THIS BEAUTIFUL FUTURE

Written by Rita Kalnejais
Directed by Jack Serio

Starring our very own Angelina Fiordellisi, alongside Austin Pendleton, Francesca Carpanini, & Uly Schlesinger.

September 10 – October 23

“Funny and insightful. The perfect play for our miserable times.” – Joy Behar

Cherry Lane Theatre’s Founder’s Project
presents a World Premiere

ACTUALLY, WE’RE F**KED

By Matt Williams
Directed by John Pasquin

With Mairin Lee, Keren Lugo, Ben Rappaport, Gabriel Sloyer

Set design by Robin Vest, Costume design by Theresa Squire, Lighting design by Paul Miller, Sound design by ML Dogg/MuTTT, Projections by Brad Peterson

Every Thursday, four millennials order take-out, drink too much wine and argue over how to unf**k the planet. They know the world is a dumpster fire and they’re the generation to fix it — until someone makes a life-changing announcement that challenges their beliefs, their relationships, and whether babies should have their own Instagram accounts.

February 26 – April 7

Casting by Stephanie Klapper, CSA; Production Stage Manager Christine Catti

Cherry Lane Theatre
Founder’s Project presents

FIRST LOVE

By Charles Mee
Directed by Kim Weild

With Michael O’Keefe, Angelina Fiordellisi, and Taylor Harvey

“Sometimes in life you just get one chance.”

A couple in their sixties meet and fall in love — for the first time in their lives. Through the eyes of celebrated playwright Charles Mee, First Love embraces Edith and Harold as they work their way toward one another through the accumulated baggage of their lives, wondering if they can avoid sabotaging the last chance for love they’ll ever have.

Set design by Edward Pierce
Costume design by Theresa Squire
Lighting design by Paul Miller
Sound design by Christian Frederickson
Casting by Stephanie Klapper Casting
Marketing & Advertising by Red Rising Marketing
Press Representative: Sam Rudy Media Relations

photos by Monique Carboni

“The Traveling Lady emerges as a lovely revival, in which hope and regret run neck and neck, and repression is honed to an oaken luster.” Jesse Green, The New York Times

Cherry Lane Theatre’s 2nd Founder’s Project, in a coproduction with La Femme Theatre Productions, presents

Horton Foote’s THE TRAVELING LADY

Directed by Austin Pendleton

Featuring Larry Bull, Lynn Cohen, Angelina Fiordellisi, Jean Lichty, George Morfogen, Ron Piretti, PJ Sosko, Jill Tanner, Korinne Tetlow, Karen Ziemba

Scenic and Lighting design by Harry Feiner
Costume design by Theresa Squire
Sound design and Original Compositions by Ryan Rumery
Wig design by Paul Huntley
Dialect design and Dramaturg: Amy Stoller

June 7 – July 16
Extended through July 30 with Annette O’Toole

Out of the Mouths of Babes was the inaugural production of the Founder’s Project, a commitment to work with the finest seasoned artists in the American theater.

Cherry Lane Theatre in association with Julie Crosby, Margarida De Brito and David Youse present a world premiere

OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES

By Israel Horovitz
Directed by Barnet Kellman

With Francesca Choy-Kee, Angelina Fiordellisi, Judith Ivey, and Estelle Parsons

Scenic design by Neil Patel
Costume Design by Joseph G. Aulisi
Lighting Design by Paul Miller
Sound Design by Leon Rothenberg
Properties design by Carrie Mossman
Action Coordinator: Rick Sordelet
Casting Director: Kate Murray

Marketing & Advertising: Red Rising Marketing
Press Representative: Sam Rudy Media Relations
Associate Producer: Seri Lawrence
Assistant Stage Manager: Michael Denis
Production Manager: Janio Marrero
Production Stage Manager: Christine Catti
General Manager: Diane Alianiello
Poster artwork: Fraver

Soirée Fantastique! BENEFIT PERFORMANCE
To support our mission and benefit our award-wining programs

Thursday, June 16, 2016
Show begins at 7:00 pm

OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES
By Israel Horovitz
Directed by Barnet Kellman

with Francesca Choy-Kee, Angelina Fiordellisi, Judith Ivey and
Estelle Parsons

Four women arrive in Paris for the funeral of a 100-year-old man who loved each of them — at times variously, at times simultaneously. For 24 hours they share his apartment, delicious secrets and a dead cat.

Post-show discussion with the cast moderated by Adriana Trigiani.

Fête to follow featuring French cuisine, wines, and music.

Since 1996, and as New York’s longest continuously running Off-Broadway theatre since 1924, Cherry Lane has helped to define American drama, fostering fresh, daring and relevant theater.

Our Mission: To cultivate an urban artist colony, honor our groundbreaking history and engage audiences in creating theater that illuminates contemporary issues, and at its best, transforms the spirit.

THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES

By Eve Ensler
Directed by Ira Kip
April 20, 2016

V-Day Taconic 2016 is directed by Ira Kip (The 6 Project, Culture Project and 365 Days/Plays, The Public Theater), and features an ensemble of Broadway/TV actors and community activists including Belinda Allyn, Erica Camarano, Rhonda Covington, Julia Crockett, Dana Levinson, Elizabeth Mackintosh, Sharon Richardson, Vanda Seward, Lin Tucci, and Tanya Wright.

Produced by Mightee Shero Productions with generous support from V-Day, Cherry Lane Theatre, and the King’s County Re-Entry Task Force.

CATCH THE BUTCHER

By Adam Seidel
Directed by Valentina Fratti

With Lauren Luna Vélez, Jonathan Walker, Angelina Fiordellisi

Scenic design by Lauren Helpern
Costume design by Brooke CohenLighting design by Graham Kindred
Original Music and Sound design by Quentin Chiappetta
Property design by Addison Heeren
Fight Direction by Ron Piretti
Production Stage Manager: Alison Hassman
Assistant Stage Manager: Sarah Geis
Assistant to the Director: Sophie Parens
Assistant Costume Designer: Mark Koss
Photos by Carol Rosegg

Cherry Lane School

Cherry Lane launched its first-ever education intensive featuring an array of unique and highly interactive master classes.
June 22 – 26

FEAR, LOATHING & CHAOS

TV’s most influential Showrunners discuss battles won and lost in the trenches of television.

ME, MY MOUTH & I

Written and performed by Joy Behar

A world premiere presented by Cherry Lane Theatre, Angelina Fiordellisi, Artistic Director and Steve Janowitz

With more than 30 years as a beloved figure on stage and screen, Behar takes her audiences on a journey in ME, MY MOUTH & I — from her rollicking childhood in Brooklyn to center stage as one of America’s premier talk show hosts and comediennes. About the play Behar notes, “This is a good time to take stock of my shenanigans.”

Behar has been developing the play through workshop presentations at Bucks County Playhouse, in NYC and Connecticut in recent months.

90th ANNIVERSARY GALA

Photos by Monique Carboni

Cherry Lane Theatre presents
a world premiere

TO THE BONE

By Lisa Ramirez
Directed by Lisa Peterson

Featuring: Dan Domingues, Liza Fernandez, Annie Henk, Paola Lázaro-Muñoz, Lisa Ramirez, Gerardo Rodriguez, Xochitl Romero, and Haynes Thigpen

Scenic design by Rachel Hauck
Costume design by Theresa Squire
Lighting design by Russell H. Champa
Sound design by Jill BC Du Boff
Property Master: Judy Merrick
Stage Manager: Megan Schwarz Dickert
Assistant Stage Manager: Anne Huston
Casting Director: Kate Murray
Dramaturg: Morgan Jenness
General Manager: Theresa Von Klug
Assistant Set Designer: A Ram Kim
Assistant Costume Designer: Maureen Fitzgerald
Assistant Lighting Designer: Katy Atwell
Assistant Sound Designer: Beth Lake
Assistant Property Master: Yudelka Aheyer
Fight Choreographer: Unkle Dave’s Fight House
Assistant Fight Choreographer: Jesse Geguzis
Graphic Designer: Monique Carboni

Inspired by actual interviews, To The Bone examines the very nature of equality and justice in contemporary America through the eyes of five women whose migration to the U.S. in search of a better life brings its own test of the human spirit. Originally commissioned by Working Theater, Mark Plesent, Producing Artistic Director.

from l-r: Haynes Thigpen and Lisa Ramirez / Annie Henk, Liza Fernandez, Lisa Ramirez and Dan Domingues / Xochitl Romero and Paola Lázaro-Muñoz / photos by Monique Carboni

The Cherry Lane Theatre’s Late Night Series Presents:

HOT FUN IN THE WINTERTIME

A late-night show comprised of new comedy and live music.
New blood in an old vein: Hot Fun is serious play, creating a unique social environment, while bringing original comedy to the historic Cherry Lane Theatre.

“Knowing Cherry Lane’s commitment to emerging talent, I hope these young people are given the opportunity to showcase what obviously is a special group of writers/performers and can continue to develop their work at this historic venue. I could see it very quickly becoming a sensation for them (and the theatre).”  — Larry Morgan

Featuring Fred Williams, Jon Bass (Book of Mormon) / Kaley Ronayne (Army Wives) / Edmund Donovan (Snow Geese)

ONE NIGHT…

By Pulitzer Prize winner Charles Fuller
Directed by Clinton Turner Davis

Featuring Grantham Coleman, K.K. Moggie, Matthew Montelongo, Cortez Nance Jr., Rutina Wesley

Set by John McDermott
Costumes by Jessica Jahn
Lighting by Nicole Pearce
Sound by Sean O’Halloran
Video by Gil Sperling
Fights by UnkleDave’s Fight-House
Props by Starlet Jacobs
Stage Manager: C. Renee Alexander
Assistant Stage Manager: Kristin Pfeifer
Marketing: Walker International Communications Group / Toni Israel
Press Representation: Richard Kornberg & Associates / Don Summa; Sam Rudy Media Relations / Sam Rudy
Graphic Designer: Frank “Fraver” Verizzo
Production Stage Manager: Eugenia Furneaux
Associate Producer: Seri Lawrence
Production Assitant: Miles Orduna
Assistant Set Designer: Clifton Chadick
Assistant Video Designer: Aaron Gonzales
Production Carpenter: Janio Marrero
Scenic Construction: The Ken Larson Co.
Production Photographer: Sandra Coudert Graham
Opening Night Photographer: Walter McBride
Lighting Equipment: The Lighting Syndicate
Master Electrician: Jay Sterkel
Audio Technicians: Paul Piekarz, Ien DeNio, Sam Callahan, Jeffory Barton
Wardrobe: Courtney Irizarry
Lighting Programmer: Alling Langin
Scenic Artists: Jessica Orona, Rachael Silverman, Brian Howard
Carpenters: Cory Asinofsky, Adam Weppler, Joe Galan
Casting Director: Calleri Casting
Pyromaniac: Ted Rathjen

What happens to our servicemen and women when they come home?
Exploring the lingering effects of trauma, injustice, and one woman’s recompense, One Night… takes an unflinching look at what is happening to women in the US Armed Forces when their decision to serve exposes them to an unforeseen battle against their fellow soldiers. One Night… was commissioned by Cherry Lane Theatre.

November 6 – December 3

An evening of celebration announcing the artists of

MENTOR PROJECT 2014

THE HUNTERS by Jen Silverman, mentored by Lynn Nottage
SONNETS ON TAP conceived and directed by Awoye Timpo, mentored by Lisa Peterson
THE RAGGED CLAWS by Lina Patel, mentored by David Henry Hwang

December 4

pictured:
Angelina Fiordellisi,
David Henry Hwang
Lynn Nottage
Stephanie Ybarra (Mentor Project 2014 Producing AD)

Cherry Lane Theatre presents

FROM BREAST CANCER TO BROADWAY

A series of ten-minute plays written by breast cancer survivors to educate and empower women about their breast health.

Written by Oni Faida Lampley, Pearl Griffith Eccles, Andrea Lepcio, Bernadette Scruggs, Cordi Stokes

Directed by Pat Golden, Leah Gardiner, Heather Cohn, Elizabeth Scruggs, Elizabeth Herron

With Bridgit Evans, Sally Stewart, Patricia Buckley, Lillian Rodriguez, Isaac Loftus, Shyco Amos, Yvette Ganier, Billie Allen, Angelina Fiordellisi, Demise Flemming, Sally Stewart, Janio Marrero, Elizabeth A. Davis, Michael Criscuolo, Richard Brooks

Created by Bridgette Wimberly
Produced by Cherry Lane Theatre

June 22

Presented by Cherry Lane Theatre as part of our Late Nite Series.

THE NOMAD SERIES

Presented by The Root Collective

February 29, 9:45 pm
UNTITLED by Janice Amaya
MOST BEAUTIFUL SONG by Webb Wilcoxen
APPLES by Rosa Gilmore

March 1, 9:45 pm
CHECKED BOXES by Tanya Everett
PRETTY BIRD by Webb Wilcoxen

March 2, 9:45 pm
BRO-KIN by Neil-Tyrone Pritchard
DD & J by Maggie Bofill

March 3, 9:45 pm
TAMARA & THE BOTTLE by Alex Riad
DORM 19 by Alba Albanese

Presented by Cherry Lane Theatre.

HIM

A straight comedy about an “in the closet” movie star
Written and directed by Clifford Streit
December 16 – January 6

NUNSENSE

25th Anniversary Revival
Written and directed by Dan Goggin

With Bonnie Lee, Bambi Jones, Maria Montana, Jeanne Tinker, and Stephanie Wahl
Musical Staging by Teri Gibson
Musical Direction by Leo P. Carusone
Set design by Barry Axtell
Lighting design by Paul Miller
Production Stage Management by J.P. Elins

Produced by Cherry Lane Theatre

This revival of Nunsense, which was originally produced at Cherry Lane in 1985, was presented as part of Cherry Lane’s Heritage Series.

Nominated for the Off Broadway Alliance Award for Best Musical Revival.

FROM BREAST CANCER TO BROADWAY

Standing Ovation: Telling Our Stories As We Fight Breast Cancer

An evening of short plays:

Soc it to Me by Phyllis Goldberg
Directed by Pat Golden, with George Tynan Crowley, Nate Faust, and J. J. Perez

Cancer Notes by Jackie Richards
Directed by Billie Allen, with Lynn Whitfield and Roscoe Orman

Excerpt from In This Life Together by Ruby Dee
Directed and performed by Billie Allen

The Joy of Life by Pearl Griffith-Eccles
Directed by Chuck Paterson, with Marjorie Johnson, Bobbi Owens, Hechter Ubarry, and Kate Mailer

Glass by Bridgette A. Wimberly
Directed by Elizabeth Van Dyke, with Stephanie Berry

I Luv Valentine’s Day by Carolyn Smith
Directed by Nicole Watson, with Marjorie Johnson, Bobbi Owens, Peter Jay Fernandez, Charles Barboza, and Michael Micalizzi

The Blind Eyes Wanted to See by Valerie P. de Beaufort-d’Aubigne
Directed by Bridgette A. Wimberly, with Elizabeth Davis, Lelund Durond Thompson, Amanda Duffy. Joshua John McKay, and Francois d’Aubigne

Identification by Kate Mailer
Directed by Chuck Paterson
Performed by Kate Mailer

Sorry Ain’t Enough by Daisy I. Dumas-Featherstone
Directed by Stephanie Berry, with Marjorie Johnson, J.J. Perez, Denise Lock, Thyais Walsh, Bobbie Owens, and Nate Faust

Excerpt from In This Life Together by Ruby Dee
Directed and performed by Billie Allen

Surviving Cancer and Crazy People by Bernadette M. Scruggs
Directed by Pat Golden, with Rosalyn Coleman and Susan Brown

Presented as part of Cherry Lane’s Tongues Reading Series

THE LADY WITH ALL THE ANSWERS

By David Rambo
Directed by BJ Jones

With Judith Ivey
Set design by Neil Patel
Costume design by Martin Pakledinaz
Lighting design by Nicole Pearce
Sound design by Kevin O’Donnell
Wig design by Paul Huntley
Stage management by Paige van den Burg

Drama Desk Award Nomination for Outstanding Solo Performance: Judith Ivey

Lucille Lortel Award Nomination for Outstanding Solo Show

Outer Critics Circle Award Nomination for Outstanding Solo Performance: Judith Ivey

Produced by Cherry Lane Theatre

Opened October 14; closed December 6

Motherlodge presents THE SAINTS TOUR

A walking tour of the West Village with Meal and Music
Conceived and written by Molly Rice
Directed by Rachel Chavkin

With Taylor Mac and Nick Lerangis. Assistant direction by Knud Adams,
Production stage management by Stephen Ellis

Presented as part of Cherry Lane’s Tongues Reading Series

TOWARDS A NEW WPA: SUPPORTING WOMEN ARTISTS NOW

Swan Day 2010

A play reading and panel discussion: Mixed Relief, a one-act play by NewShoe Theatre members Suzanne Bennett, Jill Campbell, Marya Cohn, Dana Leslie Goldstein, Michele Aldin Kushner, and Andrea Lepcio, with Elyse Mirto, Lynn Cohen, Lizan Mitchell, Judith Hawking, Black Eyed Susan, Melanie Nicholls-King, Toks Olagundoye, and Peter Reznikoff.

Directed by Teresa K. Pond
Sound & audio design by Lauren Rosen
Harmonica Player: Rebecca Snead
Stage Manager: Annie Deardorff

WomenArts panel discussion, “Towards a New WPA,” with leading feminist arts activists Martha Richards, Elizabeth A. Sackler, Carol Jenkins, and Arlene Goldbard

Produced by WomenArts in collaboration with NewShoe Theatre Group and the League of Professional Theatre Women

Presented as part of Cherry Lane’s Tongues Reading Series

TANGO PALACE & DR. KHEAL

Presented as part of The 2010 New York Fornés Festival
By Maria Irene Fornés
Directed by Gisela Cardenas

Tango Palace performed by Arjun Gupta and T. Ryder Smith
Dr. Kheal performed by Rocco Sisto; Christian Pineda, Stage Directions

Festival presented by INTAR; Gwendolyn Alker, Curator

Presented as part of Cherry Lane’s Tongues Reading Series

THE AMERICAN DREAM & THE SANDBOX

Written and directed by Edward Albee
With Judith Ivey, George Bartenieff, Lois Markle, Harmon Walsh, Jesse Williams and Daniel Shevlin (Kate Mulgrew replaced Judith Ivey during the production’s extension from Aprill 22 through May 3.)
Set design by Neil Patel
Costume design by Carrie Robbins
Lighting design by Nicole Pearce
Music by William Flanagan
Sound by Arielle Edwards

This production of The American Dream & The Sandbox was presented as part of Cherry Lane’s Heritage Series. Both plays were originally produced at Cherry Lane Theatre in 1961 and 1962 respectively, as part of Albarwild, a collaboration between Edward Albee and producers Richard Barr and Clinton Wilder.

Produced by Cherry Lane Theatre

Filmed by PBS’ American Masters and Lincoln Center Library

HOODOO LOVE

By Katori Hall
Directed by Lucie Tiberghien
Mentored by Lynn Nottage

With Angela Lewis, Kevin Mambo, Marjorie Johnson and Keith Davis
Set design by Robin Vest
Costume design by Rebecca Bernstein
Lighting design by Pat Dignan
Sound and original music by Daniel Baker and the Broken Chord Collective
Fight director: David Debesse

Casting: Hopkins, Smith & Barden, Pamela Perrell
Press: Art Meets Commerce
Marketing: Walker International Communications Group

Hoodoo Love was originally developed with Lynn Nottage in Cherry Lane Mentor Project 2006

Produced by Cherry Lane Theatre

AUDELCO Winner for Lead Actress: Marjorie Johnson

3 AUDELCO Nominations, including the August Wilson Playwright Award

CHERRY JUBILEE CELEBRATES MENTOR PROJECT’S TENTH ANNIVERSARY

A gala celebration of Cherry Lane’s rich heritage as New York City’s longest continuously running Off-Broadway theatre and its role in the future of American theatre, honoring Harold Prince, O. Aldon James, Jr., Lynn Nottage and Tamara Tunie

Co-hosted by Harry Smith, Dana Tyler and Adriana Trigiani with performances by Halley Feiffer, Leah C. Gardiner, Theresa Rebeck, and Alfred Uhry

Pictured, from top: Matt Williams, Amiri Baraka and Charles Fuller, James King, Lynn Nottage, Harold Prince, Tarmaa Tunie, O.Aldon James Jr., and Angelina Fiordellisi – Gala artwork by Jules Feiffer

October 1

FUGUE

By Lee Thuna
Directed by Judith Ivey

With Ari Butler, Charlotte Booker, Lily Corvo, Liam Craig, Deirdre O’Connell Danielle Skraastad, Rick Stear and Catherine Woolf

Set by Neil Patel
Costume design by Gail Cooper-Hecht
Lighting design by Pat Dignan
Sound design by T. Richard Fitzgerald and Carl Casella
Music by Stanley Silverman

Produced by Cherry Lane Theatre with Roger Alan Gindi, General Manager

March 13 – April 22

DUTCHMAN

By Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones)
Directed by Bill Duke

With Dulé Hill and Jennifer Mudge
And special appearance by Paul Benjamin
Set by Troy Hourie
Costumes by Rebecca Bernstein
Lighting by Jeff Croiter
Sound by Drew Levy and Tony Smolenski
Video by Aaron Rhyne

Post-performance discussions with Amiri Baraka
Filmed by Lincoln Center Library

Drama Desk Award Nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Play: Jennifer Mudge

4th Annual Seldes-Kanin Fellowship: Jennifer Mudge

This production of Dutchman, which premiered at Cherry Lane in 1964, was presented as part of Cherry Lane’s Heritage Series.

Produced by Cherry Lane Theatre

January 22 – February 24

CHERRY LANE THEATRE ARTIST FORUM

With Billie Allen, Amiri Baraka, Paul Benjamin, Michael Bradford, Ed Bullins, Kia Corthron, Bill Duke, Katori Hall, Dulé Hill, Woodie King Jr., Nilaja Sun and Bridgette Wimberly
Filmed by Lincoln Center Library

January 30, following performance of Dutchman

BHUTAN

By Daisy Foote
Directed by Evan Yionoulis

With Tasha Lawrence, Sarah Lord, Amy Redford and Jedadiah Schultz
Set design by Laura Hyman
Costume design by Rebecca Bernstein
Light design by Pat Dignan
Sound design by Bart Fasbender

Produced by Cherry Lane Theatre in association with New York Stage and Film

Outer Critics Circle John Gassner Playwriting Award Nomination: Daisy Foote

Bhutan was originally developed in Cherry Lane’s Celebrating Women Playwrights Program in October 2005.

October 29 – December 9

DIRECT WOMEN PANEL DISCUSSIONS
Following selected performances of Bhutan

Giovanna Sardelli, director
Merle Kailas, executive director, Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation
Billie Allen, director
Anne Kaufman, director
December 5

Erica Schmidt, director
Martha Banta, director
Lucie Tiberghien, director
Maria Mileaf, director
Nora Peck, president, Leapfrog in America
November 28

Joan Micklin Silver, director
Melissa Kievman, director
Lucie Tiberghien, director
Donna Walker-Kuhne. president, Walker International Communications Group
November 21

Pam Berlin, director
Tisa Chang, Artistic/Producing Director, Pan Asian Repertory Theatre
Janine Nina Trevins, Co-founder, Artistic Director TADA!
Roberta Levitow, Director and Co-founder, Theatre Without Borders
Joan Vail Thorne director and dramatist
November 14

Mary B. Robinson, director
Suzanne Agins director
Pat Cruz, Executive Director, Harlem Stage / Aaron Davis Hall, Inc.
Leah C. Gardiner, director
Robin Bell-Stevens CEO & Executive Director, Jazzmobile, Inc.
November 7

Evan Yionoulis, director
Daisy Foote, playwright
Elizabeth Timperman, Executive Producer, NY Stage & Film
October 24

GALA: ACT II, THE NEW CHERRY LANE

Directed by Angelina Fiordellisi

Honorees Edward Albee, David Henry Hwang, John Breglio, and the Honorable Christine C. Quinn for their outstanding support of the arts in New York City and emerging playwrights.

Festivities included Robby Benson and Karla DeVito singing from Pirates of Penzance, Dulé Hill reading from Dutchman, Kelley O’Connor singing an aria from Ainadamar, and F. Murray Abraham, Judith Ivey and Elizabeth Wilson reading from The American Dream.

Lighting Designer: Brian Lilienthal
Stage Manager: John Handy
House Manager: Mary Geerlof

April 3

SLAG HEAP

By Anton Dudley
Directed by Michael Morris

With Brienan Nequa Bryant, Alexander Flores, Vincent Kartheiser, Polly Lee, Maggie Moore, Janelle Anne Robinson

Set design by Michael Brown
Costume design by Michael Krass
Lighting design by Jeff Croiter
Sound design by Bart Fasbender
Fight direction by Rick Sordelet
Dialect coach: Stephen Gabis
Casting: Judy Henderson CSA
Press: Keith Sherman & Associates
Marketing: Walker International Communications Group
Stage Manager: Kate Hefel

Produced by Cherry Lane Theatre

World Premiere.
Slag Heap was first developed with Ed Bullins in Cherry Lane Mentor Project 2003.

April 13 – May 7

OPEN HEART

By Robby Benson
Directed by Matt Williams

Performed by Robby Benson, Karla DeVito, and Stan Brown

Musical direction by Kevin Farrell
Choreography by Luis Perez
Set design by Michael Brown
Costume design by Ann Hould-Ward
Lighting design by Ken Billington
Sound design by Aural Fixation
Media design by Batwin & Robin Productions

Produced by Cherry Lane Theatre

March 17 – April 25

WOMEN ON FIRE

By Irene O’Garden
Directed by Mary B. Robinson

Produced by Cherry Lane Theatre
Performed Judith Ivey

Set and costume design by Michael Krass
Lighting design by Pat Dignan
Sound design by Bart Fasbender
Prop design by Faye Armon

Lucille Lortel nomination for Outstanding Solo Show

Drama League nomination for Distinguished Performance

The Dramatist Guild Fund’s annual Madge Evans and Sidney Kingsley Award, given “to the actress selected by the Fund for outstanding achievement in the legitimate theatre.”

KIKI & HERB: COUP DE THÉATRE

Created and performed by Justin Bond and Kenny Mellman
Directed by Scott Elliott
Sets by Derek McLane
Costumes by Marc Happel
Lighting by Jason Lyons
Sound design by Ken Travis
Produced by Westbeth Entertainment and Steven M. Levy

Presented by Cherry Lane Theatre

Drama League Nomination for Distinguished Performance

IT JUST CATCHES

Adapted from stories by Ernest Hemingway
By Carol Hemingway with the songs of Cole Porter
Directed by Ed Hastings

With David Ackroyd, Ann Crumb, Marsh Hanson, Ryan Shively, Daniel Freedom Stewart, Jessica D. Turner
Sets by Riccardo Hernandez
Costumes by David C. Woolard
Lighting by Duane Schuler

Produced by Cherry Lane Theatre and MODA Entertainment; Consulting producer Carolyn Rossi Copeland

HAPPY DAYS

By Samuel Beckett
Directed by Joseph Chaikin

Starring Joyce Aaron and Ron Faber
Set design by Riccardo Hernandez
Costume design by Katherine Roth
Lighting design by Beverly Emmons

Produced by Cherry Lane Theatre

This 41st Anniversary Revival of Happy Days was the first production under Cherry Lane auspices.

September 29 – October 24

SAINT LUCY’S EYES

By Bridgette Wimberly
Directed by Billie Allen

With Ruby Dee, Willis Burks II, Toks Olagundoye, and Sally A. Stewart

Sets by Beowulf Boritt
Costumes by Alvin B. Perry
Lights by Jane Reisman
Original Music/Sound by Michael Wimberly

Originally developed with Wendy Wasserstein in Cherry Lane’s inaugural season of Mentor Project

Produced by Angelina Fiordellisi, Barbara Ligeti, and Cherry Lane Theatre Company

Nominations: 7 Audelco, 1 Lucille Lortel
Winner: 3 Audelco Awards.

Filmed by Lincoln Center Library

July 12 – September 2

HAVANA IS WAITING

By Eduardo Machado
Directed by Michael Garces

With Bruce MacVittie, Ed Vassallo, Felix Solis, and Richard Marquez on percussion
Sets by Troy Hourie
Costumes by Elizabeth Hope Clancy
Lights by Kirk Bookman
Sound by David M. Lawson

Produced by Angelina Fiordellisi, Barbara Ligeti, Annette Tapert and Cherry Lane Theatre Company

Human Festival finalist

Filmed by Lincoln Center Library

October 24 – November 25

75th ANNIVERSARY BENEFIT

The Cherry Lane Theatre, founded in 1924, celebrated its 75th anniversary with an evening of performances by theatre alumni March 13. Tony® and Obie Award winner Judith Ivey hosted the evening which featured performances and memories from Rue McClanahan and Heather MacRae.

Directed by Eduardo Machado
With Lewis Black, Tyne Daly, Semina DeLaurentis, Micki Grant, Judith Ivey, Heather MacRae, Richard Maltby, Jr., Rue McClanahan, Don Scardino, Mark Setlock, David Shire, Dolores Sutton and Barbara Walsh

Angelina Fiordellisi, Founding Artistic Director, inaugurated the Cherry Lane Studio in September of 1998. She envisioned the 60-seat black box theater as a creative birthing room for new American plays.