There was a nice blog post in the LA Times this weekend about THE SUBJECT WAS ROSES. It gave some nice history about the play and its original production.
Pearl Artistic Director J.R. Sullivan was quoted in it and our production was mentioned…check it out:
New Yorkers jealous of the Taper production will be comforted somewhat to know that another revival of “Roses” is in the works. The Pearl Theatre Company in New York is also staging “Roses” this season. Their revival opens at Manhattan’s City Center in April — and in fact their production was scheduled long before the Taper version. The Pearl’s artistic director, J.R. Sullivan, reached by phone, says they made their plans to do “Roses” almost a year ago: “It’s a play I’ve always been fond of. … As a young actor I was in it. I played Timmy, the young soldier.”
Sullivan says he was aware of the 45th anniversary, but insists it didn’t factor in the programming. “Look, it’s a mid-1960’s drama that really made an impact, back when that impact really resonated. To me that’s what accounts for its ‘great’ status.”
Irene Dailey, Martin Sheen, on floor, and Jack Albertson in the original Broadway production of "The Subject Was Roses." Credit: Bert Andrews
