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)