Photo Flash: First Shots of THE SUBJECT WAS ROSES at Sherman Playhouse

On March 30, The Sherman Playhouse opens its 2012 season with the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning drama, THE SUBJECT WAS ROSES by Frank D. Gilroy.

BroadwayWorld has the production photos here!

Winner of the 1965 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play, THE SUBJECT WAS ROSES, directed by Tom Libonate, is a powerful "kitchen-sink" drama centered on three strangers: A mother, a father, and a son. It is 1946. Twenty-one-year-old Timmy Cleary returns from World War II to his boyhood home in the Bronx…and to his estranged parents, John and Nettie. Quickly, old wounds are opened. Husband and wife squabble. Timmy has outgrown his mother's doting ways. John's attempts to overcome years of neglect with his son prove to be a stormy path. Finally, Timmy must make a fateful decision that will impact the destinies of all three strangers' lives.

The production features Matt McQuail (Newtown), M.J. Hartell (Brookfield), and Matthew Bagley (Danbury).

Besides Libonate (who co-designed the set and sound) and Taylor, the production crew consists of assistant director/stage manager/co-set designer Laura Gilbert, co-set designer and set builder Bill Gilbert, lighting designer Peter Petrino, costume designer Terry Hawley, co-sound designer David White, and assistant stage manager Sara Pannaccio.

THE SUBJECT WAS ROSES made its debut on Broadway on May 25, 1964 at the Royale Theatre. It won the 1965 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play.

In 1968, the play was made into a film in which Jack Albertson, who reprised his role as John from the Broadway play, won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.

THE SUBJECT WAS ROSES runs March 30,31 April 6,7 13,14,15 20,21. Curtain time is 8:00 p.m. Fridays & Saturdays, with a 2:00 p.m. Sunday matinee on April 15. Tickets for all shows are $20 for general seating.

On Thursday, March 29, all patrons are invited to attend a "Half-Price Preview Night" at 8:00 p.m. where all tickets are only $10. Students may see any performance for only $10 if they pay in cash only at the door and carry a valid student ID. Students may not make reservations in advance for a performance.

Reservations can be made online at www.shermanplayers.org or by calling the box office at (860) 354-3622. The Sherman Playhouse now accepts credit card payments both online and at the door.
The Sherman Playhouse is a local, non-Equity theatre company located on 5 Route 39 North (next to the firehouse) in Sherman, Conn.

Matt McQuail and Matthew Bagley

Matthew Bagley and Matt McQuail

M.J. Hartell and Matthew Bagley

Matt McQuail, M.J. Hartell, and Matthew Bagley

M.J. Hartell and Matthew Bagley

M.J. Hartell and Matthew Bagley