Relatively Speaking (play anthology)


Relatively Speaking is an anthology produced on Broadway in 2011, consisting of three plays: Talking Cure by Ethan Coen, George Is Dead by Elaine May and Honeymoon Motel by Woody Allen.

Production

It opened at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on October 20, 2011 and closed on January 29, 2012, after 118 regular performances. All three were directed by John Turturro. The plays were produced by
Julian Schlossberg and Letty Aronson.

Cast

The three plays were cast as follows:
  • Talking Cure: The play involves a therapist treating a mentally ill family member.
  • *Jason Kravits
  • *Danny Hoch
  • *Max Gordon Moore
  • *Allen Lewis Rickman
  • *Katherine Borowitz.
  • George Is Dead: The play considers "the hilarity of death."
  • *Lisa Emery
  • *Marlo Thomas
  • *Grant Shaud
  • *Patricia O’Connell
  • *Rickman
  • *Moore
  • Honeymoon Motel: The plot involves an unusual wedding and takes place in a motel on a highway.
  • *Steve Guttenberg
  • *Ari Graynor
  • *Shaud
  • *Caroline Aaron
  • *Julie Kavner
  • *Mark Linn-Baker
  • *Richard Libertini
  • *Jason Kravits
  • *Hoch
  • *Bill Army.

    Overview

Woody Allen said of the plays: “It’s a broad comedy, for laughs, no redeeming social value." The plays are described as involving various family members.
Santo Loquasto "designed sets for each play that suggest each author’s film persona." The design for the Allen play is a "colorful, comical design for the motel, with its circular bed and pink Jacuzzi."