Relatively Speaking (play anthology)
| Relatively Speaking | |
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| Written by | Ethan Coen, Elaine May and Woody Allen |
| Date premiered | October 20, 2011 |
| Place premiered | Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Comedy |
Relatively Speaking is an anthology produced on Broadway in 2011, consisting of three plays: Talking Cure by Ethan Coen, George Is Dead by Elaine May and Honeymoon Motel by Woody Allen.
Production
[edit | edit source]It opened at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on October 20, 2011 and closed on January 29, 2012, after 118 regular performances. All three were directed by John Turturro.[1][2] The plays were produced by Julian Schlossberg and Letty Aronson (Allen’s sister).[3]
Cast
[edit | edit source]The three plays were cast as follows:[4]
- Talking Cure: The play involves a therapist treating a mentally ill family member.[5]
- Jason Kravits (Doctor)
- Danny Hoch (Jerry)
- Max Gordon Moore (Attendant)
- Allen Lewis Rickman (Father)
- Katherine Borowitz (Mother).
- George Is Dead: The play considers "the hilarity of death."[2][6]
- Lisa Emery (Carla)
- Marlo Thomas (Doreen)
- Grant Shaud (Michael)
- Patricia O’Connell (Nanny)
- Rickman (Funeral Director)
- Moore (Assistant Funeral Director)
- Honeymoon Motel: The plot involves an unusual wedding and takes place in a motel on a highway.[7]
- Steve Guttenberg (Jerry Spector)
- Ari Graynor (Nina Roth)
- Shaud (Eddie)
- Caroline Aaron (Judy Spector)
- Julie Kavner (Fay Roth)
- Mark Linn-Baker (Sam Roth)
- Richard Libertini (Rabbi Baumel)
- Jason Kravits (Dr. Brill)
- Hoch (Sal Buonacotti)
- Bill Army (Paul Jessup).
Overview
[edit | edit source]Woody Allen said of the plays: “It’s a broad comedy, for laughs, no redeeming social value." The plays are described as involving various family members.[3]
Santo Loquasto "designed sets for each play that suggest each author’s film persona." The design for the Allen play is a "colorful, comical design for the motel, with its circular bed and pink Jacuzzi."[8]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Relatively Speaking at the Internet Broadway DatabaseLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
