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Bill Pullman Cast in the Kennedy Center's The Subject Was Roses

By: Oct. 06, 2005
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Screen and stage star Bill Pullman will star alongside Judith Ivey in the Kennedy Center staging of Frank D. Gilroy's The Subject was Roses. The play will be presented from January 7th through 29th, 2006 at the Eisenhower Theater in the Washington D.C. performing arts complex.

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Ivey (Follies, Blithe Spirit, Hurlyburly) will play Nettie Cleary, the mother of Timmy (played by Pullman), who finds his family in disarray after returning from service in World War II. According to production notes, finding that his parents are strangers to him and to each other, he "insists his father take credit for the roses he bought his mother, and long-hidden resentments rise to the surface as this attempted act of kindness instead becomes the epicenter of domestic warfare. When the deception is uncovered, the tenuous ties still holding them together begin to unravel and each person's doubts about marriage, family values, and Timmy's achievements overseas threaten to sever any hope for reunion," according to press notes.

Leonard Foglia (On Golden Pond, Wait Until Dark, Master Class) will helm the drama, which will be produced by Jeffrey Finn Productions. Additional casting will soon be announced.

The original production of The Subject Was Roses starred Martin Sheen, Jack Albertson and Irene Dailey and ran for 832 performances after opening at the Royale Theatre on May 25th, 1964. The show won both the 1965 Best Play Tony Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

The production will feature an award-winning Broadway design team, including sets by two-time Obie Award winner Neil Patel ('night Mother, Side Man), costumes by Tony Award winner Jess Goldstein (The Rivals, Henry IV), lighting by Tony Award winner Donald Holder (The Lion King, Movin' Out) and sound by Obie Award winner David Van Tieghem (Doubt, Frozen).

Pullman made his Broadway debut with an acclaimed turn in Edward Albee's The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? He received a Drama Desk Award nomination for his work. He also appeared in a number of off-Broadway plays, including The Curse of the Starving Class, and regional shows before his movie career. His film credits include The Grudge, Igby Goes Down, Independence Day, Lost Highway, While You Were Sleeping, The Last Seduction, Wyatt Earp and The Accidental Tourist.

Performances of The Subject Was Roses will be Tuesday through Sunday evenings at 7:30 PM with matinee performances on Saturday and Sunday afternoons at 1:30 PM. Tickets ranging from $25 to $78 will go on sale beginning October 11 and will be available for purchase at the Kennedy Center box office or by calling Instant Charge at (202) 467-4600. Patrons living outside the Washington metropolitan area may dial toll-free at (800) 444-1324.

For more information, visit the Kennedy Center website at www.kennedy-center.org.


 


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