Dates: May 12 – June 4, 2022
Presenting Sponsor: Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts
Estimated Runtime: 2 hours plus a 15 minute intermission
Audiences who were riveted by 4th Wall's sold-out, award-winning production of JESUS HOPPED THE 'A' TRAIN will find much to love in Guirgis's more recent, Pulitzer Prize-winning play. 4th Wall is delighted to remount its critically-acclaimed production which the Houston Press described as "a glorious time at the theater - explosive, funny, gritty, true." This new American classic follows a retired NYC cop fighting down forces much larger than himself from within a collapsing, rent-controlled apartment. Swirling around him are a host of larger-than-life characters sure to captivate audiences. This production will reintroduce the stellar original cast and design team directed by four-time Emmy winner Bill Pruitt.
"BETWEEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY dazzles at 4th Wall Theatre. ...an amazing script, a stellar cast, and a show produced with technical prowess." Broadway World
BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY
(Houston Premiere, Pulitzer Prize-Winner)
Written by: Stephen Adly Guirgis
Directed by: Kim Tobin-Lehl
Original Direction by: Bill Pruitt**
“Between Riverside and Crazy” is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc, New York.
CAST
Walter “Pops” Washington ................................................................ Byron Jacquet
Junior ................................................................................ Joseph “Joe P.” Palmore*
Oswaldo.................................................................................... Juan Sebastián Cruz
Lulu......................................................................................................... Briana J. Resa
Church Lady........................................................................................ Pamela Vogel*
Detective O’Connor.......................................................................... Kim Tobin-Lehl*
Lieutenant Caro....................................................................................... Philip Lehl*
DESIGNERS & PRODUCTION CREW
Stage Manager...................................................................... Kalin Menzel*
Intimacy Director.............................................................................................. Adam Noble
Set Designer............................................................................................ Ryan McGettigan
Lighting Designer................................................................................... Christina Giannelli
Sound Designer................................................................................... Robert Leslie Meek
Properties Supervisor........................................................................................... Jack Gray
Scenic Production Team............................................. Santiago Sepeda and Mary Carol
Chief Electrician........................................................................................ Cassidy Stanley
Assistant Electrician............................................................................... Joseph Blanchard
Crew...................................................................................... Kari Leija and Daniel Regojo
Original Assistant Director.......................................................................... Alanna Dorsett
Original Costume Designer.......................................................................... Cherie Acosta
Original Properties Designer....................................................................... Andrew Cloud
Original Scenic Production................................................................................. Jac Jones
Special Thanks............................................................................................. Jennifer Dean
*Members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Stage Actors and Stage Managers
**BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY premiered at 4th Wall in March 2020. The production was prematurely closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the Press
Videos
Meet the Artists: "Between Riverside and Crazy" at 4th Wall Theatre
Chat with the Cast of "Between Riverside & Crazy" at 4th Wall Theatre
"Between Riverside & Crazy" Trailer at 4th Wall Theatre Company
Previews and Mentions
Houston Press: “Get Ready to Be Between Riverside and Crazy at 4th Wall” by Margaret Downing
Houston Chronicle: “What’s in store for Houston theater this spring?” by Wei-Huan Chen
Houston Press: “Houston’s Up and Coming Actors 2019” by Jessica Goldman (featuring cast member Briana Resa)
Houstonia: “What to Do and See This Month” by Chris Gray
Culture Map Houston: “10 must-see Houston stage shows for March tackle today’s big issues” by Tarra Gaines
365 Things Houston: “Top 17 Plays & Arts Performances This Month” by Holly Beretto
Houston Chronicle: “Houston Events to Check Out Now that Rodeo is Cancelled” by Emma Balter
Houston Press: “Best Bets this Weekend” by Natalie de la Garza
Houston Chronicle: “What’s on Houston Stages” by Wei-Huan Chen and Molly Glentzer
Houston Chronicle: “Wei-Huan Chen’s Theater Preview Pick” by Wei-Huan Chen
Reviews
Houston Press: “Still Glorious Theater: Between Riverside and Crazy Opens Again at 4th Wall” by Margaret Downing
Houston Chronicle: “Issues of race, family matters fuel intense ‘Crazy’ at 4th Wall” by Chris Vognar
Houston Press: “4th Wall Presents a Glorious Time at the Theater with Between Riverside and Crazy” by D.L. Groover
Broadway World: “Between Riverside and Crazy Dazzles at 4th Wall Theatre” by Brett Cullum
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