by Craig Lucas
December 3-18, 2011
“Director Heather Siobhan Curran delivers up Reckless at the high level of professional entertainment typical of TGP. As an alternative to cheesier holiday fare, Reckless offers up generous portions of humor, senseless violence and gratuitous love. The play is also full of plot twists and surprises. However, it was no surprise to me that The Gallery Players continues their tradition of high-quality theatrical productions that are worth the trip to Brooklyn.” -Heather Lee Rogers, nytheatre.com
On Christmas Eve, Rachel is informed by her guilty husband that he has hired a hitman to kill her. Scrambling out the kitchen window into the snowy night, she embarks on a manic journey involving a deaf woman in a wheelchair (or is she?), numerous psychiatrists, a TV game show, and her own increasingly shaky sanity. Craig Lucas’ Reckless is a zany, comic, and ultimately poignant reflection on living in, and escaping from, the past.
“A bittersweet Christmas fable for our time. Reckless has an emotional pull akin to that of a Crosby ballad born of the lonely World War II home front.” —NY Times
Pictured (l to r): Jan-Peter Pedross and Carey Van Driest in The Gallery Players production of Reckless. Photo by Bella Muccari.
Performance Schedule
Saturday, December 3 at 8:00 PM – Opening night
Sunday, December 4 at 3:00 PM – matinee
Thursday, December 8 at 8:00 PM
Friday, December 9 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, December 10 at 2:00 PM – matinee
Saturday, December 10 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, December 11 at 3:00 PM – matinee
Thursday, December 15 at 8:00 PM
Friday, December 16 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, December 17 at 2:00 PM – matinee
Saturday, December 17 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, December 18 at 3:00 PM – final performance
Pictured (l to r): Jan-Peter Pedross, Lauren Roth, and Carey Van Driest in The Gallery Players production of Reckless. Photo by Bella Muccari.
The Cast
Rachel – Carey Van Driest*
Lloyd – Jan-Peter Pedross*
Pooty – Lauren Roth
Tom, Tom Jr. – Zac Hoogendyk*
Trish – Lara Knox*
Doctors – Allison Moody*
Roy, Tim Timko, others – Jason Jacoby
*appearing courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association
The Staff
Producer – Neal J. Freeman for The Gallery Players
Director – Heather Siobhan Curran
Production Stage Manager – Ashley Nelson
Set Designer – Jason Sherwood
Costume Designer – Kristina Sneshkoff
Lighting Designer – Annie Wiegand
Sound Designer – Julianne Merrill
Props Master – Ashley Cavadas
Assistant Stage Manager – Ryan Oliveira
ASL Coach – Brenda Scott
Pictured (l to r): Jan-Peter Pedross, Carey Van Driest, and Lauren Roth in The Gallery Players production of Reckless. Photo by Bella Muccari.