Stage Door Chicago: Cast of 'night Mother
By: Michael J. Roberts Oct. 05, 2007
Marsha Norman's play about a daughter who tells her mother that by morning she will have committed suicide is brilliantly acted by two of Chicago theatre's leading ladies; Elaine Rivkin and Dorothy Tristan. In the interview Elaine and Dorothy talk about the depth of the piece, their thoughts on the film version and their separate illustrious careers on the stage and in film.
'night Mother, Marsha Norman's drama of a failed mother-daughter relationship stars Elaine Rivkin and Dorothy Tristan, directed by John Hancock. It is a major dramatic work, full of emotion and unexpected humor, about the threatened suicide of the daughter. Elaine Rivkin (who plays the daughter) is known by Chicago audiences for her performances in Cider House Rules, Execution of Justice and Pyretown and is also a founding member of the Famous Door Theatre Company. Dorothy Tristan, who plays the mother, has appeared in a number of motion pictures. She was featured with Jane Fonda in Klute and played opposite Gene Hackman and Al Pacino in Scarecrow. She played the female lead in End of the Road and Man on a Swing. On stage, her appearances include Charlotte Corday in the first national tour of Marat-DeSade, and she co-starred as Blanche with Jon Voight in A Streetcar Named Desire.
Director John Hancock's credits include the films Bang the Drum Slowly, Prancer, Let's Scare Jessica to Death, and Weeds. He served as the Artistic Director of The San Francisco Actor's Workshop, The Pittsburgh Playhouse and The New Repertory Theatre in New York City and has received an Academy Award nomination and an Obie. He has directed multiple off-Broadway hits including A Midsummer Night's Dream, A Man's Man, Endecott and the Red Cross and The Storm.
- PERFORMANCES: Fri. at 7:30 p.m. and Sun. at 7 p.m. through November 18, 2007
- TICKETS: $30 General Admission;
- LOCATION: Theatre Building Chicago, 1225 W. Belmont Ave.
- BOX OFFICE: Theatre Building Chicago box office 773.327.5252 or Ticketmaster 312.902.1500, www.ticketmaster.com
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