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A Drama by Susan Yankowitz
Directed by Peter Kates
Produced by Bob Gillet
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June 20, 21, 27, 28, 2003 at 8:00 pm
In the Good Knight Theatre at the Duxbury High School
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Cast and Production Staff
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Story of the Play
In this play, audiences are confronted with two deep mysteries: the cosmos and the human mind.
In playwright Susan Yankowitz's smart, economical script, we explore, perhaps surprisingly, how the two are linked
and ultimately, how little we really know about each.
Anna is a whip smart astronomer, college professor, and mother. Her home life belies the powerhouse of knowledge
and eloquence she displays in her professional life. Married to a lazy, yet aspiring opera baritone, and mother to
a paradoxically (and typically) timid and rebellious teenage daughter, Anna's domestic life is full of discord,
arguments, and sometimes insurmountable pressure. The love that exists between the members of this small family unit
is apparent, but it's being undermined by an almost overwhelming desire by each member of the family to put forth
their own personal agenda. One night, Anna, seeking to escape her tumultuous home life, is involved in a serious
auto accident. When she awakens in a hospital, she is frustrated and horrified to discover that all that will come
out of her twisted mouth is gibberish. Anna has been afflicted with aphasia, a disorder of the brain that is
responsible for language.
This disorder is the thread upon which Night Sky is built. For Anna, the disorder is sheer hell; losing language
would be hard enough on anyone, but it's perhaps even more frustrating for someone who so prided herself on her ability
to communicate deep thoughts, a true intellectual, renowned for her teaching abilities and relentless probing into
the universe's mysteries. For her family, Anna's disorder is the stuff of nightmare. Gone is the wife and mother
Anna's husband and daughter once knew. They know she is locked within this inarticulate shell, and that makes their
fears even more terrifying. Yankowitz charts the family's togetherness with precision, and is smart enough to let us
see not only their despair and sympathy, but their rage at having the center of their world taken away. But, ultimately,
we witness hope and the redemptive power of love, as Anna struggles to make her way back to a semblance of normalcy.
(Credit: Windy City Times).
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Cast & Production Staff
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| CAST LIST |
| Anna | Eve Montague |
| Daniel | Steve Doherty |
| Jennifer | Amanda Ordway |
| Bill | Larry Collins |
| Aphasic Patient | Aida Harris |
| Doctor; Speech Therapist | Ylva Ringqvist |
| Teen | Bryan Lynch |
| PRODUCTION STAFF |
| Producer | Bob Gillet |
| Stage Manager | Joan Paquette |
| Property Manager | Janet Jones |
| Set Design | Peter Kates |
| Set Construction Lead | Ricki Bowser |
| Set Construction & Painting | Larry Collins, Richard Knox, Eve Montague,
Joan Paquette, Ross Troiano |
| Makeup | Marguerite Copel |
| Lighting Design | Jim Browser |
| Sound | Bob Gillet |
| Stage Crew | Jeanette Champagne, Christina Harris, Brian Lynch, Richard Knox |
| Photography | Mary Gistis |
| House Management | Ruth Blake |
| Advertising Signs | Maura & Ross Troiano |
| Lobby/Refreshments | Steve & Carmella Loring, Maura Troiano |
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