Five Women Wearing the Same Dress

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Five Women Wearing the Same Dress
Written by Alan Ball
CharactersMeredith
Georgeanne
Trisha
Frances
Mindy
Tripp
Date premieredFebruary 13, 1993 (1993-02-13)
Place premiered Manhattan Class Company
New York City [1] [2]

Five Women Wearing the Same Dress is a play written in 1993 by Alan Ball. [3]

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Plot

The play is a comedy set at the home of the bride in Knoxville, Tennessee during the newly married couple's ostentatious wedding reception. [4] The five bridesmaids have found refuge in the room of Meredith, the sister of the bride. The women come to realize that despite their differences, they have more in common with each other than any of them do with the bride.

Characters

Cast and crew

ProductionManhattan Class Company Crew
Director Melia Bensussen
Set DesignerRob Odorisio
Lighting DesignerHoward Werner
Costume DesignerKaren Perry
Sound DesignerBruce Ellman
Production ManagersLaura Kravets Gautier and Ira Mont
Stage ManagersHazel Youngs and Katherine Lumb
RoleManhattan Class Company Cast [1]
Frances Dina Spybey
Meredith Amelia Campbell
Trisha Ally Walker
Georgeanne Betsy Aidem
Mindy Allison Janney
Tripp Thomas Gibson
Understudies Orlagh Cassidy, Jack Gwaltney, and Linda Marie Larson

References

  1. 1 2 Gussow, Mel (February 18, 1993). "5 Southern Bridesmaids With Gossip to Share". The New York Times . Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  2. Robbins, Caryn (April 9, 2016). "The Company Theater's FIVE WOMEN WEARING THE SAME DRESS Now Running Thru 4/17". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  3. "Alan Ball's "Five Women Wearing the Same Dress Opens" coming to SIUE". Edwardsville Intelligencer . February 6, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  4. Marks, Lara (August 13, 2018). "Edinburgh Fringe: Five Women Wearing The Same Dress Explored". Oxford Student . Retrieved September 20, 2021.