Perfect Arrangement
SEPTEMBER 29 - NOVEMBER 6, 2015
The Duke on 42nd Street (229 West 42nd Street)
Tue-Thu @ 7; Fri @ 8; Sat @ 2 & 8; Sun @ 3
Added 2pm matinee Wed October 28
No performances: October 21 & 31
a New York premiere by TOPHER PAYNE
directed by MICHAEL BARAKIVA
in association with AMY DANIS, MARK JOHANNES, and DAN SHAHEEN
In Topher Payne’s biting comedy, Perfect Arrangement, it’s 1950 and new colors are being added to the Red Scare. Two U.S. State Department employees, Bob and Norma, have been tasked with identifying sexual deviants within their ranks. The twist: Both Bob and Norma are gay, and have married each other’s partners as a carefully constructed cover. Inspired by the true story of the earliest stirrings of the American gay rights movement, madcap “I Love Lucy” sitcom-style laughs give way to provocative drama as two “All-American” couples are forced to stare down the closet door, confronting the very struggles facing society today.
Run time: 2 hours
WATCH CLIPS FROM THE SHOW
MEET THE TEAM
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Topher Payne
PLAYWRIGHT
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Michael Barakiva
DIRECTOR
CAST
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Julia Coffey
Norma Baxter
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Robert Eli
Bob Martindale
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Mikaela Feely-Lehmann
Millie Martindale
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Christopher J. Hanke
Jim Baxter
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Kelly McAndrew
Barbara Grant
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Kevin O’Rourke
Theodore Sunderson
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Jennifer Van Dyck
Kitty Sunderson
CREATIVE TEAM
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Neil Patel
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Jen Caprio
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Traci Klainer Polimeni
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Ryan Rumery
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J. Jared Janas
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CARRIE MOSSMAN
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Richard A. Hodge
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Diane Healy
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Stephanie Klapper Casting
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. Talkbacks for Perfect Arrangement followed the performances on October 20, October 30, and November 3.
SHOW LOCATION
The Duke on 42nd Street, a NEW 42ND STREET® project
229 West 42nd Street (between 7th and 8th Avenues)