The Violet Hour
Show Details
Written By:
Richard Greenberg
Directed By:
Suzan Fete
Featuring:
Marti Gobel* as Jessie Brewster
David Flores as Gidger
Cara Johnston as Rosamund Plinth
Neil Brookshire* as John Pace Seavering
Nicholas Harazin* as Denis McCleary
*Member of Actors' Equity Association
The Artists
DIRECTOR ................................ Suzan Fete
PRODUCER.............................. Julie Swenson
STAGE MANAGER ................. Brandy Kline
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR ........ Tony Lyons
COSTUME DESIGN .................. Jason Orlenko
LIGHTING DESIGN ................... Noele Stollmack
PROP DESIGN ........................... Madelyn Yee
SCENIC DESIGN ........................ Steve Barnes
SOUND DESIGN ....................... Joseph F. Cerqua
CO-SOUND DESIGN .............. Morgan Lake
*Member of Actors' Equity Association
** Member of the United Scenic Artists of America
About the Play
In 1919, the dawn of the Jazz Age, young John Pace Seavering opens his own publishing company in a cramped Manhattan office with the help of his tightly wound assistant Gidger.
But before John can publish his first book, a strange machine of mysterious origin is delivered to the office. As Gidger examines the bizarre contraption, which has started ticking violently, two would-be authors arrive. They are Dennis McCleary, John’s best friend and a gifted novelist, and Jessie Brewster, a famed Jazz singer and John’s secret mistress, who has written a tell-all memoir.
With only enough capital to produce one book, John is caught between the two. But his struggle is cut short when the machine explodes shooting reams of paper all over the room. What’s written on these pages will throw John’s dreams and plans into disarray.
THE VIOLET HOUR is a hilarious & heartfelt tale with a touch of magical realism.