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Mothers and Sons


produced January 27-February 14, 2016
by Terrence McNally
directed by Gregory Ramos

This 2014 Tony nominee for Best Play is a gripping new drama about change, reconciliation, and what it means to be a family. Cal and his husband Will have built a happy life together with their 7-year-old son. When the mother of Andre, Cal’s former lover, makes a surprise visit 20 years after her son’s untimely death, the past casts a shadow on their idyllic life.

Cast
John Jensen* as Cal
Justin D. Quackenbush as Will
Asa Baker-Rouse as Bud
Peggy Lewis* as Katharine

Production Team
Scenic Designer: Jeff Modereger
Lighting Designer: John B. Forbes
Costume Designer: Cora Fauser
Sound Designer: Martha Goode
Technical Director: F. Patrick Orr
Props Master: Sue Wade
Production Stage Management: Nicole Kutcher
Assistant Stage Manager: Irene Bishay
Wardrobe Manager: Jenny Wilde


* Appeared Courtesy of Actors Equity Association

Behind the Scenes

Play Reviews


"Terrence McNally is a probing and enduring dramatist. A resonant elegy for a ravaged generation, MOTHERS AND SONS wears its significance defiantly." —NY Times
"Eloquent, exceptionally timely and intensely resonant. A moving reflection on a changed America." —Chicago Tribune
"A masterpiece. Terrence McNally is one of the greatest contemporary playwrights the theatre world has yet produced. MOTHERS AND SONS is profound. Heartbreaking. Triumphant." —NY Observer

Production Reviews


"Vermont Stage’s 'Mothers and Sons' is a powerful and beautiful statement about family." --The Times Argus
"The 2013 Tony Award-nominated play by Terrence McNally is so forceful that the audience is likely to feel both drained and energized by the time the play ends (on a note that’s too tidy for a play depicting messy lives). Director Gregory Ramos keeps the script’s knife-edge text and the four excellent Vermont Stage cast members on task, never letting up on the intensity." —Burlington Free Press
"Director Gregory Ramos establishes a perfect pace — slow enough to let each confrontation reach full flower, but fast enough to feel consistently energetic." --Seven Days

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