Scene Partners (2023)
Winter, 1985. 75-year-old Meryl ditches ice-cold Milwaukee for sunny Los Angeles, hell-bent on becoming a movie star. She’s got big dreams, a little money, and a whole lot of nerve. But will the world ever know her for who she really is? Starring two-time Academy Award winner Dianne Wiest as Meryl, and directed by Tony Award-winning director Rachel Chavkin, John J. Caswell, Jr.’s play is a wildly theatrical, hilarious, and genre-twisting gallop through the experience of a woman reborn.
Director: Rachel Chavkin
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Dianne Wiest as Meryl Kowalski |
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Eric Berryman as Chuck + Others |
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Johanna Day as Charlize |
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Josh Hamilton as Hugo + Others |
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Carmen M. Herlihy as Cassie + Others |
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Kristen Sieh as Pauline + Others |
| Production | Jim Augustine | Executive Producer |
| Production | Oren Michels | Executive Producer |
| Writing | John J. Caswell, Jr. | Writer |
| Directing | Rachel Chavkin | Director |
| Art | Riccardo Hernández | Set Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Brenda Abbandandolo | Costume Design |
| Lighting | Alan C. Edwards | Lighting Design |
| Sound | Leah Gelpe | Sound Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Leah Loukas | Hair Designer |
| Crew | J. David Brimmer | Fight Choreographer |
| Sound | Nehemiah Luckett | Music Director |
| Crew | Beth McGuire | Dialect Coach |
| Production | James Calleri | Casting |
| Production | Erica Jensen | Casting |
| Production | Paul Davis | Casting |
| Production | Alma Malabanan-McGrath | General Manager |