GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE – PRODUCTION HISTORY Season: 2010-11 TITLE
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Ruined Lynn Nottage Kate Whoriskey Mainstage Quincy Tyler Bernstein Cherise Boothe Tongayi Chirisa Carl Cofield Russell G. Jones Simon Shabantu Kashama Tom Mardirosian Ron McBee Portia Condola Rashad David St. Louis Stephen Tyrone Williams Maestro: The Art of Leonard Bernstein Hershey Felder Joel Zwick Mainstage Hershey Felder The Break of Noon Neil LaBute Jo Bonney Mainstage Kevin Anderson Tracee Chimo Catherine Dent John Earl Jelks In Mother Words Lisa Peterson Audrey Skirball Kenis Saidah Arrika Ekulona Jane Kaczmarek James Lecesne Amy Pietz Harriet Harris Mia Barron The Escort Jane Anderson Lisa Peterson Mainstage Polly Draper James Eckhouse Maggie Siff Gabriel Sunday
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Superior Donuts Tracy Letts Randall Arney Mainstage Edi Gathegi Ron Bottita Paul Dillon Brian Abraham Damon Gupton Kathryn Joosten Mary Beth Fisher Matt McTighe Extraordinary Chambers David Wiener Pam MacKinnon Audrey Skirball Kenis Francois Chau Kimiko Gelman Marin Hinkle Greg Watanabe Mather Zickel Love, Loss and What I Wore Nora Ephron Jenny Sullivan Audrey Skirball Kenis Caroline Aaron Delia Ephron Rita Wilson Nancy Travis Natasha Lyonne Tracee Ellis Ross Carol Kane Lucy Devito Conchata Ferrell Justina Machado Rhea Pearlman Tyne Daly Bonnie Franklin Glenne Headly Amy Pietz Meredith Baxter Gina Torres Marissa Jaret Winokur Florence Henderson
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Paula Christianson Maria Conchita Alonso Jami Gertz Jenny O’Hara Harriet Harris Christina Lahti Erica Ash Winslow Corbett Edie McClurg JoBeth Williams Teri Garr Sandra Tsing Loh Marianna Palka Mimi Rogers Romy Rosemont Renee Taylor
Season: 2009-10 TITLE
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Matthew Modine Saves the Alpacas Blair Singer John Rando Mainstage Mark Espinoza Mark Fite Peri Gilpin Reggie De Leone Matthew Modine French Stewart Wrecks Neil LaBute Neil LaBute Audrey Skirball Kenis Ed Harris I Bought A Blue Car Today Alan Cumming Audrey Skirball Kenis Alan Cumming
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Equivocation Bill Cain David Esbjornson Mainstage Patrick J. Adams Troian Bellisario Harry Groener Brian Henderson Joe Spano Connor Trinneer Female of the Species Joanna Murray-Smith Randall Arney Mainstage David Arquette Annette Bening Mireille Enos Julian Sands Josh Stamberg Merritt Weaver Nightmare Alley Jonathan Brielle Gilbert Cates Mainstage James Barbour Melody Butiu Larry Cedar Sarah Glendening Mary Gordon Murray Michael McCarty Anise E. Ritchie Leslie Stevens Alet Taylor Thurgood George Stevens, Jr. Leonard Foglia Mainstage Laurence Fishburne
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GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE – PRODUCTION HISTORY Season: 2008-09 TITLE
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Beethoven As I Knew Him Hershey Felder Joel Zwick Mainstage Hershey Felder Waters of Babylon Robert Schenkkan Richard Seyd Mainstage Demian Bichir Shannon Cochran
Time Stands Still Donald Margulies Daniel Sullivan Mainstage Anna Gunn David Harbour Alicia Silverstone Robin Thomas The Seafarer Connor McPherson Randall Arney Mainstage Andrew Connolly Matt Roth John Mahoney Tom Irwin Paul Vincent O’Connor Louis and Keely: Live at the Sahara Jake Broder Taylor Hackford Audrey Skirball Kenis Jake Broder Vanessa Claire-Smith Vanessa Claire-Smith Nick Cagle Erin Matthews Michael Lanahan Crystal Keith Farragut North Beau Willimon Doug Hughes Mainstage Mia Barron Dan Bittner Justin Huen Chris Noth Chris Pine Olivia Thirlby Isiah Whitlock, Jr.
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GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE – PRODUCTION HISTORY Season: 2007-08 TITLE
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Third Wendy Wasserstein Maria Mileaf Mainstage Jayne Brook Matt Czuchry Sarah Drew Christine Lahti M.Emmet Walsh The Quality of Life Jane Anderson Jane Anderson Audrey Skirball Kenis Scott Bakula Dennis Boutsikaris Laurie Metcalf JoBeth Williams Atlanta Marcus Hummon Randall Arney Mainstage Ken Barnett (and Composer) Adrian Pasdar Merle Dandridge Adrian Pasdar Moe Daniels John Fleck Travis Johns JoNell Kennedy Leonard Roberts CHORUS Keith Arthuer Bolden Micheal G. Hawkins Victoria Platt Tasha Taylor Quinn van Antwerp MUSICIANS Andrew Rollins Kevin Toney Chris Ross Karen Briggs Ryan Cross
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GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE – PRODUCTION HISTORY Season: 2007-08 (continue) TITLE
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Some Girl(s) Neil LaBute Neil LaBute Audrey Skirball Kenis Mark Feuerstein Jaime Ray Newman Justina Machado Rosalind Chao Paula Cale Joan Rivers: Joan Rivers Bart DeLorenzo Mainstage Joan Rivers Adam Kulbersh A Work in Progress by a Life in Progress Tara Joyce Emily Koslinski Emergency Daniel Beaty Charles Randolph-Wright Mainstage Daniel Beaty Shipwrecked! Donald Margulies Bart DeLorenzo Mainstage Gregory Itzin Melody Butiu The Amazing Advertures of Louis de Rougemount as Michael Daniel Cassady Told by Himself
Season: 2006-07 TITLE
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Rabbit Hole David Lindsay-Abaire Carolyn Cantor Mainstage
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CAST Tate Donovan Trever O’Brien Amy Ryan Joyce van Patten Missy Yager Marin Hinkle
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Wishful Drinking Carrie Fisher Joshua Ravetch Mainstage Carrie Fisher Ricky Jay & His 52 Assistants Ricky Jay David Mamet Audrey Skirball Kenis Ricky Jay Speed the Plow David Mamet Randall Arney Mainstage Greg Germann Alicia Silverstone Jon Tenney A Picasso Jeffrey Hatcher Gilbert Cates Audrey Skirball Kenis Roma Downey Peter Michael Goetz Heroes Gerald Sibleyras Thea Sharrock Mainstage Richard Benjamin Adapted/translated by Len Cariou Tom Stoppard George Segal Fat Pig Neil LaBute Jo Bonney Audrey Skirball Kenis Andrea Anders Chris Pine Kirsten Vangsness Scott Wolf SECOND CAST (July 3 - 15) Ashlie Atkinson Jaime Ray Newman Jon Bernthal Joe Sikora George Gershwin Alone Hershey Felder Joel Zwick Mainstage Hershey Felder Monsieur Chopin Hershey Felder Joel Zwick Mainstage Hershey Felder
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GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE – PRODUCTION HISTORY Season: 2005-06 TITLE
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Nine Parts of Desire Heather Raffo Joanna Settle Brentwood Theater Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Tennessee Williams Gilbert Cates Mainstage My Buddy Bill Rick Cleveland Peter Birkenhead Audrey Skirball Kenis Boston Marriage David Mamet David Mamet Mainstage All My Sons Arthur Miller Randall Arney Mainstage
Heather Raffo
The God of Hell Sam Shepard Jason Alexander Mainstage
Curtis Armstrong Bryan Cranston Bill Fagerbakke Sarah Knowlton
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Jeremy Davidson Gibby Brand Matthew Glave Brenda Fricker Jennifer Mudge John Goodman Kirsten Potter William Dennis Hunt Sonya Eddy Rick Cleveland Alicia Silverstone Rebecca Pidgeon Mary Steenburgen Laurie Metcalf Neil Patrick Harris Len Cariou Amy Sloan Chris Payne Gilber Morgan Rusler Robin Riker Liam Christopher O’Brien Megan Austin Oberle Sterling Beaumon
GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE – PRODUCTION HISTORY Season: 2004-05 TITLE
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Take Me Out Richard Greenberg Randall Arney Brentwood Theater Paint Your Wagon Learner and Lowe Gilbert Cates Brentwood Theater Adapted by David Rambo
Carlos Albert Carmen Argenziano Ian Bradford Jeffrey Hutchinson Bryce Johnson Jeffrey Nordling Morocco Omari Byron Quiros Jeremy Sisto Terrell Tilford Ryan Yu
Golda’s Balcony
Tovah Feldshuh
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William Gibson
Scott Schwartz
Wadsworth Theater
Erika Amato Robert Alan Clink Janelle Dote Joe J. Garcia Steven Hack David Jennings Rob Kahn Sharon Lawrence Daniel Lujan Alex Mendoza Harry S. Murphy Tracy Powell Jessica Rush Morgan Rusler Ian Shen Andy Umberger Tom Wilson
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You Can’t Take It With You Kaufman and Hart Christopher Hart Brentwood Theater I am My Own Wife Doug Wright Moisés Kaufman Wadsworth Theater
CAST Toby Abatemarco Tim Chiou Roy Dotrice Magda Harout Dagney Kerr Alexander James Michael Laskin Michael Loefelholz Chris L. McKenna Jeff Marlow Brendan O’Donnell Ethan Phillips Christina Pickles Darryl Alan Reed Carla Renata Lisa Richards Conrad John Schuck Spencer Wilson Jefferson Mays
Season: 2003-04 TITLE
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I Just Stopped by to See the Man Stephen Jeffreys Randall Arney Mainstage Sugar Plum Fairy Sandra Tsing Loh David Schwiezer Mainstage
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CAST JoNell Kennedy Donovan Leitch Clarence Williams III Sandra Tsing Loh
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War Music Bryan Davidson Jessica Kubzansky Mainstage The Underpants Carl Sternheim John Rando Mainstage Adapted by Steve Martin Cookin’ at the Cookery Marion J. Caffey Marion J. Caffey Brentwood Theater (and Choreogrpaher)
CAST Nancy Bell Kevin Crowley Tina Holmes Jeremy Maxwell John Prosky Victor Raider-Wexler Christopher Shaw Amy Aquino Jack Betts Dan Castellaneta Anthony Crivello Patrick Kerr Meredith Patterson Steve Vinovich Ann Duquesnay Montego Glover
Season: 2002-03 TITLE
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Under The Blue Sky David Eldridge Gilbert Cates Mainstage
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CAST McCaleb Burnett Willie Garson Judy Geeson Sharon Lawrence John Carroll Lynch Margaret Welsh
GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE – PRODUCTION HISTORY Season: 2002-03 (continue) TITLE
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Pearl Debbie Allen Debbie Allen Mainstage Debbie Allen Matthews Dickens Michele Morgan Buddy Lewis Vivian Nixon Natalie Johnson Rasta Thomas Debbie Allen Dance Academy Students Rose and Walsh Neil Simon David Esbjornson Mainstage Jane Alexander David Aaron Baker Len Cariou Marin Hinkle Boy Gets Girl Rebecca Gilman Randall Arney Mainstage Mark Deakins Julie Ann Emery James Farentino Charles Janasz Monnae Michaell Taylor Nichols Nancy Travis Franny’s Way Richard Nelson Richard Nelson Mainstage Domenica Cameron Scorsese Penny Fuller Elisabeth Moss Jesse Pennington Susan May Pratt Ennio Returns Ennio Marchetto Sosthen Henneken Mainstage Ennio Marchetto
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GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE – PRODUCTION HISTORY Season: 2001-02 TITLE
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The Unexpected Man Yasmina Reza Maria Mileaf Mainstage Do Jump! Do Jump! Ensemble Mainstage God’s Man In Texas David Rambo Randall Arney Mainstage He Hunts Georges Feydeau David Schweizer Mainstage Adapted / translated by Phillip Littel
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CAST Christopher Lloyd Holland Taylor Wendy Cohen Thomas P. Gallahan Daniela Steiner Aaron Wheeler-Kay Kelli Wilson Robin Woolman David Brittain Jennifer Cohen Nami A. Hall Yoji Hall Heather Pearl Nicolo Kehrwald George Coe Ian Barford Francis Guinan Maxwell Caulfield Paul Ellis V. J. Foster Cathy Lind Hayes Carol Kane Daniel Kucan Alan Mandell Stephen Nichols Valarie Pettiford Robert Porch
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Oscar and Felix: Neil Simon Peter Bonerz Mainstage A New Look at the Odd Couple Marcel Marceau Marcel Marceau Marcel Marceau Mainstage
CAST Maria Conchita Alonso Ryan Cutrona Gregory Jbarra John Larroquette Samuel Lloyd, Jr. Alex Meneses Richard Portnow Joe Regalbuto Marcel Marceau
Season: 2000-01 TITLE
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Dinner With Friends Donald Margulies Daniel Sullivan Mainstage Ennio Ennio Marchetto Sosthen Henneken Mainstage
Dana Delany Kevin Kilner Daniel Stern Rita Wilson
The Weir Connor McPherson Randall Arney Mainstage
Ian Bradford Francis Guinan Lindsay Krause John Mahoney Paul Vincent O’Connor
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Ennio Marchetto
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Looking For Normal Jane Anderson Ron Lagomarsino Mainstage Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks Richard Alfieri Arthur Allan Seidelman Mainstage
CAST Beau Bridges Jordan Bridges Jim Haynie Kelly Connell Michael Learned Marjorie Lovett Laurie Metcalf Dougald Park Becky Wahlstrom Uta Hagen David Hyde Pierce
Season: 1999-2000 TITLE
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Uncle Vanya Anton Chekhov Michael Langham Mainstage and Helen Burns
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CAST Fred Applegate Anne Gee Byrd Peter Donat Gloria Dorson Megan Follows Robert Foxworth Christina Haag Stephen Pelinski Michael Rothhaar
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It Ain’t Nothin’ but the Blues Charles Bevel Randal Myler Mainstage Lita Gaithers Randal Myler Ron Taylor Dan Wheetman Wit Margaret Edson Derek Anson Jones Mainstage Mizlansky/Zilinsky Jon Robin Baitz Nicholas Martin Mainstage Defiled Lee Kalcheim Barnet Kelman Mainstage
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CAST Mark Leroy Jackson Eloise Laws Kingsley Leggs Janiva Magness Ron Taylor Jewel Tompkins Billy Valentine Dan Wheetman Kathleen Chalfant Walter Charles Alec Phoenix Anne Pitoniak Paula Pizzi Christian Anderson Jose Mercado Holly Ricciuti Cheri Smith Maury Ginzburg David Groh Richard Kline Michael Lerner Will McCormack Dina Platias Wayne Rogers George Wyner Jason Alexander Peter Falk
GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE – PRODUCTION HISTORY Season: 1998-99 TITLE
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The Cripple of Inishmaan Martin McDonagh Joe Dowling Mainstage Fred Koehler Rosaline Linehan Barbara Tarbuck Max Wright Thomas McGreevy Derdriu Ring J. D. Cullum Paul O’Brien Dearbhla Molloy The Cryptogram & David Mamet Michael Bloom Mainstage Ed Begley, Jr. Dennis Boutsikaris The Old Neighborhood Will Rothhaar David Warshovsky Robin Bartlett Christine Dunford Hedda Gabler Henrik Ibsen Daniel Sullivan Mainstage Annette Bening Adapted by Jon Robin Byron Jennings Baitz Carolyn McCormick Paul Guilfoyle Marjorie Lovett Rosemary Murphy Patrick O’Connell Collected Stories Donald Margulies Gilbert Cates Mainstage Linda Lavin Samantha Mathis
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GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE – PRODUCTION HISTORY Season: 1998-99 (continue) TITLE
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Merton of the Movies George S. Kaufman John Rando Mainstage Marc Connelly
CAST Heidi Mokrycki Eugene Roche Richard Libertini Susannah Conn Barry Del Sherman Meagan Fay Lucy Lee Flippin Don Lee Sparks Anita Barone
Season: 1997-98 TITLE
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Old Wicked Songs Jon Marans Seth Barrish Mainstage Hal Robinson Justin Kirk Peter and Wendy Mabou Mines Michael Bloom Mainstage Karen Kendel Basil Twist The Mabou Mines Puppeteers Harriet’s Return Karen Jones Meadows Kent Gash Mainstage Debbie Allen Thomas Corey Robinson Seriah Carol Stephen Smith
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GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE – PRODUCTION HISTORY Season: 1997-98 (continue) TITLE
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The Father August Stindberg Clifford Williams Mainstage All in the Timing David Ives John Rando Mainstage
CAST Frank Langella Carolyn McCormick Angela Bettis Ivar Brogger Anne Pitoniak Michael Haney Garret Dillahunt Bill Vanderber Jim Fyfe Annie Burton Tom McGowan Kimberly Williams Clea Lewis
Season: 1996-97 TITLE
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Quills Doug Wright Adrian Hall Mainstage Love! Valour! Compassion! Terrence McNally Joe Montello Mainstage
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CAST Howard Hesseman Robert Dorfman William Bumiller Mitchell Anderson Randy Becker Mario Cantone Scott Cunningham Richard Bekins Ian Olgilvy
GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE – PRODUCTION HISTORY Season: 1996-97 (continue) TITLE
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By Jeeves Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber Sir Alan Ayckborn Mainstage and Sir Alan Ayckborn Schlemiel the First Isaac Bashevis Singer David Gordon Mainstage
CAST Nancy Anderson Edward Keith Baker Merwin Goldsmith Ian Knauer Kevin Ligon Emily Loesser Randy Redd Molly Renfroe John Scherer Jonathan Stewart Court Whisman Donna Champlin Tom Ford Charles Levin Maureen McVerry Thomas Derrah Remo Airaldi Benjamin Evett Vontress Tyrone Will LeBow Alice Playten
Season: 1995-96 TITLE
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Four Dogs and a Bone John Patrick Shanley Lawrence Kasdan Mainstage Brendan Fraser Elizabeth Perkins
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GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE – PRODUCTION HISTORY Season: 1995-96 (continue) TITLE
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Parker Posey Martin Short Jack: Nicol Williamson Leslie Megahey Mainstage Nicol Williamson An Evening on the Town Leslie Megahey with John Barrymore
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