Blue Before Morning

BLUE BEFORE MORNING - 2008
by Kate McGovern
Directed by Gia Forakis

Featuring Kether Donohue, Phyllis Johnson*, Jenny Maguire*,
Chris McKinney*, Flaco Navaja*, Jennifer Dorr White*

October 17-November 8, 2008

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 Production Management: Gregg Bellon/Production Consolidated

This play was developed thru terraNOVA’s Groundbreakers Workshop

*Equity Approved Showcase

DR2, 103 East 15 Street, New York
 

Synopsis

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.

Reviews

"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