PERFECT ARRANGEMENT
Entertain covertly. February 22-March 18, 2018
Winner of the 2014 American Theatre Critics Association Osborn Prize
1950. Georgetown. Washington, D.C. As the Red Scare looms large, two State Department employees, Bob and Norma, receive orders to expose “moral turpitude” within the government. But, the coworkers are both gay and have married each other’s partners, Millie and Jim, in a picture-perfect façade of domestic, mid-century bliss separated, literally, by a shared closet door. Inspired by true stories of social survival, this bubbly cocktail party-meets-TV sitcom simmers into poignant realism as the four mates face exposure and a future more gray than Technicolor.
Perfect Arrangement is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC.
Perfect Arrangement was initially produced at CULTURALDC’s 2013 Source Festival in Washington, DC. Artistic Director, Jenny McConnell Frederick.
New York Premiere produced by Primary Stages (Casey Childs, Founder and Executive Producer; Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director) in association with Amy Danis, Mark Johannes, and Dan Shaheen, October 2015.
“The journey of Perfect Arrangement started with The Process Theatre’s workshop production in a storefront space on Spring Street – on a good night we had twenty people in the audience. Now, after productions in nineteen states and an off-Broadway run, it feels so great to bring it back home.”
– Topher Payne, playwright
Mature themes and content.
REVIEWS
ARTISTIC TEAM
| Director | Adam Koplan |
| Assistant Director/Dramaturg | Corey Bradberry |
| Set Designer | Nadia Morgan |
| Costume Designer | Linda Patterson |
| Wig Designer | George Deavours |
| Lighting Designer | James Aitken |
| Sound Designer | Dan Bauman |
| Props Designer | A. Julian Verner |
| Production Stage Manager | Barbara Gantt O’Haley* |
| Artistic Director | Tom Key |
| Associate Artistic Director & Casting Director | Clifton Guterman |
*Appearing through an Agreement between this theatre, Theatrical Outfit, and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
** Member of United Scenic Artists
PRODUCTION TEAM
| Production Manager | Jeff Millsaps |
| Set Build and Installation | Special Projects, Inc. |
| Master Electrician/Light Board Operator | Damien Helms |
| Electricians | Piper Kirchhoffer, Annie Ly, Dave Reiersen, Isaac Cody Smith, Philip Wray |
| Stage Management Production Assistant | Caitlin Cain |
| Wardrobe | Becca Long |
RUNNING TIME
2 hours with one 15 minute intermission
CAST MEMBERS
*Appearing through an Agreement between this theatre, Theatrical Outfit, and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
PERFORMANCE DATES
| Preview Performance | February 22, 2018 | 7:30 pm |
| Preview Performance | February 23, 2018 | 7:30 pm |
| Opening Night Performance | February 24, 2018 | 7:30 pm |
| Matinee Performance | February 25, 2018 | 2:30 pm |
| Evening Performance Post-Show Downtown Dialogue |
February 28, 2018 | 7:30 pm |
| Evening Performance | March 1, 2018 | 7:30 pm |
| Evening Performance Macy’s Page to Stage Talk Back |
March 2, 2018 | 7:30 pm |
| Matinee Performance Post-Show Downtown Dialogue |
March 3, 2018 | 2:30 pm |
| Evening Performance | March 3, 2018 | 7:30 pm |
| Matinee Performance | March 4, 2018 | 2:30 pm |
| Evening Performance Post-Show Downtown Dialogue |
March 7, 2018 | 7:30 pm |
| Evening Performance | March 8, 2018 | 7:30 pm |
| Evening Performance Macy’s Page to Stage Talk Back |
March 9, 2018 | 7:30 pm |
| Matinee Performance | March 10, 2018 | 2:30 pm |
| Evening Performance | March 10, 2018 | 7:30 pm |
| Matinee Performance | March 11, 2018 | 2:30 pm |
| Evening Performance | March 14, 2018 | 7:30 pm |
| Evening Performance Post-Show Downtown Dialogue |
March 15, 2018 | 7:30 pm |
| Evening Performance | March 16, 2018 | 7:30 pm |
| Matinee Performance | March 17, 2018 | 2:30 pm |
| Evening Performance | March 17, 2018 | 7:30 pm |
| Matinee Performance | March 18, 2018 | 2:30 pm |
Macy’s Page to Stage Post-Show Talk Back
Friday, March 2 and Friday, March 9
Representatives from the creative team/staff share how they moved the show from script to finished production!
Post-Show Downtown Dialogue
February 28, March 3, March 7, March 15
Be downtown and join a panel of special, non-theatre guests in an open dialogue about the social and global themes in the show! Open to all patrons with a ticket to any performance of the current production. Dialogue begins after a short break following the matinee and lasts one hour.
