The wedding scene from
ReAct's second run of
Prelude to a Kiss.
Photo: David Hsieh.
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Prelude to a Kiss
By Craig Lucas
Encore Engagement
August 9 - 27, 1995
Theatre Off Jackson
"-- True Love returns."
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T.J. Langley as Peter and
Colleen Parker as Rita in
a scene from ReAct's encore
of Prelude to a Kiss.
Photo: David Hsieh.
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Colleen Parker, Duane Mortensen,
Eloisa Cardona and T.J. Langley
in a scene from ReAct's remount
of Prelude to a Kiss.
Photo: David Hsieh.
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The Program
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The Setting
Various locations including...
Rita's Apartment Building, the Tin Market, the Boyle Home, Jamaica, and Peter's Office...
Sometime in the mid 1980's.
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Prelude to a Kiss
was commissioned by South Coast Repertory, where it premiered on 15 January 1988.
A revised version premiered at Circle Repertory Company on 14 March 1990.
The play then moved to Broadway, at
the Helen Hayes Theatre, opening on 1 May 1990,
produced by Christopher Gould, Suzanne Golden and Dodger
Productions.
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Production Notes
Playwright's Notes
"Then the King's daughter began
to weep and was afraid of the cold frog, whom nothing
would satisfy but he must sleep in her pretty clean bed."
--Brothers Grimm, The Frog Prince
"Death destroys a man, but the idea
of death is what saves him."
--E.M. Forster, Howard's End
>>Purchase Scripts
>>ReAct's Original Production
>>ReAct's Revival Production
>>Highlights from the Broadway revival of Prelude to a Kiss
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ReAct's presentation of Prelude to a Kiss
was produced by special arrangement with BROADWAY PLAY PUBLISHING, INC.
56 E 81st, New York NY 10028. The script may be purchased through BPPI.
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The cast during the wedding
photo scene in ReAct's
Prelude to a Kiss encore.
Photo: Eloisa Cardona.
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Special Thanks To...
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Jill Bley for loaned music
Walter Carr for loaned set pieces
Manuel R. Cawaling for production support
Dr. & Mrs. Richard A. Eidal for loaned props
Dr. Richard D. Eidal for loaned props
The Elliott Bay Book Company for promotional support
Marilyn George for production support
Grand Central Baking Company for donated props
Kathy Hsieh for production support
Dave Kobayashi for production support
Hing Lam for production support
T.J. Langley for loaned music
Metropolitan Apartments for donated rehearsal space
The Northwest Asian American Theatre for loaned set pieces
Stephanie Santos for loaned music
Seattle Police Department East Precinct for donated rehearsal space
Shoreline Community College Drama Department for loaned equipment
Dee Torrey for production support
Villa d'talia Apartments for donated rehearsal space
Patti West for technical support
Rick Wong & Rk Productions for videography
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Colleen Parker as Rita
Stephanie Santos as Taylor
and T.J. Langley as Peter
in ReAct's encore of
Prelude to a Kiss.
Photo: David Hsieh.
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E. Dee Torrey, Eloisa Cardona
and T.J. Langley in a scene
from ReAct's remount of
Prelude to a Kiss
Photo: David Hsieh.
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