Saturn Returns (play)
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Saturn Returns is a 2008 dramatic play by Noah Haidle. It tells the story of one man, Gustin Novak, aged 28, 58 and 88, and his relationship with the central women in his life. It is based on the astrological concept of the Saturn return
. Gustin is played by three different men, whilst the same woman plays his wife when he is 28, his daughter when he is 58, and his carer when he is 88.
The play premiered in New York in 2008, and had its European premiere in November 2010 at London's Finborough Theatre
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in New York City from 16 October 2008 - 4 January 2009, under the direction of Nicholas Martin.
The opening cast featured:
The play ran at the Finborough Theatre
in London from 2 November - 27 November 2010, directed by Adam Lenson and with Noah Haidle's creative involvement in revising the script.
The London cast featured:
The play ran with Theatre Exile in Philadelphia playing at the Christ Street Neighborhood House from April 28 - May 22 2011, directed by Brenna Geffers.
The Philadelphia cast featured:
Saturn return
In astrology, the Saturn return is an alleged phenomenon which is described as influencing a person's life development at 27 to 29 or 30-year intervals. These intervals or "returns" coincide with the approximate time it takes the planet Saturn to make one orbit around the sun, i.e. 29.4 years...
. Gustin is played by three different men, whilst the same woman plays his wife when he is 28, his daughter when he is 58, and his carer when he is 88.
The play premiered in New York in 2008, and had its European premiere in November 2010 at London's Finborough Theatre
Finborough Theatre
The Finborough Theatre is a fifty seat theatre in the Earls Court area of London, United Kingdom , which presents new British writing, UK and premieres of new plays, primarily from the English speaking world including North America, Canada, Scotland and Ireland, music theatre, and rarely seen...
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Production history
Saturn Returns played at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater at Lincoln Center for the Performing ArtsLincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts is a complex of buildings in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of New York City's Upper West Side. Reynold Levy has been its president since 2002.-History and facilities:...
in New York City from 16 October 2008 - 4 January 2009, under the direction of Nicholas Martin.
The opening cast featured:
- Rosie Benton as Suzanne/Zephyr/Loretta
- Robert Eli as Gustin at 28
- John McMartinJohn McMartinJohn McMartin is an American actor of stage, film and television.-Early life and career:McMartin was born in Warsaw, Indiana and raised in Minnesota. He attended college in Illinois and New York. He made his off-Broadway debut in Little Mary Sunshine in 1959, playing opposite Eileen Brennan...
as Gustin at 88 - James RebhornJames RebhornJames Robert Rebhorn is an American character actor who has appeared in over 100 television shows, feature films and plays.-Personal life:...
as Gustin at 58
The play ran at the Finborough Theatre
Finborough Theatre
The Finborough Theatre is a fifty seat theatre in the Earls Court area of London, United Kingdom , which presents new British writing, UK and premieres of new plays, primarily from the English speaking world including North America, Canada, Scotland and Ireland, music theatre, and rarely seen...
in London from 2 November - 27 November 2010, directed by Adam Lenson and with Noah Haidle's creative involvement in revising the script.
The London cast featured:
- Lisa Caruccio Came as Suzanne/Zephyr/Loretta
- Richard Evans as Gustin at 88
- Nicholas Gecks as Gustin at 58
- Christopher Harper as Gustin at 28
The play ran with Theatre Exile in Philadelphia playing at the Christ Street Neighborhood House from April 28 - May 22 2011, directed by Brenna Geffers.
The Philadelphia cast featured:
- Amanda Schoonover as Suzanne/Zephyr/Loretta
- Harry Philibosian as Gustin at 88
- Joe Canuso as Gustin at 58
- David Raphaely as Gustin at 28
External links
- Saturn Returns at Lincoln Center for the Performing ArtsLincoln Center for the Performing ArtsLincoln Center for the Performing Arts is a complex of buildings in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of New York City's Upper West Side. Reynold Levy has been its president since 2002.-History and facilities:...
- Saturn Returns at the Finborough TheatreFinborough TheatreThe Finborough Theatre is a fifty seat theatre in the Earls Court area of London, United Kingdom , which presents new British writing, UK and premieres of new plays, primarily from the English speaking world including North America, Canada, Scotland and Ireland, music theatre, and rarely seen...