Comedians (2001)
Production
Because a sizable portion of Comedians is set in a nightclub, The Club at La MaMa was a natural choice for this production. "Performing it in a real nightclub has set the tone for the entire production. It's a more environmental take on the play" says director Ted Lambert. Lambert will also use the original text by Trevor Griffiths, not the Broadway version. He explains, "[Griffiths] is very pleased that we are using this version. It is, he feels, the play he wrote, and had objected to cuts made to the Broadway production." Lambert has assembled a cast comprised entirely of foreign actors, including English, Irish, Australian, and Indian born performers. Authentic accents were the main reason behind the choice. He insists, "This play takes place at a very specific time and place. I felt the accents were a great distraction for the American actors, and the missed most of the cultural references."
Act 1: A classroom in a secondary school used for adult education night courses
Act II: A local workingman's club
Act III: Back in the classroom
press release, program
Act 1: A classroom in a secondary school used for adult education night courses
Act II: A local workingman's club
Act III: Back in the classroom
press release, program
April 26 – May 13, 2001
English
PROD.2001.0019
Trevor Griffiths (playwright), Ted Lambert (director), Shawn Corbett (performer), Stephen Donovan (performer), Christopher Flavell (performer), Tim Gilmore (performer), Martin Hillier (performer), John O'Callaghan (performer), Mark Cameron Pow (performer), Debargo Sanyal (performer), George Taylor (performer), Felix Van Dyk (performer), Susan Carragher (contributor), Ken Tabachnick (lighting designer), Katie Gilmartin (costumes), William Bialosky (set design), Tim Schellenbaum (sound), Angela Scowen (stage manager), Nancy Cashman (stage manager)
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