THE WAVERLY GALLERY Will Come to Shaker Bridge Theatre
Kenneth Lonergan's Pulitzer-finalist play stars Marina Re as Gladys at Briggs Opera House
Shaker Bridge Theatre has announced the opening of The Waverly Gallery, a provocative comedy from Pulitzer Prize finalist and Academy Award nominee Kenneth Lonergan. May 7 - 24.
Gladys, the elderly matriarch of the Green family, has run an art gallery in a small Greenwich Village hotel for many years. The management wants to replace her less-than-thriving gallery with a coffee shop. Always irascible but now increasingly erratic, Gladys is a cause of concern to her daughter, her son-in-law, and her grandson, from whose point of view this poignant memory play is told.
A wacky and heartrending look at the effect of senility on a family, The Waverly Gallery was a success in its premiere at New York's Promenade Theatre, winning an Obie for legendary Eileen Heckart in the role of Gladys. Nineteen years later, the play premiered on Broadway, earning a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Play and a Tony Award for 86-year-old leading actress Elaine May.
The cast of The Waverly Gallery brings both returning favorites and new faces to Shaker Bridge. SBT founder and artistic director Bill Coons will direct this production, one of many in his 18 seasons since opening Shaker Bridge.
Additional Creative Team includes Ben Montmagny, Production Stage Manager and Sound Designer; Craig Mowery, Set Designer; Martie Betts, Costume Designer; and Clif Rogers, Lighting Designer.
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