This sets up a comedic yet painful encounter with Lil's friends. This awkwardness gradually disappears as the drama progresses, and a tender and playful dynamic between the two women is interwoven with a growing tension over the medical secret that Lil keeps from Eva.ĭuring their initial conversation, after inviting Eva to a party at her house that night, Lil is shocked to discover that Eva isn't gay and doesn't know anything about the special nature of the enclave into which she has stumbled. This leads to a few timing problems in the early scenes between Lil and Eva, with some moments lacking in genuine connectedness. The statuesque Denise Perry-Olson portrays Lil, easily capturing her genial, sometimes randy nature, though struggling at times with Lil's assertiveness, anger, and despair. She is immediately befriended by Lil, a strong, outdoor type. As Eva, Trina O'Neill paints a detailed picture of a timid, naïve, and high-strung woman who has finally mustered the courage to leave her highly-controlled and passionless marriage. Into this sheltered community comes Eva, newly separated from her husband.Įva runs into Lil, who's fishing off the rocks at the cove, and thus begins a tale of awakening, love, and personal tragedy. In this context, playwright Jane Chambers drama is an excellent choice for its mix of interpersonal and social themes.Īs the title implies, the story takes place in an out-of-the-way vacation spot-a place that years before had been set aside by a gay woman for the rest and recreation of her friends and acquaintances. Given the paucity of stories examining lesbian relationships, and because of the bigotry continually expounded by pseudo-religious types and the right-wing politicians who love them, it is significant that a story of this nature be given a public forum. The most-produced Chambers’ play, Last Summer at Bluefish Cove enjoyed a West Coast run, many revivals, and was made into film, Liz in September (2013), by Venezuelan director Fina Torres.Summer romance and "chick-lit" are two of the most popular literary genres, so there's no reason to think that combining the two wouldn't make for compelling theatre, but in the Theatre Group's current production of Last Summer at Bluefish Cove, a new and interesting twist has been added-all the characters are gay women.
Set Design Reagan Cook, Lighting Design Jeffrey Schissler, Costume Design Giva R. It closed Maafter 80 performances.ĭirected by Nyla Lyon, the cast included Diane Tarrleton (‘Lil), Susan Slavin (Eva), Janet Sarno (Kitty), Holly Barron (Annie), Lauren Craig (Rae), Dulcie Arnold (Rita), Robin Mary Paris (Donna), and Celia Howard (Sue). In December 2, 1980, the play moved to Actors Playhouse on Seventh Avenue South. Last Summer at Bluefish Cove transferred, with the same cast, to the Westside Mainstage on Jas part of The First Gay American Arts Festival, produced by The Glines. Directed by Harriet Lieder, the cast featured Jean Smart (‘Lil), Madelyn Albert (Eva), Ellie Schadt (Kitty), Aphroditi Kolaitis (Annie), Madeline Welsing (Rae), Janet Morrison (Rita), Stephanie Rula (Sue), and Karen Senderholm (Donna). Originally produced by The Glines, Last Summer at Bluefish Cove opened at the Shandol Theatre, running for eight performances.
Their lesbian enclave is disrupted when a straight woman, recently separated from her husband, stumbles unaware into their resort and falls for the rakish protagonist.
Osowski (Margo), and Hollace Colburn (Peggy).Ī group of women gather annually at an isolated seaside town in Long Island. Trevens, the cast included Kathryn Shield (Quincey), Jere Jacob (Pat), Maggie Suter (Ellie), Pamela H. A Late Snow was revived by Meridian Gay Theatre at the Urban Arts Theatre on September 15, 1983. One of the first plays with positive lesbian characters to be professionally produced, by Playwrights Horizons at Clark Center for the Performing Arts, A Late Snow was a critical and commercial success, but its explicit lesbian content thwarted plans for a Broadway production and led to Chambers being fired from her job on the soap opera Search for Tomorrow.ĭirected by Nyla Lyon’s, the play starred Carolyn Cope (Quincy), Susan Sullivan (Pat), Susanne Wasson (Ellie), Anita Keal (Margo), and Marilyn Hamlin (Peggy) Scenic Advisor Maxine Klein, Lighting Design Patrika Brown, Costume Supervisor Sally Blankfield, Production Stage Manager Sari Wesiman. In this two-act comedy, college English professor finds herself trapped in a snowbound cabin with her current lover, her former lover, her very first lover, and her future partner, all of whom are women.
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