Young Playwrights Festival (1987)

Theatre
Name: Playwrights Horizons
Address: 416 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036
Production Information
Number of performances: 30
Opening date: September 15, 1987
Closing date: October 11, 1987
Production Description
Two plays: Tiny Mommy by Juliet Garson (directed by Amy Saltz) and Sparks in the Park by Noble Mason Smith (directed by Gary Pearle). Plus three staged readings: Ebony by Pamela Mshana (dir. Sheldon Epps), Children by Debra Neff (dir. Charles Karchmer), Serendipity and Serenity by Jonathan Marc Sherman (dir. Thomas Babe).
Opening Night Credits

Production Credits
Person/Company Credit
Foundation of the Dramatists Guild Producer
Nancy Quinn Producing Director
  
Juliet Garson Playwright
Pamela Mshana Playwright
Debra Neff Playwright
Jonathan Marc Sherman Playwright
Noble Mason Smith Playwright
  
Thomas Babe Director
Sheldon Epps Director
Charles Karchmer Director
Gary Pearle Director
Amy Saltz Director
  
Derek McLane Set Designer
Michael Krass Costume Designer
Nancy Schertler Lighting Designer
Lia Vollack Sound Designer
  
Bob Ullman Press Representative
  
Roy Harris Production Stage Manager
Mary Fran Loftus Production Stage Manager
  
Carl Mulert Production Manager

Cast
Actor Role
Michael Patrick Boatman Joe (Tiny Mommy)
Nancy Giles Joanne Jones/ Christena (Tiny Mommy)/ Janice/ English/ Barry's Mom (Sparks in the Park)
Susan Greenhill Miss Roddenberg/ Chani-Glick/ Dr. Ruth (Tiny Mommy)/ Dr. Renee Schmeer (Sparks)
Doug Hutchinson Ben Eckert (Sparks)
Sylvia Kauders Chana (Tiny Mommy)
Eva Lopez Millie (Tiny Mommy)
Stephen Mellor Agent 4-H/ Dr. Rudolph Schmeer/ Craig Strongman/ Guy Richmont (Sparks)
Todd Merrill Barry Daniels (Sparks)
French Napier Young Father/ Buddy (Tiny Mommy)
Cynthia Nixon Sharon (Tiny Mommy)/ Stephanie Eckert (Sparks)
Oliver Platt Indian Waiter/ Buddy Hollister/ French Waiter/ Bart (Sparks)
Sally Prager Jennifer (Tiny Mommy)
Tonia Rowe Woman with Baby/ Lashelle/ Gloria (Tiny Mommy)
Jose Soto Angel (Tiny Mommy)
Jill Tasker Marilyn Zuckerman (Tiny Mommy)
Mary Testa Subway Orator/ Cousin Elizabeth/ Shalamis (Tiny Mommy)
John C. Vennema Louis Reynolds/ Chuck Hollister (Sparks)
Ming-Na Wen Young Man with Ghetto Blaster/ Lam (Tiny Alice)