The Orphans' Home Cycle Part I: The Story of a Childhood

Theatre
Name: Peter Norton Space
Address: 555 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036
Production Information
First performance date: November 5, 2009
Opening date: November 19, 2009
Closing date: May 8, 2010


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Production Description
The Orphans' Home Cycle is a 3-play drama written by Horton Foote. Each of the three plays in the trilogy comprises three one-act plays. They are The Story of a Childhood (Part 1), The Story of a Marriage (Part 2), and The Story of a Family (Part 3).

The plays focus on Horace Robedaux, whose character was inspired by Foote's father, from Texas, at the turn of the 20th Century to the beginning of the Depression. The plays follow Horace through three decades, as "seen through three generations of three families."
Opening Night Credits

Production Credits
Person/Company Credit
Signature Theatre Producer
Hartford Stage Co-Producer
Erika Mallin Executive Director
James Houghton Founding Artistic Director
Beth Whitaker Associate Artistic Director
  
Horton Foote Playwright
John Gromada Original Music
  
Michael Wilson Director
Christopher Schilder Assistant Director
Maxwell Williams Assistant Director
  
Peter Pucci Choreographer
Mark Olsen Fight Director
  
David M. Barber Set Designer
Jeff Cowie Set Designer
David C. Woolard Costume Designer
Rui Rita Lighting Designer
John Gromada Sound Designer
Jan Hartley Projection Designer
Mark Adam Rampmeyer Hair Designer
Thomas Charles LeGalley Assistant Costume Designer
Wilburn Bonnell Associate Lighting Designer
Matthew Taylor Assistant Lighting Designer
Matthew Walsh Assistant Sound Designer
  
Adam Bernstein General Manager
Boneau/Bryan-Brown Press Representative
  
Cole P. Bonenberger Production Stage Manager
Jasmine Amii Harrison Assistant Stage Manager
Marisa Levy Assistant Stage Manager
  
Paul Ziemer Production Manager
  
Christopher Baker Dramaturg
Kirsten Bowen Dramaturg
Telsey + Company Casting
Ralph Zito Vocal Coach

Cast
Actor Role
Devon Abner John Howard / Pete Davenport
Mike Boland Mr. Ritter / Billy Vaughn
Pat Bowie Martha Johnson
Leon Addison Brown Jackson Hall
James DeMarse Soll Gautier
Hallie Foote Mrs. Robedaux / Asa Vaughn
Justin Fuller Albert Thornton
Bill Heck Horace Robedaux / Paul Horace Robedaux
Henry Hodges Lloyd / Horace Robedaux (age 14)
Annalee Jefferies Mrs. Thornton / Corella Davenport
Virginia Kull Corella Robedaux (young woman)
Maggie Lacey Inez Thornton (young women)
Gilbert Owuor Leroy Kendricks
Jenny Dare Paulin Minnie Robedaux Curtis (age 17) / Lily Dale Robedaux
Pamela Payton-Wright Mrs. Coons
Bryce Pinkham Pete Davenport (young man)
Stephen Plunkett Terrance Robedaux / Will Kidder
Emily Robinson Lily Dale Robedaux (age 10)
Lucas Caleb Rooney George Tyler (young man) / Sheriff
Dylan Riley Snyder Horace Robedaux (age 12)
Charles Turner Ben Johnson
Awards
Award Person / Company Function
1 WON 2010 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Play Horton Foote Playwright
      Signature Theatre Producer
      Hartford Stage Co-Producer
2 NOMINATED 2010 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Lighting Design Rui Rita Lighting Designer
3 NOMINATED 2010 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Sound Design John Gromada Sound Designer
4 NOMINATED 2010 Broadway.com Audience Award, Favorite New Off-Broadway Play    
5 WON 2010 Clarence Derwent Award Bill Heck Actor
6 WON 2010 Drama Critics' Circle Award, Best Play Horton Foote Playwright
      Signature Theatre Producer
      Hartford Stage Co-Producer
7 NOMINATED 2010 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Actor in a Play Bill Heck Actor
8 NOMINATED 2010 Hewes Design Award, Lighting Design Rui Rita Lighting Designer
9 NOMINATED 2010 Hewes Design Award, Scenic Design David M. Barber Set Designer
      Jeff Cowie Set Designer
10 WON 2010 Hewes Design Award, Notable Effects David M. Barber Set Designer
      Jeff Cowie Set Designer
      David C. Woolard Costume Designer
      Rui Rita Lighting Designer
      John Gromada Sound Designer
      Jan Hartley Projection Designer
11 NOMINATED 2010 ITBA Patrick Lee Award, Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play Horton Foote Playwright
      Signature Theatre Producer
      Hartford Stage Co-Producer
12 NOMINATED 2010 Joe A. Callaway Award (SDCF), Excellence in Directing Michael Wilson Director
13 WON 2010 Outer Critics Circle Award, Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play Horton Foote Playwright
      Signature Theatre Producer
      Hartford Stage Co-Producer
14 NOMINATED 2010 Outer Critics Circle Award, Outstanding Actor in a Play Bill Heck Actor
15 NOMINATED 2010 Outer Critics Circle Award, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play James DeMarse Actor
16 NOMINATED 2010 Outer Critics Circle Award, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Hallie Foote Actor
17 WON 2010 Outer Critics Circle Award, Outstanding Director of a Play Michael Wilson Director
18 WON 2010 Theatre World Award Bill Heck Actor
Notes
Part I: The Story of a Childhood

Part II: The Story of a Marriage

Part III: The Story of a Family