Ran October 17-November 8, 2008
terraNOVA Collective
Artistic Director, Jennifer Conley Darling
Associate Artistic Director, James Carter
presents
BLUE BEFORE MORNING
By Kate McGovern
Directed by Gia Forakis
"Nice performances all around...Ms. McGovern's dialogue even dares to raise the kinds of race-related social issues that Bill Cosby was alternately criticized and praised for talking about a few years ago."
- NEW YORK TIMES
"The experience of Kate McGovern's Blue Before Morning, in the skilled hands of director Gia Forakis, can best be described as the highest quality of naturalism 'neat' with just a splash of expressionism. The perfect blend of these two elements creates a work that is both moving in the way only the purest form of 'realistic theatre' can be and innovative in style.
- nytheatre.com
Ella (Jenny Maguire) & Ava (Kether Donahue) wait for Jerry (Chris McKinney, not pictured) to return.
photo by Jill Steinberg
Rita (Phyllis Johnson) & Jerry (Chris McKinney) in love.
photo by Jill Steinberg
BLUE BEFORE MORNING on Opening Night (From L to R)
Top row: Flaco Navaja, Jennifer Dorr White, assistant director,Tracy Francis, Kether Donohue, Chris McKinney
Bottom row: assistant stage manager, Leah Huss, playwright, Kate McGovern, Jenny Maguire, Phyllis Johnson
At dawn, a New York cabbie picks up a teenage girl headed for the bus station. Before long, they’re driving to South Carolina, accompanied by a very pregnant, foul-mouthed hitchhiker. The three strangers hit I-95 and find themselves on a journey of unusual coincidences and second chances that straddle past and present while leading them toward an unlikely future.
Featuring Kether Donohue, Phyllis Johnson*, Jenny Maguire*,
Chris McKinney*, Flaco Navaja*, Jennifer Dorr White*
This play was developed thru terraNOVA’s Groundbreakers Workshop
Previews October 17 & 18 @7pm
Opening October 19 @7pm
Runs through November 8
Wednesday – Monday @8pm
Sound Design & Music: Katie Down
Light Design: Bruce Steinberg
Video & Projections Design: S. Katy Tucker
Costume Design: Suzanne Chesney
Scenic Consultant: Derek McLane
Producer: Jennifer Conley Darling
Line Producer: Jaimie Mayer
Associate Producers: Arienne Pelletier & Alexis Spiegel
Press by: Emily Owens PR
Production Management: Gregg Bellon/Production Consolidated
*Equity Approved Showcase
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