by John Guare
Directed by Keira Fromm

November 7-16, 2008
WED - SAT at 7:30 pm
SUN at 2 pm

Previews:
WED 11/5 & THU 11/6

Scenic design by Kalif Aljami
Costume design by Bonnie Kooklin
Lighting design by Rob Tolzien
Sound design by Victoria (toy) DeIorio
Dramaturgy by Elizabeth Schmeski
Stage management by Kelly Montgomery



SUMMARY
The House of Blue Leaves follows Artie Shaughnessy, a zookeeper from Queens, as he pursues his lifelong dream of becoming a famous singer-songwriter. Set in 1965 on the day that Pope Paul VI visits New York, Artie struggles between pursuing his dreams of success and celebrity and caring for his demanding, middle-class family. John Guare’s Tony-Award winning dark comedy illuminates the myth of the American Dream and the destructiveness of searching for it.

The cast features Jacob Abbas (Military Police), Stephanie Chavara (Bananas Shaughnessy), Katherine Cobb (Second Nun), Ariana Dziedzic (Head Nun), Andrea Gallant (Artie Shaughnessy), Bridget Gress (Corinna Stroller), Alex Hardaway (Man in White), Benjamin Huth (Ronnie Shaughnessy), Jason T. Love (Billy Einhorn), Hannah Tuber (Bunny Flingus) and Kelly Wilson (Little Nun)