A Touch of the Poet
Broadway Drama
Previews November 11 2005
Opening December 8 2005
Limited Run to January 29 2006
Run 32 previews & 50 performances Running Time
2 hours 40 mins | 1 intermission Tickets $26.25 to
$86.25
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Producers
Roundabout Theatre
Creative
Eugene O'Neill author
Doug Hughes director
Santo Loquasto costume design & scenic design
Christopher Akerlind lighting design
David Van Tieghem sound design
Opening Night Cast
Gabriel Byrne | Emily Bergl | John Horton |
Byron Jennings |
Kathryn Meisle | Dearbhla Molloy | Randall Newsome | Ciaran O'Reilly
| Daniel Stewart Sherman
Synopsis
One of the great
plays about the American experience is set in a rundown tavern near
Boston owned by Con Melody. A very well-bred, distinguished
gentleman, Con had a bit of trouble during the Peninsular War.
Besides destroying much of Iberian society, the wars destroyed Con's
career -- and image. Con brought his wife Nora and daughter Sara to
America to get a fresh start, continuing to portray himself, despite
his situation, as the gentleman he once was. To cut to the chase,
this becomes an almost Irish-American version of Romeo and Juliet:
Sara falls for the son of a rich neighbor; the neighbor says "Fuggedaboudit!"
Con, intending to change the situation, finds unintended
consequences
Broadway Show History
Eugene O'Neill's A Touch of the
Poet had its Broadway bow at the
Helen Hayes Theater in
October 1958. Aptly, Helen Hayes starred opposite Eric Portman. The
play and featured actress Kim Stanley garnered
1959 Tony Award®
nominations
There was a short revival in
repertory by the American National Theatre at the
ANTA Playhouse in 1967. A
141-performance run in 1977, again at the
Helen Hayes Theater,
starred Jason Robards and Geraldine Fitzgerald. Mr Robards was
nominated for the 1978 Tony
Award® as best actor for his performance
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