The Intentional
Theatre
First Annual International Short Play Festival -
2006
"The Day That Brando Died", by Lawrence Dukore of New York, finds two old friends Peter and Bernie, both in their early seventies, whose bond is their weekly, Saturday morning tennis game: outdoors in summer; indoors in winter. Over the many years, their pre-match and post-match conversations had always revolved around tennis….until Marlon Brando passed away.
Not just an
icon of their generation, Brando's passing opens a dialogue that takes
these two friends where they never would have dreamed they'd end up.
And perhaps we come to understand why in tennis, "love" means
nothing.
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About the Play
Bernie (Mark Hogan, left) and Peter (Lanny Rubin, right) learn that fifty years is a long time, except when it comes to matters of the heart. Those moments can feel like only yesterday, through the joys and pains that come with a young boys road to discovery - and first love.
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Mark Hogan is a retired English teacher, and has been active in community theater for more than 20 years. Mark has appeared in The Duchess of Noank and 27 Wagons Full of Cotton, as well as cameo appearances in Nightshade Productions’ Radio Rage and Trashed. He made his first appearance with the Intentional Theatre in the Festival.
Lanny Rubin is a
charter member of New Tricks, a senior improv group based in Boston.
Lanny has appeared in Shakespeare’s King John and Cocteau’s The
Infernal Machine. When not onstage he can be found exploring the canyons and
deserts of the Southwest. He explored the Intentional Theatre stage
for the first time with our show.
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About the Playwright
Lawrence DuKore began his writing career with the Richard Pryor film, GREASED LIGHTNING, which was produced by Hanna Weinstein for Warner Bros. His television play, A MISTAKEN CHARITY was produced by Lindsay Law for PBS/American Playhouse and was nominated for a Writers Guild of America award for best dramatic writing.
He is a member of both The Workshop Theatre Company and the Actors Studio Playwrights/Directors Unit. His plays have been produced regionally and off-Broadway.
In 2005, "The Day That Brando Died" was a finalist in the Heideman Awards at the Actors Theatre in Louisville and in 2006, was presented at the Jewish Ensemble Theatre (Michigan) as part of their two day festival.
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