Original language English First performance 24 April 1989 | ||
Characters JoeLou (Joe's friend)Anne (Joe's wife)Mary (Joe's daughter)Eddie (Mary's friend) Date premiered April 24, 1989 (1989-04-24) Similar On the Open Road, Pumpgirl, Three Hotels, The Young Man from Atlanta, Curse of the Starving | ||
Lou monologue the speed of darkness by steve tesich
The Speed of Darkness is a play written by Steve Tesich.
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The play received its world premiere at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, with Bill Raymond as Joe, Stephen Lang as Lou, and Lee Guthrie as Anne.
It made its Broadway premiere two years later at the Belasco Theatre on February 28, 1991, where it ran for 36 performances. Stephen Lang reprised his role as Lou, appearing along with Len Cariou as Joe, Lisa Eichhorn as Joe's wife Anne, Kathryn Erbe as Joe's daughter Mary, and Robert Sean Leonard as Mary's friend Eddie. Both Lang and Erbe received Tony Award nominations as Best Featured Actor and Actress (respectively) in a Play.
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