Ripcord

Theatre

Name:	New York City Center/ Stage I
Address:	131 West 55th Street, New York, NY 10019

Production Information

First performance date:	October 1, 2015
Opening date:	October 20, 2015
Closing date:	December 6, 2015
External Links:	Official Website

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Production Description

A sunny room on an upper floor is prime real estate in the Bristol Place Assisted Living Facility, so when the cantankerous Abby (Emmy Award winner and Tony Award nominee Holland Taylor) is forced to share her quarters with new-arrival Marilyn (frequent Lindsay-Abaire collaborator and Drama Desk Award winner Marylouise Burke), she has no choice but to get rid of the infuriatingly chipper woman by any means necessary. A seemingly harmless bet between the old women quickly escalates into a dangerous game of one-upmanship that reveals not just the tenacity of these worthy opponents, but also deeper truths that each would rather remain hidden. As heartfelt as it is deliciously inappropriate, this hilarious world premiere marks the author’s sixth collaboration with MTC.

Opening Night Credits

Production Credits

	Person/Company	Credit
	Manhattan Theatre Club	Producer
	Lynne Meadow	Artistic Director
	Barry Grove	Executive Producer

	David Lindsay-Abaire	Playwright
	John Gromada	Original Music

	David Hyde Pierce	Director

	Thomas Schall	Fight Director

	Alexander Dodge	Set Designer
	Jennifer von Mayrhauser	Costume Designer
	Peter Kaczorowski	Lighting Designer
	John Gromada	Sound Designer

	Denise Yaney	Production Stage Manager

Cast

	Actor	Role
	Marylouise Burke	Marilyn
	Rachel Dratch	Colleen
	Glenn Fitzgerald	Benjamin
	Daoud Heidami	Derek / Zombie Butler / Masked Man
	Nate Miller	Scotty
	Holland Taylor	Abby Binder