Serenading Louie

Serenading Louie
Written by Lanford Wilson
Characters Mary
Gabrielle
Carl
Alex
Date premiered 1970
Original language English
Genre Drama
IOBDB profile

Serenading Louie is a play by Lanford Wilson.

Production History

A 1976 Off-Broadway production played at the Circle Repertory Company from May 2 to May 30 1976. Marshall W. Mason won an Obie Award for his direction. The cast consisted of Tanya Berezin as Mary, Trish Hawkins as Gabrielle, Edward J. Moore as Carl and Michael Storm as Alex. The production was designed by John Lee Beatty with lighting by Dennis Parichy.[1]

In 1984 a production was staged at The Public Theater, opening January 17, 1984. The cast consisted of Lindsay Crouse, Jimmie Ray Weeks, Peter Weller and Dianne Wiest (who won an Obie award for her performance). The production was directed by John Tillinger, with lighting design by Richard Nelson.[2]

A new production was staged at London's Donmar Warehouse in 2010, running from February 11 - March 27. The production then toured to Salford, Leicester and Truro. The cast consisted of Jason Butler Harner as Alex, Jason O'Mara as Carl, Charlotte Emmerson as Gabrielle and Geraldine Somerville as Mary. The production was directed by Simon Curtis with design by Peter McKintosh.[3]

References

  1. ^ IOBDB
  2. ^ IOBDB
  3. ^ Donmar Marks Curious Debut & Sondheim 80th

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