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Annalee Jefferies, Liv Rooth, et al. Set for Westport Country Playhouse’s Suddenly Last Summer

Seated: Lee Aaron Rosen, Annalee Jefferies, and Liv Rooth
Standing: Tina Stafford, Susan Bennett, Charlotte Maier,
and Ryan Garbayo
(© Kathleen O'Rourke)
Seated: Lee Aaron Rosen, Annalee Jefferies, and Liv Rooth
Standing: Tina Stafford, Susan Bennett, Charlotte Maier,
and Ryan Garbayo
(© Kathleen O’Rourke)

Westport Country Playhouse has announced casting for its production of Tennessee Williams’ Suddenly Last Summer, to run August 23 – September 10. David Kennedy will direct.

Set in the New Orleans’ Garden District in 1935, the play tells of a handsome poet who has died under mysterious circumstances. Only the beautiful young woman who was there knows the shocking truth of what happened. Will she tell her story no matter the consequences, or succumb to the pressure to protect the legacy of an influential and powerful family?

The cast will feature Susan Bennett as Miss Foxhill, Ryan Garbayo as George Holly, Annalee Jefferies as Mrs. Venable, Charlotte Maier as Mrs. Holly, Liv Rooth as Catharine Holly, Lee Aaron Rosen as Dr. Cukrowicz, and Tina Stafford as Sister Felicity.

The design team includes will include Narelle Sissons (scenic design), Ilona Somogyi (costume design), Matthew Richards (lighting design), Fitz Patton (sound design), and B. H. Barry (fight director).

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Suddenly Last Summer

Closed: September 10, 2011