Ivey Finds the Subject Was Roses at Kennedy Center in Jan. '06
By: BWW News Desk Aug. 31, 2005
Ivey will play Nettie Cleary, the mother of Timmy, 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."
Leonard Foglia (On Golden Pond, Wait Until Dark, Master Class) will helm the drama, which will be produced by Jeffrey Finn Productions. Of the three characters, Ivey is the only performer to have been cast. 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.
Ivey received Tony Awards for her turns in Steaming and in the original production of Hurlyburly; she was also nominated for Park Your Car in Harvard Yard. She most recently appeared on Broadway as Sally in the Roundabout revival of Follies, and has also been seen in Blithe Spirit, Precious Sons, Piaf and Bedroom Farce.
Tickets for The Subject Was Roses range from $25 to $78, and will become available to the public on October 11th. For more information, visit www.kennedy-center.org.
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