith: President; Robert E. Wankel: Executive Vice President)
Produced by David Richenthal, Anita Waxman and Jujamcyn Theaters (James H. Binger: Chairman; Rocco Landesman: President; Paul Libin: Producing Director; Jack Viertel: Creative Director); Produced in association with The Goodman Theatre (Robert Falls, Artistic Director; Roche Schulfer, Executive Director) and Robert Cole; Associate Producer: Joan Levy Finkelstein
World premiere originally produced by The Signature Theatre Company (James Houghton, Artistic Director; Thomas C. Proehl, Managing Director); Second production in October 1995 by Huntington Theatre Company (Peter Altman, Producing Director; Michael Maso, Managing Director); Produced in January 1997 by The Goodman Theatre (Robert Falls, Artistic Director; Roche Schulfer, Executive Director)
Written by Horton Foote; Incidental music by Richard Woodbury
Directed by Robert Falls
Scenic Design by Thomas Lynch; Costume Design by David C. Woolard; Lighting Design by James F. Ingalls; Sound Design by Richard Woodbury
General Manager: Robert Cole Productions, Inc.; Company Manager: Steven Chaikelson
Technical Supervisor: Gene O'Donovan; Production Stage Manager: Susie Cordon; Stage Manager: John Handy
Casting: Bernard Telsey Casting, Inc.; Press Representative: Jeffrey Richards Associates; Assistant to the Director: Abigail Deser; Advertising: Grey Entertainment, Inc. and Jon Bierman; Art by Fraver; Marketing: FourFront, Inc.
Shirley Knight
Lily Dale Kidder
Rip Torn
Will Kidder
William Biff McGuire
Pete Davenport
Kevin Breznahan
Carson
Marcus Giamatti
Tom Jackson
Pat Nesbit
Miss Lacey
Stephen Trovillion
Ted Cleveland, Jr.
Jacqueline Williams
Clara
Beatrice Winde
Etta Doris Meneffree
Understudies: Phyllis Bash (Etta Doris Meneffree, Clara), William Cain (Pete Davenport), Nada Rowand (Lily Dale Kidder, Miss Lacey), Edward Seamon (Will Kidder) and Tim Williams (Tom Jackson, Ted Cleveland, Jr., Carson)

Tony Award®

 

Best Play

1997 Nominee
Produced by David Richenthal , Anita Waxman and Jujamcyn Theaters (James H. Binger: Chairman; Rocco Landesman: President; Paul Libin: Producing Director; Jack Viertel: Creative Director) ; Produced in association with The Goodman Theatre (Robert Falls, Artistic Director; Roche Schulfer, Executive Director) and Robert Cole
Written by Horton Foote
 

Best Actress in a Play

1997 Nominee
Shirley Knight
 

Best Featured Actor in a Play

1997 Nominee
William Biff McGuire

Pulitzer Prize

for Drama

1995 Winner
Written by Horton Foote

Drama Desk Award

 

Outstanding Actress in a Play

1997 Nominee
Shirley Knight
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