In Love with Night by Barrie Kreinik

New York City, 1932: Eva Le Gallienne, founding director of the Civic Repertory Theatre, is writing her autobiography while trying to save her theatre company from the jaws of the Depression. As she revisits the moments that shaped her young life, she fights to preserve her dream of a people's theatre...and to maintain the affection of the woman she loves. A highly theatrical take on history, "In Love...
New York City, 1932: Eva Le Gallienne, founding director of the Civic Repertory Theatre, is writing her autobiography while trying to save her theatre company from the jaws of the Depression. As she revisits the moments that shaped her young life, she fights to preserve her dream of a people's theatre...and to maintain the affection of the woman she loves. A highly theatrical take on history, "In Love with Night" explores this remarkable artist's intertwined passions for women and art.
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Eva Le Gallienne (female, mid 30s)
The Mother (female, early 40s): Mimsey Benson, Julie Norregaard, etc.
The Lover (female, late 20s): Josephine Hutchinson, Constance Collier, etc.
The Diva (female, mid 50s): Alla Nazimova, Eleonora Duse, etc.
The Man (male, late 30s): Pepi Schildkraut, Richard Le Gallienne, etc.
Facility with dialects is essential.
All five actors can be any ethnicity: the aim is to represent the essence of each character track, not to look like the historical figures each actor plays.

Development History

  • Reading
    ,
    The Bechdel Project
    ,
    2020
  • Reading
    ,
    Wyrd Sisters Productions
    ,
    2018

Awards

Semi-Finalist
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New Works Festival
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Garry Marshall Theatre
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2021