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From Our 2001-2002 Season:
The Waverly Gallery
By Kenneth Lonergan
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Kenneth Lonergan is known for his trademark humor and genius for
capturing the real heart and soul of human interactions.
Time magazine raved that he is "among
our most gifted, unflinching and unpretentious new playwrights,"
and called his first play, This Is Our Youth,
one of the ten best plays of 1998.
With The Waverly Gallery,
Lonergan has once again shown himself to have
"one of the keenest ears of any working playwright"
(Ben Brantley, The New York Times).
A powerfully poignant and often hilarious play,
The Waverly Gallery is about the final years
of a generous, chatty, and feisty grandmother's final battle
against Alzheimer's disease.
Gladys is an old school lefty and social activist
and longtime owner of a small art gallery in Greenwich Village.
The play explores her fight to retain her independence
and the subsequent effect of her decline on her family,
especially her grandson.
More than a memory play,
The Waverly Gallery captures
the humor and strength of a family in the face of crisis.
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Directed by Kate Schlesinger
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Featuring
Jean Brookner
Art Delo
James Gomez
Gus Ibranyi
Joan Ludwig
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cast bios
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Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.
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