Peter and Jerry Will Not Play Off-B'way in Fall
by Danny Hoch • Sep 24, 2004
Edward Albee's Peter and Jerry will not play the Little Shubert this fall after all. The production--which was expected to star Johanna Day, Frederick Weller and Frank Wood--has been indefinitely postponed, according to a spokesperson.
For Peter and Jerry, Albee combined his classic The Zoo Story into a full evening of theater with a new first act, entitled Homelife. In Homelife, a quiet and unassuming man, Peter Wood is simply looking for a quiet place to read his book. Ann Day, his wife, interrupts him with her desire to talk about the stuff of life--spinach, cats, kids, marriage, sex and mortality. In The Zoo Story, we find Peter on his favorite bench in Central Park. His attempt to read his book is thwarted by Jerry Weller, a stranger intent on taking over the bench.
For Peter and Jerry, Albee combined his classic The Zoo Story into a full evening of theater with a new first act, entitled Homelife. In Homelife, a quiet and unassuming man, Peter Wood is simply looking for a quiet place to read his book. Ann Day, his wife, interrupts him with her desire to talk about the stuff of life--spinach, cats, kids, marriage, sex and mortality. In The Zoo Story, we find Peter on his favorite bench in Central Park. His attempt to read his book is thwarted by Jerry Weller, a stranger intent on taking over the bench.
Peter and Jerry premiered at Hartford Stage earlier this year, where it ran from May 20 through June 20. Day, Weller and Wood all appeared in that mounting, which was directed by Pam MacKinnon.