Young Playwrights Festival (1984)

Theatre
Name: Joseph Papp Public Theater/ Martinson Hall
Address: 425 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10003
Production Information
Number of performances: 24
Opening date: May 1, 1984
Closing date: May 20, 1984
Production Description
Five plays: Romance by Catherine Castellani (dir. Elinor Renfield), Meeting the Winter Bike Rider by Juan Nunez (dir. Elinor Renfield), Fixed Up by Patricia Durkin (dir. Shelly Raffle), In the Garden by Anne Harris (dir. James Milton), The Itch y Ana Gottlieb (dir. Shelly Raffle). Plus six readings: Liars by Joseph Yesutis (dir. Jerry Zaks), Buddies by Kevin Hammond (dir. Billie Allen), Always Open by Rebecca Gilman (dir. Billie Allen), Tender Places by Jason Brown (dir. Kay Matschullat), We Three Kings by Alexander Frere-Jones (dir. Billie Allen), Living in the USA by Julie Tayco (dir. Kay Matschullat).
Opening Night Credits

Production Credits
Person/Company Credit
Foundation of the Dramatists Guild Producer
Joseph Papp Producer
Gerald Chapman Artistic Director
Peggy Hansen Producing Director
  
Jason Brown Playwright
Catherine Castellani Playwright
Patricia Durkin Playwright
Alexander Frere-Jones Playwright
Rebecca Gilman Playwright
Ana Gottlieb Playwright
Kevin Hammond Playwright
Anne Harris Playwright
Juan Nunez Playwright
Julie Tayco Playwright
Joseph Yesutis Playwright
Whyte Lyte Music
Louis Rosen Music
Michael Rubell Music
  
Billie Allen Director
Kay Matschullat Director
James Milton Director
Shelly Raffle Director
Elinor Renfield Director
Jerry Zaks Director
  
Loren Sherman Set Designer
Patricia McGourty Costume Designer
Mal Sturchio Lighting Designer
Bill Dreisbach Sound Designer
  
Esther Cohen Production Stage Manager
Morton Milder Stage Manager
Diane Ward Stage Manager

Cast
Actor Role
Catherine Ann Christianson Woman (Romance)
Marc Epstein Jeffrey (Fixed Up)
Pierre Epstein Dentist Dan/ Mr. Smith (The Itch)
Lois Diane Hicks Mrs. Reese (The Itch)
Knowl Johnson Benny (The Itch)
Rob Knepper Man (Romance)
Jeffrey Marcus Mark (Meeting the Winter Bike Rider)/ Child (The Itch)
Ellen Mareneck Laura (Fixed Up)/ Child (The Itch)
Carolyn Mignini Lauren (The Itch)
Etain O'Malley Kate (In the Garden)
Corey Parker Tony (Meeting the Winter Bike Rider)
Pamela Payton-Wright Mary (In the Garden)