Chesapeake
By Lee Blessing / Directed by Max Mayer

With Mark Linn-Baker

Set by Adrianne Lobel, Costumes by Susan Hilferty, Lighting by James F. Ingalls, Sound by Darron L. West, Production Stage Manager Laura Brown MacKinnon, Production Manager Kai Brothers, Press Representative Barlow-Hartman Public Relations, General Management Robert Cole Productions

Originally presented by New York Stage and Film Company and The Powerhouse Theater at Vassar, June 1999. Support provided by Theatre Development Fund.

"Mark Linn-Baker radiates the innocence of a silent- movie clown and gracefully handles the job of balancing canine traits with a thoroughly human sense of irony!"
— Peter Marks, The New York Times

"Mark Linn-Baker is a national endowment who ought to be cherished by all citizens under penalty of law! He is loveable, inventive and has perfect comic pitch!"
— Donald Lyons, New York Post

"We'd send everyone to Chesapeake! Mark Linn-Baker gives a deeply loveable performance of delightful insights in Lee Blessing's brilliantly off-kilter fantasy. Rich, touching, irresistible, hilarious and entertaining! "
— Linda Winer, Newsday

Saturday Night
Book by Julius J. Epstein / Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim / Directed and Choreographed by Kathleen Marshall / Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick / Musical Direction by Rob Fisher

Based on the play Front Porch in Flatbush by Julius J. Epstein & Philip G. Epstein

With Andrea Burns, David Campbell, Donald Corren, Natascia A. Diaz, Christopher Fitzgerald, Kirk McDonald, Michael Pemberton, Joey Sorge, Clarke Thorell, Rachel Ulanet, Frank Vlastnik, Lauren Ward, Michael Benjamin Washington, David A. White, Greg Zola

Conductor/Piano — Steven Freeman; Associate Conductor/Keyboard — Stephen Marzullo; Woodwinds — Steve Kenyon, Richard Heckman, John Winder; Trumpets — Brian O'Flaherty, Tino Gagliardi; Trombone — Clint Sharman; Bass — Raymond Kilday; Drums/Percussion — Raymond Grappone

Sets by Derek McLane, Costumes by Catherine Zuber, Lights by Donald Holder, Sound by Scott Lehrer, Press Agent Richard Kornberg and Associates, Casting by Johnson-Liff Associates and Tara Rubin, Music Coordinator Seymour Red Press, Production Stage Manager Karen Moore, Associate Director Rob Ashford, Stage Manager Karen Evanouskas, Musical Continuity by Sean Patrick Flahaven

Made possible, in part, by the generous support of The Hale Matthews Foundation, The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, and the City of New York Department of Cultural Affairs Cultural Challenge Program. Additional support provided by the United States Trust Company of New York. This production was dedicated to the memory of Flora Roberts.

"Buoyant fun for anyone in the market for a good time!"
— Michael Kuchwara, Associated Press

"Joyous! Hugely entertaining! "
— Jacques Le Sourd, The Journal News

"Sure to stir the hearts of aficionados of the American musical. Sondheim's startling, expressive talent is definitely there."
— Ben Brantley, The New York Times

The Waverly Gallery
By Kenneth Lonergan
Directed by Scott Ellis

With Eileen Heckart, Maureen Anderman, Anthony Arkin, Mark Blum, Josh Hamilton, Scotty Bloch

Scenery by Derek McLane, Costumes by Michael Krass, Lighting by Kenneth Posner, Sound by Bruce Ellman, Original Music by Jason Robert Brown, Casting by Amy Christopher, Production Stage Manager Lloyd Davis, Jr., Press Representative Barlow-Hartman Public Relations, Promotions by Pro-Marketing

Originally produced by the Williamstown Theatre Festival. Made possible, in part, by the generous support of Theatre Development Fund.

"A stirring, soulful, deeply funny drama. Eileen Heckart offers a beautiful portrayal. Kenneth Lonergan has one of the keenest ears of any working playwright. The cast is excellent."
— Ben Brantley, The New York Times

"A loving, unflinching and hilarious play. Eileen Heckart gives an unforgettable performance."
— Linda Winer, Newsday

"The best off-Broadway show in town!"
—David Richardson, WOR Radio

"The word flawless is bandied about liberally these days, but it may be soberly and properly used to describe Eileen Heckart in Kenneth Lonergan's new play The Waverly Gallery"
— Charles Isherwood, Variety

Jitney
By August Wilson / Directed by Marion McClinton

With Willis Burs II, Paul Butler, Anthony Chisholm, Leo V. Finnie III, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Barry Shabaka Henley, Russell Hornsby, Carl Lumbly, Michole Briana White

Sets by David Gallo, Costumes by Susan Hilferty, Lights by Donald Holder, Sound by Rob Milburn, Fight Director David S. Leong, Press Agent Richard Kornberg & Associates, Production Stage Manager Narda Alcorn, Stage Manager Mike Schleifer

Originally developed by Huntington Theatre Company of Boston, MA, and Center Stage of Baltimore, MD.

Made possible, in part, by the generous support of AT&T, Axe-Houghton Foundation, and Newman's Own.

"Absorbing, funny and beautifully acted. So vivid and truthful, so packed with detail and texture, Jitney takes on the richness of poetry."
— Charles Isherwood, Variety

"One of Wilson's tightest, toughest and funniest plays."
— Donald Lyons, New York Post

"Thoroughly engrossing, splendidly acted, Jitney has such varied range and musicality that a complete urban symphony emerges."
— Ben Brantley, The New York Times

"The entire cast crackles with theatrical electricity. Jitney emerges as one of August Wilson's finest works."
— David Kaufman, Daily News