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Open Admissions
a new American drama

Music Box Theatre, (1/29/1984 - 2/12/1984)
Preview:Jan 24, 1984 Total Previews:7
Opening:Jan 29, 1984   
Closing:Feb 12, 1984 Total Performances:17


Category: Play, Drama, Original, Broadway
Setting: In and near Calvin's and Ginny's Manhattan apartments and in a public college in New York City. One day in January, the present.





by opening date



Produced by Stevie Phillips; Produced in association with Universal Pictures; Associate Producer: Bonnie Champion

Presented in the fall of 1982 at The Long Wharf Theatre (M. Edgar Rosenblum, Executive Director; Arvin Brown, Artistic Director); Based on the author's one act entitled "Open Admissions" which was originally produced at The Ensemble Studio Theatre (Curt Dempster: Artistic Director)

Written by Shirley Lauro

Directed by Elinor Renfield

Scenic Design by David Gropman; Costume Design by Ann Roth and Gary Jones; Lighting Design by Tharon Musser; Sound Design by Chuck London Media and Stewart Werner

General Manager: The Kingwill Office; Assistant to the General Manager: Susan Sampliner

Production Stage Manager: Paul Phillips; Stage Manager: Michael J. Frank

General Press Representative: Shirley Herz Associates; Advertising: Ash / LeDonne; Fight direction by Nels Hennum; Photographer: Martha Swope; Casting: Meg Simon and Fran Kumin


Opening Night Cast

Calvin Levels Calvin Jefferson  
Marilyn Rockafellow Ginny Carlsen  
Nan-Lynn Nelson Salina Jones
Calvin's sister 
 
Pam Potillo Georgia Jones
Calvin's niece 
 
Sloane Shelton Professor Clare Block   
Maura Erin Sullivan Cathy Carlsen
Ginny's daughter 
 
Vincent D'Onofrio Nick Rizzoli  
Una Kim
Broadway debut 
Kitty Shim  
Evan Miranda Juan Rivera  
C.C.H. Pounder
Broadway debut 
Mrs. Brewster  
Kevin Tighe Peter Carlsen
Ginny's husband 
 

Standby: Joy Franz (Ginny Carlsen).

Understudies: June Angela (Kitty Shim), Tahra Takeesha Brown (Georgia Jones), Al Ferrer (Juan Rivera, Nick Rizzoli), Richard Fitzpatrick (Peter Carlsen), Faith Geer (Mrs. Brewster, Professor Clare Block), C.C.H. Pounder (Salina Jones), Jessica Rubinstein (Cathy Carlsen).