The Best Man recently closed on Broadway, but you are in luck if you missed it: The Summit Playhouse will begin its 95th season and 304th production with this very topical and timely drama.
THE BEST MAN
By Gore Vidal
Directed by Frank Licato
WHEN: October 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28 and November 2, 3. Fridays & Saturdays 8 PM; Sunday matinees 2 PM
WHERE: The Summit Playhouse, 10 New England Ave., Summit
TICKETS: $20 for adults and $15 for students (18 and under).
For tickets: visit www.summitplayhouse.org/tickets, or call 800.838.3006.
A loop-compatible Assisted Listening system is available for all performances.
THE BEST MAN is a 1960 play set around the presidential convention in Philadelphia in the summer of that year. An ethical man runs for the nomination against an “unscrupulous” man and a liberal, likable, forceful and humorous candidate.
“A sophisticated, elegant, damnably entertaining play!”—The New Yorker.
“THE BEST MAN is a winner! Extraordinarily fresh, witty, sharp and relevant.”—NY Daily News.
The Summit Playhouse’s production of THE BEST MAN is produced by Sally Ponzio and Pamela Wilczynski. Featuring Hank Barre, Debbie Bernstein, Frank Blaeuer, Arnold Buchiane, Diana Chaves, Dennis Conaway, FJ DeRobertis, Jeff Foote, Steve Gabe, Ivette Hawthorne, David Hoffman, Rick Holloway, Kathleen Campbell Jackson, Rich Kessler, Michael King, Jean Kuras and Jessica Phelan.
About the Summit Playhouse
Since its founding in 1918, the Summit Playhouse has produced over 300 productions, making it one of the oldest continuously operating community theaters in the United States. The historic institution is devoted to maintaining the practice of theatre arts and encouraging those interested in all aspects of the performing arts and its operations. The Playhouse presents three shows a year: a Fall show in October and November, a Winter show in February and March, and a Spring show in April and May. During the Summer, Kaleidoscope theater for youth, presents a production for - and with! - students. The Playhouse is located off Springfield Avenue, just west of the Summit business district. The Playhouse’s original stone structure was constructed in 1891 and housed Summit’s first library.
