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Your Best One at Capital Repertory Theatre

Dates: (1/17/2020 - 2/9/2020 )

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Capital Repertory Theatre


251 N Pearl St
Albany,NY 12207

Phone: (518) 346.6204

Tickets: $27-$62

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Family matters. Richard and David had it all: great jobs, a great Manhattan apartment and a great relationship. It seemed a natural thing to adopt a child to share their good fortune, right? Whoops! Rewind! Richards fear of commitment reared its head and out he walked. Now, eight years later, a crisis brings him back to be forgiven, to be useful, to be family. He wants a do-over. But we all know that anything worth having isnt easy to get and is even harder to get back! As Richard and David deal with grown up things, Josh, Davids teenage adopted son, has to deal with newcomer Richard: Who is he? What does he really want? And what does it mean for Joshs future? Meridith Friedmans warm, funny and touching play gets to the heart of what family is all about and makes us realize that indeed, family matters.

Cast and Creative team for Your Best One at Capital Repertory Theatre

JAKE GOODMAN (JOSH) is thrilled to be back for his third show at theREP!  Jake was previously seen at theREP in A Christmas Story, the Musical as Ralphie and Camelot as Young Arthur and Tom of Warwick.  Other credits include Jack (Newsies), Bobby Strong (Urinetown), and Finch (How to Succeed) with Playhouse Stage Company, and Doody (Grease) and Bert (Mary Poppins) with Schenectady Light Opera Company.  Jake thanks his family for their endless love and support!

JAMES LLOYD REYNOLDS (RICHARD) James is happy to return to Capital Repertory Theatre after playing Robert in the world premiere of Red Maple here last season.  He played the role of Bruce in the TheatreWorks Silicon Valley production of Fun Home and was part of the Gulfshore Playhouse world premiere of Miss Keller Has No Second Book.  His other selected regional theater credits include three seasons at Goodspeed Musicals including 42nd Street (Julian Marsh), Mame (Beauregard), and LaCage Aux Folles (Georges).  He played Herbie opposite Julia Murney in Gypsy at Cape Playhouse and opposite Michael Learned in Mothers and Sons at the Philadelphia Theatre Company.  Other favorites include Syracuse Stage productions of Deathtrap (Sidney) and The Miracle Worker (Captain Keller), the Weston Playhouse production of To Kill a Mockingbird (Atticus) and The Arkansas Rep production of Spamalot (King Arthur).  Mr Reynolds recent TV credits include The Marvelous Mrs Maisel, God Friended Me, the upcoming Lincoln, New Amsterdam, Homeland, Mr. Robot, and Blacklist.  He earned his MFA from the Yale School of Drama. 

MICHAEL MCCORRY ROSE (DAVID) is excited to be back at theREP, having appeared here in She Loves Me and How Water Behaves.  Broadway: Wicked, A Gentleman’s Guide To Love and Murder; Tours: Anastasia, Joseph…Dreamcoat, Grease!  This spring he’s appearing in the La Jolla Playhouse production of the new musical Lempicka, directed by Rachel Chavkin.  Other credits include roles at Yale Repertory Theater, Williamstown Theatre Festival, The Paper Mill Playhouse, Primary Stages, and Project Shaw in New York City. Visit michaelrose.me 

KATE WETHERHEAD (LAURA) is the co-creator, writer, director and star of the series Submissions Only (watchstage.com) as well as co-author of the Jack & Louisa book series for Penguin Workshop. Broadway: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and Legally Blonde. Off-Broadway: Hurricane Diane (NYTW), The Other Josh Cohen (Drama Desk nomination), Clever Little Lies, Ordinary Days, Tatjana in Color, Cam Jansen.  Kate has worked at a lot of regional theaters but won't pick favorites.  Capital Repertory Theatre debut.

LENNY WOLPE (OSCAR) Broadway: Bullets Over Broadway, Wicked, The Drowsy Chaperone, The Sound of Music, Mayor, Into The Light, Copperfield, Onward Victoria. Off-Broadway: Heartbreak House, Midnight Street, Marry Harry, Old Jews Telling Jokes, Company, Radio City Spring Spectacular. National Tours: Wicked, Little Shop, Forum, Guys & Dolls South Pacific. Regional: Paper Mill (Baker’s Wife, Gypsy), Godspeed (Show Boat, Christmas Carol), Musical Theatre Westport, Pasadena Playhouse, KC Rep, DTC, Sacramento, Pittsburgh CLO, Cape Playhouse, Bucks County, Denver Center, TUTS, Hollywood Bowl. TV: Guest sstar on nearly 100 shows from “ER,” “Ally McBeal” and “L.A. Law” to “The Golden Girls,” “Chapelle’s Show,” “The Good Fight” and currently on the Emmy winning Amazon series “After Forever.”

 

News About Your Best One at Capital Repertory Theatre

BWW Review: YOUR BEST ONE at Capital Repertory Theatre Supports the Notion That Nobody Can Push Your Buttons Like Family Can.
BWW Review: YOUR BEST ONE at Capital Repertory Theatre Supports the Notion That Nobody Can Push Your Buttons Like Family Can.
January 25, 2020

This production of YOUR BEST ONE marks the east coast premier of one in a series of three plays by Meridith Friedman. In it, the Hoffman family rallies together, and against one another, as they wrestle with issues such as love, loss, finance, health insurance, child custody, and more in the context of a non-traditional, more modern family. As Richard and David deal with grown up matters, Josh, David's teenage adopted son, deals with newcomer Richard: Who is he? What does he really want? And what does it mean for Josh's future? Meridith Friedman's warm, funny and touching play gets to the heart of what family is all about and makes us realize that indeed, family matters.

Capital Repertory Theatre Frequently Asked Questions FAQ

Capital Repertory Theatre is at 251 N Pearl St, Albany, NY.

The mission of Capital Repertory Theatre (theREP) is to create a meaningful theatre generated from an authentic link to the community. theREP serves as a safe house for the cultural lives of both artists and the community at large. theREP fosters the belief that the theatre must serve as an advocate and caretaker of the common threads that bind the American culture together in a world that is defined more and more by diversity. theREP strives to bring to life those works that speak to our common cultural heritage as well as new work that expands our perceptions of ourselves and explores new horizons of thought through the medium of theatre.

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