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From: Photo Flash: Opening Night at Geffen Playhouse's BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARKStage and screen star Sanaa Lathan (A Raisin in the Sun, Contagion) returns to the title role in Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage's By the Way, Meet Vera Stark for its West Coast premiere at the Geffen Playhouse. Lathan, who originated the character of Vera Stark in the critically acclaimed New York run, once again takes the stage as the 1930's era maid turned movie star, reunited with original cast member Kimberly Hebert Gregory (Spike Lee's Red Hook Summer) reprising her role as fellow aspiring African American actress Lottie. By the Way, Meet Vera Stark opened at the Gil Cates Theater at the Geffen Playhouse on September 26, 2012. Check out photos of the stars at opening night below!
Date Taken: September 28, 2012
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Taylor Hackford, Richard Linklater, Zoey Deutch, Guillaume Marbeck, Aubry Dullin and Michèle Pétin
From: Photos: Richard Linklater, Zoey Deutch & More at NOUVELLE VAGUE Los Angeles Premiere

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 30: (L-R) Taylor Hackford, Richard Linklater, Zoey Deutch, Guillaume Marbeck, Aubry Dullin and Michèle Pétin speak onstage durithe French American Film Festival Screening of Netflix's "Nouvelle Vague" at DGA Theater Complex on October 30, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for Netflix)
Date: 2025-10-31From: Photos: Richard Linklater, Zoey Deutch & More at NOUVELLE VAGUE Los Angeles Premiere
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