Goodnight Children Everywhere
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Goodnight Children Everywhere is a 1997 play written by American playwright Richard Nelson
that premiered at The Other Place
, in Stratford-upon-Avon
, England. The play takes place in London in 1945 with 3 sisters and their brother reunited after World War II has ended.
, opened at The Other Place in December 1997, played at Newcastle-upon-Tyne (September 1998) and Plymouth
(November 1998) and the Pit at the Barbican Theatre in London in February 1999.
It premiered in the United States in a Playwrights Horizons
production at the off-Broadway
Wilder Theater, opening in previews on May 7, 1999, officially on May 26, 1999, and closing June 20, 1999 after 29 performances. Directed by Nelson, the cast featured Robin Weigert
, Kali Rocha, Heather Goldenhersh
, Jon DeVries, Chris Stafford
, John Rothman
and Amy Whitehouse.
Its West Coast premiere was in an American Conservatory Theater
, San Francisco production in February - March 2001, again directed by Nelson.
Richard Nelson (playwright)
Richard Nelson is an American playwright and librettist. He wrote the books for the musicals James Joyce's The Dead and the Broadway version of Chess.-Personal life:Nelson was born in Chicago, Illinois....
that premiered at The Other Place
The Other Place (theatre)
The Other Place was a black box theatre on Southern Lane, near to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. It was owned and operated by the Royal Shakespeare Company....
, in Stratford-upon-Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon is a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon, south east of Birmingham and south west of Warwick. It is the largest and most populous town of the District of Stratford-on-Avon, which uses the term "on" to indicate that it covers...
, England. The play takes place in London in 1945 with 3 sisters and their brother reunited after World War II has ended.
Production history
Goodnight Children Everywhere, produced by the Royal Shakespeare CompanyRoyal Shakespeare Company
The Royal Shakespeare Company is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The company employs 700 staff and produces around 20 productions a year from its home in Stratford-upon-Avon and plays regularly in London, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and on tour across...
, opened at The Other Place in December 1997, played at Newcastle-upon-Tyne (September 1998) and Plymouth
Plymouth
Plymouth is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England, about south-west of London. It is built between the mouths of the rivers Plym to the east and Tamar to the west, where they join Plymouth Sound...
(November 1998) and the Pit at the Barbican Theatre in London in February 1999.
It premiered in the United States in a Playwrights Horizons
Playwrights Horizons
Playwrights Horizons is a not-for-profit Off-Broadway theater located in New York City dedicated to the support and development of contemporary American playwrights, composers, and lyricists, and to the production of their new work....
production at the off-Broadway
Off-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...
Wilder Theater, opening in previews on May 7, 1999, officially on May 26, 1999, and closing June 20, 1999 after 29 performances. Directed by Nelson, the cast featured Robin Weigert
Robin Weigert
Robin Weigert is an American television and film actress.Weigert was born in Washington, D.C. of Jewish heritage. After graduating from Brandeis University in 1991, Weigert attended New York University, earning a Master of Fine Arts degree in the acting program at the Tisch School of the Arts...
, Kali Rocha, Heather Goldenhersh
Heather Goldenhersh
Heather Goldenhersh is an award-winning American actress. She has appeared on Broadway, on television, and in feature films....
, Jon DeVries, Chris Stafford
Chris Stafford
Chris Stafford is an American actor. He has acted in film and television including Law & Order and the coming-out movie Edge of Seventeen, for which he received the Best Actor award at Outfest, and an Independent Spirit Award nomination.-External links:...
, John Rothman
John Rothman
John Mahr Rothman is an American film, television, and stage actor.Rothman was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Elizabeth D. and Donald N. Rothman, a lawyer. He is the brother of film executive Tom Rothman. Rothman is a graduate of Wesleyan University and the Yale School of Drama...
and Amy Whitehouse.
Its West Coast premiere was in an American Conservatory Theater
American Conservatory Theater
American Conservatory Theater is a large non-profit theater company in San Francisco, California, that offers both classical and contemporary theater productions. A.C.T. was founded in 1965 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in conjunction with the Pittsburgh Playhouse and Carnegie Tech by theatre and...
, San Francisco production in February - March 2001, again directed by Nelson.