| Relatively Speaking | |
|---|---|
 Softcover edition | |
| Written by | Ethan Coen, Elaine May and Woody Allen |
| Date premiered | October 20, 2011 |
| Place premiered | Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Comedy |
Relatively Speaking is an anthology produced on Broadway in 2011, consisting of three plays: Talking Cure by Ethan Coen, George Is Dead by Elaine May and Honeymoon Motel by Woody Allen.
Production[edit]
It opened at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on October 20, 2011 and closed on January 29, 2012, after 118 regular performances. All three were directed by John Turturro.[1][2] The plays were produced by Julian Schlossberg and Letty Aronson (Allen’s sister).[3]
Cast[edit]
The three plays were cast as follows:[4]
- Talking Cure: The play involves a therapist treating a mentally ill family member.[5]
- Jason Kravits (Doctor)
- Danny Hoch (Jerry)
- Max Gordon Moore (Attendant)
- Allen Lewis Rickman (Father)
- Katherine Borowitz (Mother).
- George Is Dead: The play considers "the hilarity of death."[2][6]
- Lisa Emery (Carla)
- Marlo Thomas (Doreen)
- Grant Shaud (Michael)
- Patricia O’Connell (Nanny)
- Rickman (Funeral Director)
- Moore (Assistant Funeral Director)
- Honeymoon Motel: The plot involves an unusual wedding and takes place in a motel on a highway.[7]
- Steve Guttenberg (Jerry Spector)
- Ari Graynor (Nina Roth)
- Shaud (Eddie)
- Caroline Aaron (Judy Spector)
- Julie Kavner (Fay Roth)
- Mark Linn-Baker (Sam Roth)
- Richard Libertini (Rabbi Baumel)
- Jason Kravits (Dr. Brill)
- Hoch (Sal Buonacotti)
- Bill Army (Paul Jessup).
Overview[edit]
Woody Allen said of the plays: “It’s a broad comedy, for laughs, no redeeming social value." The plays are described as involving various family members.[3]
Santo Loquasto "designed sets for each play that suggest each author’s film persona." The design for the Allen play is a "colorful, comical design for the motel, with its circular bed and pink Jacuzzi."[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Healy, Patrick (January 4, 2012). "'Relatively Speaking' to Close at the End of the Month". The New York Times.
- ^ a b Gans, Andrew (January 4, 2012). "'Relatively Speaking' Will End Broadway Run Jan. 29". Playbill.
- ^ a b "Relatively Speaking, Triple Bill by Woody Allen, Ethan Coen & Elaine May, Headed for Broadway". broadway.com. May 17, 2011.
- ^ Isherwood, Christopher (October 21, 2011). "Each Family, Tortured in Its Own Way". The New York Times.
- ^ "Talking Cure". Playbill. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ^ "George is Dead". Playbill. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ^ "Honeymoon Motel". Playbill. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ^ McGrath, Douglas (October 14, 2011). "Three for the Seesaw". Vanity Fair.
