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Bay Player's presents Neil Simon's
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Directed by Bob Gillet
Produced by Steve Doherty
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Performances at the Ellison Center for the Arts in Duxbury
June 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 2002 at 8:00 p.m.
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Cast and Production Staff
Miscellaneous Rehearsal Photos
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Synopsis
"Jake's Women" is Simon's most controversial comedy: some can't stand it; others consider it his masterpiece.
It portrays a New York writer on the brink of insanity, grappling with himself through imagined dialogue with
the key women in his life--his estranged second wife, his daughter, his sister, his analyst, a date, and most importantly,
the memory of his dead first wife. It's a comedy, but it stings with truth.
Because he cannot let go of his
relationship with his late wife and fix the relationship with his current wife, Jake calls on each of the
women in his life, sometimes several at a time, to help him through his flaws and follies. They talk and
argue with him. They often say what he wishes they would say, and then laugh or argue over how self serving
he has made them. Some women appear as real people, others as figments of his imagination.
In Act I, Jake struggles with the impending breakdown of his second marriage with the assistance of his
sister, analyst, his daughter both at ages 12 and 21, his deceased first wife and the internal incarnation
of his current wife. He spars with Maggie, his current wife, Karen, his sister, and Edith, his analyst, and
shares more tender moments with both Mollies (his daughter) and Julie, the all too perfect memory of the woman
who left him through accidental death.
Act II finds Jake six months later and dating fervently, though badly. He is also wrestling for control of
his sanity with these same representations of the real women in his life when a call and imminent visit from
Maggie (the now estranged second wife) puts the struggle into overdrive. With humor, sarcasm and wit, the
ladies help Jake to see that any relationships he could possibly "write" in his own mind will never be as
fulfilling as the one hope for real connection he has in Maggie. (Taken from various sources on the web).
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Cast & Production Staff
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| CAST LIST |
| Jake | Michael Pevzner |
| Maggie | Jennifer Hopkins |
| Karen | Jean Cohen |
| Molly at 21 | Sims McCormick |
| Molly at 12 | Alexandra Sims |
| Edith | Eve Montague |
| Julie | Kate Bellanich |
| Sheila | Lisa Driscoll |
| PRODUCTION STAFF |
| Director | Bob Gillet |
| Producer | Steve Doherty |
| Stage Manager | Joan Paquette |
| Costume Designer | Jennifer Spagone |
| Property Manager | Cheryl Kayes |
| Set Designer | Peter Kates |
| Lighting Design | Jim Bowser |
| Tickets | Marie Miller |
| Photography | Sunny Steadman, Chris Bailey |
| Publicity Chairperson | Sunny Steadman |
| Lobby Refreshments | Steve and Carmella Loring |
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