Romance (New York, 1984)
When and where
Romance was one of several plays performed at the Young Playwrights Festival, arranged by the Foundation of the Dramatists Guild's Production, and performed at the Joseph Papp Public Theater/Martinson Hall in New York. It opened on May 1 and closed on May 20, 1984, and ran for a total of twenty-four times.
The story
A love story.
Robert's part
Robert was the leading man in this production. According to the New York Times, he and his female co-star made an "appealing couple".
Cast and crew
| author | Catherine Castellani |
| director | Elinor Renfield |
| artistic director | Gerald Chapman |
| original music | Louis Rosen |
| set designer | Loren Sherman |
| costumes | Patricia McGourty |
| lighting | Mal Sturchio |
| sound coordinator | Bill Dreisbach |
| resident composer | Louis Rosen |
| production stage manager | Esther Cohen |
| stage managers | Morton Milder Diane Ward |
| producing director | Peggy C. Hansen |
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| ROB KNEPPER | Man |
| Catherine Ann Christianson | Woman |
Photographs
The photo comes from New York Magazine and the photographer is Martha Swope.
Sources / more information
- Lortel Archives: Young Playwrights Festival
- The Public Theater
- Review in The New York Times: New works by young playwrights (transcript)
- "The Rare and the Overcooked" New York Magazine (22 May 1984)