In The Shock of Recognition, playwright Jack Barnstable auditions Richard Pawling for a role that requires nudity and discovers the overeager actor is more than willing to show his stuff. The Footsteps of Doves focuses on Harriet and George, a married couple shopping for twin beds after many years of marriage. George, who is opposed to the change, strikes up a conversation with Jill, a considerably younger fellow shopper who shares his view. In I'll Be Home for Christmas, Chuck and Edith realize how empty their marriage has become as they await the arrival of their adult children. I'm Herbert is a scattered conversation between Herbert and Muriel, an elderly couple with memory problems who try in vain to recall their earlier relationships.
The creators of the soon-to-debut The Mary Tyler Moore Show were having challenges finding the right actor for the role of anchorman Ted Baxter. A Mary Tyler Moore Show producer happened to see Ted Knight perform in You Know I Can't Hear you When the Water's Running at the Gallery Theater in California. Based on his performance, Knight was brought in to audition for, and was eventually cast as, Ted Baxter.[2]
Referencesedit
^Anderson, Robert (1967). You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running. New York City: Dramatists Play Service. pp. 6. ISBN0822212889.
^"15 Awfully Big Facts About The Mary Tyler Moore Show". www.mentalfloss.com. 2017-01-26. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
External linksedit
You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running (1967 New York production) at the Internet Broadway Database
You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running (1967 New York production) at the Playbill Vault ()
January 01, 1970
know, hear, when, water, running, collection, four, unrelated, comedy, plays, robert, anderson, broadway, production, posterwritten, byrobert, andersondate, premieredmarch, 1967place, premieredambassador, theatrenew, york, cityoriginal, languageenglishgenrecom. You Know I Can t Hear You When the Water s Running is a collection of four unrelated one act comedy plays by Robert Anderson You Know I Can t Hear You When the Water s RunningBroadway production posterWritten byRobert AndersonDate premieredMarch 13 1967Place premieredAmbassador TheatreNew York CityOriginal languageEnglishGenreComedy Contents 1 Synopsis 1 1 Plot 2 Productions 2 1 Original Production 2 2 Other Productions 2 2 1 Agentura Harlekyn 3 Career launches 4 References 5 External linksSynopsis editPlot edit In The Shock of Recognition playwright Jack Barnstable auditions Richard Pawling for a role that requires nudity and discovers the overeager actor is more than willing to show his stuff The Footsteps of Doves focuses on Harriet and George a married couple shopping for twin beds after many years of marriage George who is opposed to the change strikes up a conversation with Jill a considerably younger fellow shopper who shares his view In I ll Be Home for Christmas Chuck and Edith realize how empty their marriage has become as they await the arrival of their adult children I m Herbert is a scattered conversation between Herbert and Muriel an elderly couple with memory problems who try in vain to recall their earlier relationships After 15 previews the original Broadway production opened on March 13 1967 at the Ambassador Theatre It transferred twice to the Broadhurst Theatre and then the Lunt Fontanne Theatre before it completed its run of 756 performances on January 4 1969 Directed by Alan Schneider the opening night cast included Eileen Heckart Martin Balsam George Grizzard and Melinda Dillon Replacements later in the run included Larry Blyden Irene Dailey and William Redfield Costume design was by Theoni V Aldredge and lighting design was by Jules Fisher Balsam won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play Schneider was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play but lost to Mike Nichols for Plaza Suite Productions editOriginal Production edit First presented by Jack Farren and Gilbert Cates at the Ambassador Theatre in New York City on March 13 1967 with the following cast 1 The Shock of Recognition Jack Barnstable Joe Silver Herb Miller George Grizzard Richard Pawling Martin Balsam Dorothy Melinda Dillon The Footsteps of Doves Salesman George Grizzard Harriet Eileen Heckart George Martin Balsam Jill Melinda Dillon I ll be Home for Christmas Chuck Martin Balsam Edith Eileen Heckart Clarice Melinda Dillon I m Herbert Herbert George Grizzard Muriel Eileen Heckart This production was directed by Alan Schneider with scenery designed by Ed Wittstein costumes by Theoni V Aldredge and lighting by Jules Fisher Other Productions edit Agentura Harlekyn edit From Prague s theatre of Agency Harlekyn Directed by Pavel Hasa Poznani sokem The Shock of Recognition Herb Miller Petr Narozny Jack Barnstable Jiri Ptacnik Richard Pawling Vaclav Vydra Dorothy Dana Moravkova or Eva Janouskova Stopy Holubic The Footsteps of Doves Harriet Libuse Svormova George Jiri Ptacnik Jill Dana Moravkova or Eva Janouskova Shopassistant Vaclav Vydra Ja jsem Herbert I m Herbert Herbert Petr Narozny Muriel Kveta FialovaCareer launches editThe creators of the soon to debut The Mary Tyler Moore Show were having challenges finding the right actor for the role of anchorman Ted Baxter A Mary Tyler Moore Show producer happened to see Ted Knight perform in You Know I Can t Hear you When the Water s Running at the Gallery Theater in California Based on his performance Knight was brought in to audition for and was eventually cast as Ted Baxter 2 References edit Anderson Robert 1967 You Know I Can t Hear You When the Water s Running New York City Dramatists Play Service pp 6 ISBN 0822212889 15 Awfully Big Facts About The Mary Tyler Moore Show www mentalfloss com 2017 01 26 Retrieved 2020 11 06 External links edit You Know I Can t Hear You When the Water s Running 1967 New York production at the Internet Broadway Database You Know I Can t Hear You When the Water s Running 1967 New York production at the Playbill Vault archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title You Know I Can 27t Hear You When the Water 27s Running amp oldid 1204080385, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
