The Pittsburgh Public Theatre
April 25 - May 26, 2002
drama that's as robust, emotional and gritty as the era that informs it. Crowded together in a cramped Bronx tenement and laid low by the Great Depression, this moving portrait of a Jewish immigrant family is an American classic. This country's most gifted social protest writer is at the top of his game, exposing a struggling family's pain and hypocrisy, tempered with the hope and promise of a brighter future.
The Pittsburgh Public Theater is proud to announce its production of – Clifford Odets’ masterpiece Awake and Sing! – which will be the only professional staging of this play in the United States this year. A moving drama of life in the Great Depression, infused with vitality and gritty lyricism, this play compassionately portrays the struggles and rebellions of a financially desperate Jewish family in the Bronx of 1935. Awake and Sing! is being directed by Elina de Santos and began previews on Thursday, April 25, with its successful opening night on Friday, May 3.
“Clifford Odets is an iconic figure in the history of American theater,” said PPT Artistic Director Ted Pappas. “Through his productions with the legendary Group Theatre, Odets revolutionized Broadway with the socially relevant content of his plays – the greatest of which is Awake and Sing! I’m so excited about bringing this brilliant playwright’s work to the Public.”
Enter Juliet ~
Juliet performs as Hennie to audience’s delight!
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Fans of television shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer and ANGEL will have the opportunity to see one of their favorite actors – Juliet Landau – in the Awake and Sing! cast.
Landau, who is the youngest daughter of famed actors Martin Landau and Barbara Bain, is best known for her role as Drusilla in the Buffy series. She will be taking on the role of Hennie Berger in Awake and Sing! She also co-starred in Tim Burton's highly acclaimed Ed Wood as Loretta King and starred opposite Whoopi Goldberg and Armin Mueller-Stahl in New Line Cinema's Theodore Rex as Dr. Veronica Shade. She portrays Drusilla on the television dramas Buffy the Vampire Slayer and ANGEL. Ms. Landau just completed a co-starring role in Henry Jaglom's latest film Shopping, and starring roles in the diverse independent films Carlo's Wake opposite Rita Moreno and Christopher Meloni, Repossessed opposite JoBeth Williams, and Citizens. Other starring film roles include Ravager and Direct Hit. Ms. Landau's theater credits include leading roles in Uncommon Women and Others, The Pushcart Peddlers, Billy Irish, We're Talking Today Here, How to Steal an Election, the West Coast premiere of Irish Coffee, and the world premiere of Murray Schisgal's musical The Songs of War. She was a professional ballerina and is a member of the Actors' Studio.
Rounding out the cast are: Robert Trebor as Uncle Morty; Larry John Meyers as Myron Berger; Marilyn Fox as Bessie Berger; Gene Dynarski as Jacob; Jarrod Fry as Ralph Berger; David Crawford as Schlosser; Karl Bury as Moe Axelrod; and Lawrence Arancio as Sam Feinschreiber. Meyers, Fry and Crawford are all Pittsburgh-area actors.
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The visual design team includes James Noone (set designer); David Murin (costume designer); and Phil Monat (lighting designer). They are joined by the Public Theater’s Zach Moore (sound designer).
Nevin Hedley is the production stage manager, and Julie A. Barkovich is assistant stage manager.
Awake and Sing! Performance Calendar: April 25 – May 26
Tuesday – Saturday at 8 p.m.; Sunday performances at 2 and 7 p.m.
Saturday matinees at 2 p.m. on May 11, 18 and 25. Final Tuesday evening (May 21) at 7 p.m.
For more information Visit the Pittsburgh Public Theatre web site at: http://www.ppt.org/
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