ABET | Atlantic Beach Experimental Theatre

 

< SEASON 16 | 2007-2008

TO GILLIAN ON HER 37th BIRTHDAY

by MICHAEL BRADY

MAY 9-11, 15-18, 22-24 | 2008

MAIN STAGE | To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday is a delightful romantic and humorous play, and winner of the Oppenheimer Award for Best Play in 1983. During a summer weekend at a New England beach house, a young widower experiences his emotional rebirth.

Our production features an exciting mix of marvelous “pros” and fresh, new talent. Sara Jessica Parker and Frances Conroy starred in the original Off-Broadway production. Following its success, The New York Times and Variety both hailed playwright Brady as a writer of unusual promise.

togillian

Directed by CARSON MERRY BAILLIE

with

WESLEY NIELSEN as David
MORGAN WILLIAMS as Rachel
JENNAH DOWNS as Cindy
SARAH PAINTER as Kevin
JON FINE as Paul
KAREN GARRETT as Esther
REBECCA WILLIAMS as Gillian

Assistant Director | REBECCA WILLIAMS

REVIEWS

The play is directed by ABET’s founding artistic director, Carson Merry Baillie, who has assembled an excellent cast and captures the emotional challenges surrounding the loss of a loved one.
- TAMARA McCLARAN, Shorelines | EAD FULL REVIEW…

The play is directed by one of ABET’s founders, Carson Merry Baillie. Her remarkable stage directions and casting capture the essence and purpose of this play…
- DICK KEREKES, eu Jacksonville | READ FULL REVIEW…