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Full-Length Play, Comedy / 4w, 3m
Tina Howe
“Chasing Manet has an inspirational message at its core concerning the potential that lives in us all, no matter what the barriers, to defy expectations and take action to attain our dreams.” – NYTheatre.com
In Tina Howe’s comedy, Chasing Manet, a rebellious painter from a distinguished family in Boston and an ebullient Jewish woman with a huge adoring family form an unlikely bond. Inside the confining walls of Mount Airy Nursing Home, the two plot an escape to Paris aboard the QE2. But can they possibly pull it off amidst the chaos of their surroundings? The tension and comedy grow as they struggle to take wing for the last time. Certain licensing restrictions may apply, please inquire for availability.
Chasing Manet premiered at Primary Stages in New York City in May 2009 under the direction of Michael Wilson.
HENRY – A patient who cries for helpSAVIANA – A patient who makes strange noisesIRIS – A patient with Alzheimer's diseaseCATHERINE SARGENT – A prominent painter from Boston who's legally blind and suffers from depression, among other ailments, 80sCHARLES – Nurse and PT instructor, African American, a man with a past, 30s-40s ESPERANZA – Catherine and Rennie’s Hispanic nurse, 30s ROYAL LOWELL – Catherine’s son, a professor in the English Department at Columbia, 50s RENNIE WALTZER – Catherine’s new roommate, a lively Jewish woman in the early stages of dementia, wheelchair bound due to crippling arthritis, 80s RITA – Rennie’s daughter, 50s GABE – Rita’s husband, African American, 40s-50sMAURICE – Rennie’s brother, 70s MARVIN – Rennie’s son, 50s ANGELICA – Marvin’s Hispanic wife, 40s SHERWOOD – A patient, the proverbial dirty old man MARIE CLAIRE – The French arts and crafts instructor, 40s STEWARD – From Trinidad, 30s CAPTAIN OF THE QE2 – A charming Englishman, 60s
Doubling Breakdown for 3M, 4W:CATHERINE SARGEANTRENNIE WALTZERESPERANZA, ANGELICA, SAVIANA, MARIE CLAIREIRIS, RITACHARLES, GABE, STEWARDROYAL, MARVIN, SHERWOODHENRY, MAURICE, CAPTAIN OF THE QE2
Mount Airy Nursing Home in Riverdale, NY.
Tina Howe (1937-2023) was a prolific and influential American playwright. Her most produced plays include Birth and After Birth, Museum, The Art of Dining, Painting Churches, Coastal Disturbances, Approaching Zanzibar and Pride’s Crossing. These and other works premiered at t ...