Romance Language
- Written by Peter Parnell
- Directed by Sheldon Larry
Plays: The Cider House Rules, Part One, adapted from John Irving's novel (Atlantic Theatre Company, Mark Taper Forum, Seattle Rep Theatre); The Cider House Rules, Part Two (Mark Taper Forum, Seattle Rep); An Imaginary Life, Flaubert's Latest,Hyde in Hollywood, Romance Language, The Rise and Rise of Daniel Rocket (all at Playwrights Horizons); Sorrows of Stephen (Public Theater, NYSF). TV: Producer, The Guardian (current) for Columbia-Tristar; co-producer, The West Wing (two seasons) NBC-Warner Bros; Hyde in Hollywood and The Rise and Rise of Daniel Rocket, both American Playhouse, PBS. Grants and awards: NEA, Guggenheim, Ingram Merrill and Lecomte de Nouy foundations; the Fund for New American Plays, Kennedy Center, American Theatre Critics' Association and Ovation awards; nominated for Best Play from the Drama League (for The Cider House Rules). (As of November 2006)
Sheldon Larry is a theatre, film, and television director. He began his career with the British Broadcasting Corporation, working on "Monty Python’s Flying Circus" and films by Tom Stoppard, Sam Shepard and E.A. Whitehead. Later, he moved to New York, where he directed Broadway and Off-Broadway productions.
Larry's theatre credits include Sorrows of Stephen, Sunday Runners in the Rain, Curse of the Starving Class, Candida, Many Faces of Love, and Forty Deuce, for which he earned an Obie Award. His film credits include An American Daughter, which earned him a Golden Globe nomination, Split Images, The First Circle, Leave it On the Floor, and At the End of the Day, which recieved a Gemini Award. His television credits include "Knot's Landing", "Remington Steele", "Home", "Family of Strangers" and "Long Shadows", which recieved an International Emmy award.
In addition to directing, Larry currently lectures part-time at the University of Soutern California. He lives in Los Angeles with his twin daughters.
Featuring
Al Carmines
Caroll L. Cartwright
Marc Castle
Frances Conroy
William Converse-Roberts
William Duell
Cynthia Harris
Marcia Lewis
Valerie Mahaffey
Jon Matthews
John Noonan
Philip Pleasants
Steve Ryan
Ben Siegler
Hechter Ubarry
Creative Team
Loren Sherman
Scenic DesignerSheila McLamb
Costume DesignerJeff Davis
Lighting DesignerScott Lehrer
Sound DesignerMorton Milder
Production Stage ManagerMarcia Milgrom Dodge
ChoreographerPhoto (1) Marcia Lewis and Cynthia Harris by Gerry Goodstein