Comedy, Eliana Saxe-Smith, Lois Smith, 10 minutes, 10+ minutes, 2f, Beth Henley, Family, Aging, Mothers, Children, Daughters, Sex, Birth control Playing on Air Comedy, Eliana Saxe-Smith, Lois Smith, 10 minutes, 10+ minutes, 2f, Beth Henley, Family, Aging, Mothers, Children, Daughters, Sex, Birth control Playing on Air

Mother's Day Special: REPORT ON MOTHERHOOD by Beth Henley

When a granddaughter interviews her great-grandma on motherhood, she gets more than she bargained for. Way more. In this short play from Beth Henley (Pulitzer Prize for Crimes of the Heart), the illustrious Lois Smith (Lady Bird, Marjorie Prime, “True Blood,” The Nice Guys)  plays great-grandmother to her real life granddaughter, Eliana Saxe-Smith. stay tuned after the performance for a conversation moderated by our Producing Artistic Director, Claudia Catania.

 
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For a grammar school assignment, a granddaughter interviews her great-grandma on motherhood. She gets more than she bargained for. Way more. The illustrious Lois Smith (Lady Bird, Marjorie Prime, “True Blood,” The Nice Guys)  plays great-grandmother to her real life granddaughter, Eliana Saxe-Smith. Written by the inimitable Beth Henley (Pulitzer Prize for Crimes of the Heart), stay tuned after the REPORT ON MOTHERHOOD performance for a conversation moderated by the play’s director, host Claudia Catania.

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Comedy, Rommulus Linney, Lois Smith, Francis Sternhagen, Dana Ivey, Scott Sowers, Jacob Callie Moore, 10 minutes, 10+ minutes, 15 minutes, 15+ minutes, 20 minutes, 20+ minutes, 25 minutes, 25+ minutes, 30 minutes, 30+ minutes, T. Cat Ford, Family, Hospitals, Death, Aging, Telephones, Three sisters, 2m4f, Mothers Playing on Air Comedy, Rommulus Linney, Lois Smith, Francis Sternhagen, Dana Ivey, Scott Sowers, Jacob Callie Moore, 10 minutes, 10+ minutes, 15 minutes, 15+ minutes, 20 minutes, 20+ minutes, 25 minutes, 25+ minutes, 30 minutes, 30+ minutes, T. Cat Ford, Family, Hospitals, Death, Aging, Telephones, Three sisters, 2m4f, Mothers Playing on Air

GOODBYE, HOWARD by Romulus Linney

 
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In GOODBYE, HOWARD, a rich comedy by Romulus Linney, three North Carolinian sisters in a total tizzy about their esteemed 85-year-old kid brother's imminent death try to avoid an embarrassment worse than death. Three virtuosos: Lois Smith (two-time Obie Winner and two-time Oscar nominee), Frances Sternhagen (two-time Tony winner), and Dana Ivey (five-time Tony nominee) play Howard's three adoring sisters. They are joined by T. Cat Ford, Jacob Callie Moore, and Scott Sowers. 

Romulus Linney is one of America's great playwrights and a master of the short form. He conjures up a particular time and place in this confection of a play. Stay tuned after the performance for a conversation with actors Lois Smith, Frances Sternhagen, and Scott Sowers moderated by the play’s director, host Claudia Catania.

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Drama, John Guare, Doug Hughes, Lois Smith, Peter Maloney, Julie White, Jeremy Stamos, Carol Kane, 10 minutes, 10+ minutes, 15 minutes, 15+ minutes, 20 minutes, 20+ minutes, 25 minutes, 25+ minutes, 30 minutes, 30+ minutes, 3m3f, NYC, Marriage, Hospitals, Family, Aging, Fights Guest User Drama, John Guare, Doug Hughes, Lois Smith, Peter Maloney, Julie White, Jeremy Stamos, Carol Kane, 10 minutes, 10+ minutes, 15 minutes, 15+ minutes, 20 minutes, 20+ minutes, 25 minutes, 25+ minutes, 30 minutes, 30+ minutes, 3m3f, NYC, Marriage, Hospitals, Family, Aging, Fights Guest User

SOMETHING I'LL TELL YOU TUESDAY by John Guare

Lois Smith, Julie White, Jeremy Shamos, and Carol Kane

It’s spring in Hell’s Kitchen in Something I’ll Tell You Tuesday by Tony winner John Guare (Six Degrees of Separation) and family members don't seem to be facing the real crisis at hand. It features theater luminaries Lois Smith (Grapes of Wrath), Peter Maloney  (Requiem for a Dream), Julie White (The Little Dog Laughed), Jeremy Shamos (Clybourne Park), and as the nosy neighbor, Carol Kane ("Taxi," "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"). Directed by Tony winner Doug Hughes (Doubt, Outside Mulligar). Stay tuned after the performance for a conversation with the artists moderated by our Artistic Director Claudia Catania.

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