Cherise Boothe, Sara Botsford, Marylouise Burke and Brad Fleischer Join Jane Kaczmarek and Jon Tenney in Good People
Westwood Village, CA, March 15, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Matt Shakman Helms David Lindsay-Abaire’s West Coast Premiere
Opens April 11, 2012
Geffen alums Jane Kaczmarek (Malcolm in the Middle) and Jon Tenney (The Closer) are joined by acclaimed stage and screen actors Cherise Boothe (original cast of Ruined), Sara Botsford (Broadway’s The Real Thing), Marylouise Burke (Broadway’s Into the Woods and Is He Dead?) and Brad Fleischer (Broadway’s Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo) in David Lindsay-Abaire’s West Coast premiere. Helmed by Matt Shakman, the artistic director of L.A.’s Black Dahlia Theatre,Good People, presented by OneWest Bank, starts in previews on April 3, 2012 and officially opens in the Gil Cates Theater at the Geffen Playhouse on April 11, 2012.
Kaczmarek takes on the role of Margie, while Tenney plays her old flame, Mike, who has moved on and married Kate, played by Boothe. Botsford, Burke and Fleischer bring the South Boston community to life as Margie’s friends Jean and Dottie and her former boss, Stevie.
Margie Walsh can’t catch a break. Laid off from her job at the dollar store, Margie is faced with the reality that South Boston is providing her the same level of opportunity it always has: none. Wry, rough around the edges and ready to make a change, she goes to seek out the one who got away – both from “Southie” and from her. Instead, she finds herself in the burbs and out of her element, facing the question – is opportunity granted or earned? Nominated for a 2010 Tony Award for Best Play, Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire's Good People takes an affectionate look at the "haves" and "have nots" through the eyes of characters who won't be ignored.
Good People, a recipient of an Edgerton Foundation New American Play Award, was commissioned by Manhattan Theatre Club (MTC) in New York where it had its world premiere in the spring of 2011. In addition to being nominated for a Tony Award, Good People was named Best Play of the 2010-11 season by the New York Drama Critics Circle, as well as featured on the 2011 “Top Ten” theater lists of New York Magazine, Newsday, Time Out New York and the Associated Press.
Special events during the run of Good People include the theater’s special Signature Series performances for no additional cost. These evenings include an intellectual, thought-provoking post show Q&A at Talk Back Tuesdays; a scintillating, one-of-a kind after-party at Girls Night Out; a cultural happy hour with Lounge Fridays and complimentary wine tastings during Wine Down Sundays. For more information, please view www.geffenplayhouse.com/goodevents.
Good People
Written by David Lindsay-Abaire
Directed by Matt Shakman
Preview Performances: Tuesday, April 3 – Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Opening Night: Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Closing Night: Sunday, May 13, 2012
Cast
Cherise Boothe Kate
Sara Botsford Jean
Marylouise Burke Dottie
Brad Fleischer Stevie
Jane Kaczmarek Margie
Jon Tenney Mike
Production Credits
Set Designer Craig Siebels
Costume Designer E.B. Brooks
Lighting Designer Elizabeth Harper
Sound Designer Jonathan Snipes
Production Stage Manager Jill Gold
Assistant Stage Manager Kyra Hansen
Performance Schedule
Monday No performances
Tuesday – Friday 8:00pm
Saturday 3:00pm; 8:00pm
Sunday 2:00pm; 7:00pm
Ticket Info
Ticket prices currently range from $37 - $57 for preview performances and from $47 - $77 for the regular run. Contact the Geffen Playhouse box office in-person, via phone at 310-208-5454 or online at www.geffenplayhouse.com for updated pricing and seating availability.
About The Geffen Playhouse
The Geffen Playhouse has been a hub of the Los Angeles theater scene since opening its doors in 1995. Noted for its intimacy and celebrated for its world-renowned mix of classic and contemporary plays, provocative new works and second productions, the Geffen Playhouse continues to present a body of work that has garnered national recognition. Named in honor of entertainment mogul and philanthropist David Geffen, who made the initial donation to the theater, the company was founded by Gilbert Cates, and is currently helmed by Artistic Director Randall Arney, Managing Director Ken Novice and Chairman of the Board Frank Mancuso. Proudly associated with UCLA, the Geffen Playhouse welcomes an audience of more than 130,000 each year, and maintains an extensive education and outreach program, designed to engage young people and the community at large in the arts. For more information, please visit geffenplayhouse.com.
Director of Communications
Alison Rawlings 310.966-2412
alison@geffenplayhouse.com
10866 Le Conte Avenue, Westwood Village, Los Angeles CA. 90024
Opens April 11, 2012
Geffen alums Jane Kaczmarek (Malcolm in the Middle) and Jon Tenney (The Closer) are joined by acclaimed stage and screen actors Cherise Boothe (original cast of Ruined), Sara Botsford (Broadway’s The Real Thing), Marylouise Burke (Broadway’s Into the Woods and Is He Dead?) and Brad Fleischer (Broadway’s Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo) in David Lindsay-Abaire’s West Coast premiere. Helmed by Matt Shakman, the artistic director of L.A.’s Black Dahlia Theatre,Good People, presented by OneWest Bank, starts in previews on April 3, 2012 and officially opens in the Gil Cates Theater at the Geffen Playhouse on April 11, 2012.
Kaczmarek takes on the role of Margie, while Tenney plays her old flame, Mike, who has moved on and married Kate, played by Boothe. Botsford, Burke and Fleischer bring the South Boston community to life as Margie’s friends Jean and Dottie and her former boss, Stevie.
Margie Walsh can’t catch a break. Laid off from her job at the dollar store, Margie is faced with the reality that South Boston is providing her the same level of opportunity it always has: none. Wry, rough around the edges and ready to make a change, she goes to seek out the one who got away – both from “Southie” and from her. Instead, she finds herself in the burbs and out of her element, facing the question – is opportunity granted or earned? Nominated for a 2010 Tony Award for Best Play, Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire's Good People takes an affectionate look at the "haves" and "have nots" through the eyes of characters who won't be ignored.
Good People, a recipient of an Edgerton Foundation New American Play Award, was commissioned by Manhattan Theatre Club (MTC) in New York where it had its world premiere in the spring of 2011. In addition to being nominated for a Tony Award, Good People was named Best Play of the 2010-11 season by the New York Drama Critics Circle, as well as featured on the 2011 “Top Ten” theater lists of New York Magazine, Newsday, Time Out New York and the Associated Press.
Special events during the run of Good People include the theater’s special Signature Series performances for no additional cost. These evenings include an intellectual, thought-provoking post show Q&A at Talk Back Tuesdays; a scintillating, one-of-a kind after-party at Girls Night Out; a cultural happy hour with Lounge Fridays and complimentary wine tastings during Wine Down Sundays. For more information, please view www.geffenplayhouse.com/goodevents.
Good People
Written by David Lindsay-Abaire
Directed by Matt Shakman
Preview Performances: Tuesday, April 3 – Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Opening Night: Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Closing Night: Sunday, May 13, 2012
Cast
Cherise Boothe Kate
Sara Botsford Jean
Marylouise Burke Dottie
Brad Fleischer Stevie
Jane Kaczmarek Margie
Jon Tenney Mike
Production Credits
Set Designer Craig Siebels
Costume Designer E.B. Brooks
Lighting Designer Elizabeth Harper
Sound Designer Jonathan Snipes
Production Stage Manager Jill Gold
Assistant Stage Manager Kyra Hansen
Performance Schedule
Monday No performances
Tuesday – Friday 8:00pm
Saturday 3:00pm; 8:00pm
Sunday 2:00pm; 7:00pm
Ticket Info
Ticket prices currently range from $37 - $57 for preview performances and from $47 - $77 for the regular run. Contact the Geffen Playhouse box office in-person, via phone at 310-208-5454 or online at www.geffenplayhouse.com for updated pricing and seating availability.
About The Geffen Playhouse
The Geffen Playhouse has been a hub of the Los Angeles theater scene since opening its doors in 1995. Noted for its intimacy and celebrated for its world-renowned mix of classic and contemporary plays, provocative new works and second productions, the Geffen Playhouse continues to present a body of work that has garnered national recognition. Named in honor of entertainment mogul and philanthropist David Geffen, who made the initial donation to the theater, the company was founded by Gilbert Cates, and is currently helmed by Artistic Director Randall Arney, Managing Director Ken Novice and Chairman of the Board Frank Mancuso. Proudly associated with UCLA, the Geffen Playhouse welcomes an audience of more than 130,000 each year, and maintains an extensive education and outreach program, designed to engage young people and the community at large in the arts. For more information, please visit geffenplayhouse.com.
Director of Communications
Alison Rawlings 310.966-2412
alison@geffenplayhouse.com
10866 Le Conte Avenue, Westwood Village, Los Angeles CA. 90024
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