by John Guare
September 15-30, 2007
Producer: Cathy Bencivenga
Director: Tom Wojtunik
Costumes: David Withrow
Set: Tim McMath
Lighting: Travis I. Walker
Sound: Todd Hendricks
Casting: Charles Rosen and Scott Wojcik
Production Stage Manager: Dan Boulos*
Featuring:
Tommy Buck, Jonathan Gregg, Mark Hattan*, Laura Heidinger, Justin Herfel*, Craig Jessup, Kevin Kelleher, Joe Moretti*, Musto Pelinkovicci, Richard Prioleau*, Ben Roberts*, Kelly Scanlon, Ben Schnickel, Robert Schorr, Jacqueline van Biene*, Jamee Vance*, Richard Vernon*.
*Member, Actors’ Equity Association
“The Gallery Players’ quick-paced production, directed by Tom Wojtunik, is top-notch—as theatergoers have come to expect from this company. From the first moments of this play, I knew the production would be successful.”
- nytheatre.com
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Read a Brooklyn Papers article on Six Degrees of Separation!
Winner of the 1990 New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play, Obie Award Best Play! The Gallery Players, Brooklyn’s premier Off-Off Broadway theater, opens its 41st season of plays and musicals with John Guare’s award-winning 1990 play about New Yorkers seeking to make a connection, Six Degrees of Separation, which runs September 15-30, 2007.
Photo by Jennifer Maufrais
Inspired by an actual incident reported by The New York Times in 1983, Six Degrees of Separation is a witty and biting tale of a wealthy white New York couple who take in a charming young black man who claims to be the son of Sidney Poitier. It’s a fast-paced ride with equal parts drama and farce, the result being a commentary on the things that drive us all - the desire for wealth, fame, social standing, and meaningful human connection. Six Degrees of Separation won the 1990 New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play and the Obie Award for Best Play and was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Play. The 1993 film version of starred Stockard Channing (Grease, The West Wing) and Will Smith (Men In Black, Independence Day). NOTE: Six Degrees of Separation contains strong language, sexual situations, and nudity, and may not be appropriate for children.
Tom Wojtunik directs a cast of 17. Wojtunik previously directed the play Take Me Out and the musical Urinetown at The Gallery Players. Urinetown recently was nominated for 2 New York Innovative Theatre (IT) Award nominations, including Outstanding Production of a Musical. Other New York credits: The Miss Education of Jenna Bush (FringeNYC, Best Solo Show & Audience Favorite), Edenville (Emerging Artists Theatre, NY IT Award Nomination for Best Director), I’m In Love With Your Wife (Midtown Int’l Festival), and The Good Thief (Prospect St. Productions). Tom is a member of the Lincoln Center Directors Lab.
Photo by Jennifer Maufrais
A New York institution since 1967, The Gallery Players has served actors and audience alike for more than 4 decades by showcasing burgeoning new talent and offering a home base for theater professionals. It’s eclectic programming of intimate revivals and ambitious new work in inventive productions has earned it the reputation of “New York’s Best Kept Secret”. Among its famous alumni are founding member Harvey Fierstein, Broadway regular Diedre Goodwin, New York theater personality Seth Rudetsky, and many others.
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Performance Schedule:
Saturday, September 15 at 8PM (Opening Night)
Sunday, September 16 at 3PM
Thursday, September 20 at 8PM
Friday, September 21 at 8PM
NEW! FOR 07-08: Saturday, September 22 at 2PM
Saturday, September 22 at 8PM
Sunday, September 23 at 3PM
Thursday, September 27 at 8PM
Friday, September 28 at 8PM
NEW! FOR 07-08: Saturday, September 29 at 2PM
Saturday, September 29 at 8PM
Sunday, September 30 at 3PM
Photo by Jennifer Maufrais
