Groucho Marx meets Lenny Bruce! Fasten your seatbelts ‘cause all hell’s about to break loose. It’s 1965, and the great Northeast Blackout thrusts New York City into a state of panic and disorder. Isolated in a small diner, a young stand-up comic with an upcoming gig on The Ed Sullivan Show encounters comic icons Marx and Bruce and implores them for comedic guidance, unleashing their unpredictably hilarious and edgy personas. As the two legendary comedians clash over whose act is funnier, the intensity quickly increases in a whirlwind of witty one-liners, zany antics, and uncensored punch lines. An exhilarating and imaginative comedy simultaneously exposing the secret motives that drove these two famed comedians to make people laugh, Schmucks is a U.S. Premiere from one of London’s funniest playwrights.
2008/2009
SEASON
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Ron Crawford as Groucho Marx, Gary Littman as Harpo Marx in Schmucks
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Erik Jensen as Lenny Bruce, Caitlin Clouthier as Mary Lenahan, Ron Crawford as Groucho Marx, Ian Alda as Joe Klein in Schmucks
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Schmucks
by Roy Smiles
directed by Jiri Zizka
December 3, 2008 – January 4, 2009
Cast
Ian Alda •
Joe Klein
Caitlin Clouthier •
Mary Lenahan
Ron Crawford •
Groucho Marx
Erik Jensen •
Lenny Bruce
Gary Littman •
Harpo Marx
Production Team
Jiri Zizka •
Director
Bill Clarke •
Set Designer
Janus Stefanowicz •
Costume Designer
Jerold R. Forsyth •
Lighting Designer
Nick Rye •
Sound Designer
Jay Wojnarowski •
Movement Consultant
Walter Bilderback •
Dramaturg
Richard W. Kotulski •
Dramaturg
Iain Campbell •
Production Manager
Patreshettarlini Adams •
Stage Manager