Far East (play)
Encyclopedia
Far East is a play by American
playwright
A.R. Gurney.
at Lincoln Center's Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater in January 1999. The director was Daniel Sullivan
, with a cast that featured Michael Hayden
, Sonnie Brown, Lisa Emery, Bill Smitrovich
, and Connor Trinneer. It has since been produced in regional theatres, including the Studio Theatre
in Washington
, DC in 2001 and the Laguna Playhouse, California in 2002.
The play was presented on the Public Television series "Stage on Screen" in 2001.
United States
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playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
A.R. Gurney.
Productions
Far East was first produced at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, Massachusetts in July 1998. It premiered Off-BroadwayOff-Broadway
Off-Broadway theater is a term for a professional venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, and for a specific production of a play, musical or revue that appears in such a venue, and which adheres to related trade union and other contracts...
at Lincoln Center's Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater in January 1999. The director was Daniel Sullivan
Daniel Sullivan
Daniel "Pegleg" Sullivan was a Chicagoan who is often credited with being the first to sound the alarm when a fire broke out in Catherine O'Leary's barn on October 8, 1871, the beginning of the Great Chicago Fire...
, with a cast that featured Michael Hayden
Michael Hayden
Michael Vincent Hayden, is a retired United States Air Force four-star general and former Director of the National Security Agency and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency...
, Sonnie Brown, Lisa Emery, Bill Smitrovich
Bill Smitrovich
-Personal life:Bill Smitrovich was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the son of Anna and Stanley William Zmitrowicz, a tool and die maker. Bill is a graduate of the University of Bridgeport and holds an MFA from Smith College . He is married to Shaw Purnell from Pittsburgh, PA...
, and Connor Trinneer. It has since been produced in regional theatres, including the Studio Theatre
Studio Theatre (Washington D.C.)
The Studio Theatre is a non-profit theater production company located at 1501 14th Street NW, Washington DC in the 14th Street corridor of Washington, D.C...
in Washington
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, DC in 2001 and the Laguna Playhouse, California in 2002.
The play was presented on the Public Television series "Stage on Screen" in 2001.