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"Dionysos," by Peter Paul Rubens or "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Theatre."

7/24/13

When It Rains, It Pours


The old chestnut "The Rainmaker” from 1954 currently in production at the Globe is among the first productions helmed under new Artistic Director, Barry Edelstein. The outing may be a guileful testing of San Diego waters.

San Diego’s flagship theatre’s pacifying trademark of opulence in design is absent. The production assures a lean style that allows the audience to zero in on text and actors. Note the minimal set design by Neil Patel below. 

Still, the largely over 50 y.o. subscriber-based Globe audience may find the play a guilty pleasure. 

Photos from the original production, the 1999 Broadway revival and Maria Mileaf’s upcoming show tell a progressive story.

Original Production. Geraldine Page (second from left)
and Darren McGavin (second from right).
1999 Broadway revival, Woody 
Harrelson and Jayne Atkinson.
Globe production. Danielle 
Skraastad and Gbenga Akinnagbe.

Neil Patel’s set design with Danielle Skraastad and 
Gbenga Akinnagbe. 

THE RAINMAKER
By N. Richard Nash
Directed by Maria Mileaf
RUNS: July 13 – Aug. 11, 2013

Tickets start at $29           www.theoldglobe.org

Photo credits:
Top: via: http://www.darrenmcgavin.net/darren's_theatre_page.htm
Next: Photo via http://www.salon.com/1999/11/29/rainmaker/
Remaining: Photo by Jim Cox