Overview

William Saroyan's Pulitzer Prize-winning play revolves around the denizens of a San Francisco bar in 1939. Lonely, lovelorn, weary or cynical, the characters drift in and out of the bar and each other's lives, giving voice to Saroyan's philosophies as they randomly comment about the impending world war, the beauty of art, and traditional notions of good and evil. At least one of the relationships stands a chance of enduring: a brawny innocent named Tom is falling in love with a vulnerable young prostitute named Kitty. Saroyan himself is heard reciting the play's prologue.

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Cast

Benjamin Hendrickson

Nick

Richard Ooms

Arab

Nicolas Surovy

Joe

Patti LuPone

Kitty Duval

Glynis Bell

Lorene & Killer's Sidekick

James Harper

Blick

Kevin Kline

McCarthy

David Schramm

Kit Carson

Mary-Joan Negro

Society Lady

Peter Dvorsky

Narrator (voice)

Hal Holbrook

Self - Host