fINAL FOLLIES
SEPTEMBER 12 - OCTOBER 21, 2018
CHERRY LANE THEATRE (38 Commerce Street)
three one-act plays by A.R. GURNEY
directed by DAVID SAINT
Join us as we bid farewell to a beloved member of the Primary Stages family and one of the most prolific playwrights of the 20th century with Final Follies, a uniquely curated selection of three one-act plays by master writer A.R. GURNEY. The plays specifically chosen for this special engagement include:
• Final Follies, the last chapter in Gurney’s oeuvre of short plays examining WASP life in America, about a forlorn Manhattanite searching for the key to adulthood in the most truly, and literally, adult place imaginable.
• The Rape of Bunny Stuntz, an enigmatic story of an overburdened woman anxiously trying to keep her personal life from the throes of chaos while leading a rowdy community meeting
• The Love Course, an observation of the culminating meeting of an undergraduate romantic literature course, co-taught by two of academia’s most eccentric professors
Run time: 2 hours and 10 minutes, including one intermission
WATCH A CLIP FROM THE SHOW
MEET THE TEAM
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A.R. GURNEY
PLAYWRIGHT
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DAVID SAINT
DIRECTOR
CAST
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BETSY AIDEM
Wilma Trumbo, The Rape of Bunny Stuntz; Professor Carroway, The Love Course
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COLIN HANLON
Nelson, Final Follies; Mike, The Love Course
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MARK JUNEK
Walter; Final Follies
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PITER MAREK
Howie Hale, The Rape of Bunny Stuntz; Professor Burgess, The Love Course
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GREG MULLAVEY
Grandfather
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RACHEL NICKS
Tanisha, Final Follies; Sally, The Love Course
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DEBORAH RUSH
Bunny Stuntz, The Rape of Bunny Stuntz
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Pamela Singer
Production Stage Manager
CREATIVE TEAM
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James Youmans
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David Murin
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Cory Pattak
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Scott Killian
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STEPHANIE KLAPPER
TALKBACKS
Talkbacks were led by a member of the Primary Stages artistic staff and offer an opportunity for the audience to engage in a dialogue with the artists in our productions. The talkbacks for Final Follies took place on Wednesday, October 10 and Sunday, October 14, 2018.
SHOW LOCATION
Cherry Lane Theatre, 38 Commerce Street (three blocks south of Christopher Street, just West of Seventh Avenue)