written by Steve Martin
directed by Stella Levine Stern Blasenheim
Friday September 12th 2003 — Saturday October 11th 2003

This long running Off-Broadway absurdist comedy places Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso in a Parisian cafe in 1904, just before the renowned scientist transformed physics with his theory of relativity and the celebrated painter set the art world afire with cubism. In his first comedy for the stage, the popular actor and screenwriter plays fast and loose with fact, fame and fortune as these two geniuses muse on the century’s achievements and prospects as well as other fanciful topics with infectious dizziness. Bystanders, including Picasso’ agent, the bartender and his mistress, Picasso’s date, an elderly philosopher, Charles Dabernow Schmendimen and an idiot inventor introduce additional flourishes of humor. The final surprise patron to join the merriment at the Lapin Agile is a charismatic dark haired singer time warped in from a later era.
Cast
- Freddy: Phil Mosner
- Gaston: Roy Harry
- Germaine: Rhonda Smith
- Albert Einstein: Michael Hull
- Suzanne: Tiffany M. Card
- Sagot: Burt Greenberg
- Pablo Picasso: Andrew Greenway
- Charles Dabernow Schmendiman: Jordon Davis
- Female Admirer: Gail Fleur
- A Visitor: James Lugo
Production Staff / Crew
-
Director: Stella Levine Stern Blasenheim
-
Set Designer: Robert Sven Olson
-
Costume Designer: Suzanne Potoma
-
Lighting Designer: Mike Gnazzo
-
Stage Manager: Mike Gnazzo
-
Producer: Gail Fleur
-
Assistant to the Director: Emily Robertson DiGennaro
-
Sound Designer: Mike Gnazzo
-
Assistant Stage Manager: Fred Pulver
-
Scenic Artist: Donna Buckalter
-
Scenic Artist: Mark Buckalter
-
Hair / Wig Designer: Robert McLaughlin
-
Hair / Wig Designer: Jean Imor
-
Technical Director: David Vogel
-
Property Designer: Bill Doonan
-
Lighting Board Operator: Emily Robertson DiGennaro
-
Lighting Board Operator: Kathy C. Gnazzo
-
Lighting Board Operator: Joe DiGennaro