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Considered to be an American classic and one of the most powerful contemporary dramas ever written, Norman’s gripping two-hander is an intense, edge-of-your-seat drama that will keep audiences guessing the outcome until the very end. A supposedly normal evening in the mother-daughter Cates household is shattered when 40-something Jessie announces to Mama that she plans to kill herself before the night is over. Over the course of 90 minutes, in real time, Thelma desperately works to convince her daughter that life is worth living. Humor, pathos and the difficulty of looking life in the face become seamless everyday moments, inviting ...Read More
Considered to be an American classic and one of the most powerful contemporary dramas ever written, Norman’s gripping two-hander is an intense, edge-of-your-seat drama that will keep audiences guessing the outcome until the very end. A supposedly normal evening in the mother-daughter Cates household is shattered when 40-something Jessie announces to Mama that she plans to kill herself before the night is over. Over the course of 90 minutes, in real time, Thelma desperately works to convince her daughter that life is worth living. Humor, pathos and the difficulty of looking life in the face become seamless everyday moments, inviting us to struggle with what is, and is not, in our control.
This production started out as a workshop at the Actors’ Studio, where actresses Sylvia Kelegian and Lisa Richards are both lifetime members. When Whitmore saw a performance, she knew instantly that it would be right for her company, Whitmore Eclectic.
“Now that I have a child, my focus has shifted to plays that explore stories about parents and their children,” director Aliah Whitmore explains. “In ’night, Mother, we spend the evening with this mother and daughter, and they achieve a level of closeness and intimacy they’ve never reached before. It lets us into what Jessie is thinking and feeling and allows us to suspend judgment.”
Not until playwright Marsha Norman heard an audience laugh at its dark humor during a reading of the play did she have confidence that it would be a success. ’night, Mother premiered at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts with Kathy Bates and Anne Pitoniak, then transferred to Broadway, where it received a Tony nomination for Best Play as well as nominations for both actresses and director Tom Moore. Other awards include the Dramatists Guild's prestigious Hull-Warriner Award, the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize and the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The 1986 film version, adapted for the screen by the playwright, starred Sissy Spacek and Anne Bancroft, and a Broadway revival in 2004 starred Edie Falco and Brenda Blethyn. A second Broadway revival, starring Oprah Winfrey and Audra McDonald, is scheduled for the 2015-2016 season, with Tony winner George C. Wolfe linked to direct.
’night, Mother runs Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m., Nov. 1 through Dec. 14. There will be two preview performances, on Thursday, Oct. 30 and Friday, Oct. 31, both at 8 p.m. Tickets range from $20-$27.50; previews are $15. The Lost Studio is located at 130 South La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90036. For reservations and information, call 818-826-3609 or go to www.WhitmoreEclectic.com.
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