Last Summer at Bluefish Cove

"Last Summer at Bluefish Cove", by Jane Chambers, is a play about a woman spending her last summer with her family of friends, at the same time having unexpectedly fallen in love. This work is considered a milestone in lesbian theatre history.

Produced by The Glines (John Glines, artistic director; Lawrence Lane, managing director), "Last Summer at Bluefish Cove" opened at Actors Playhouse, 100 Seventh Avenue South, New York City, December 22, 1980 and closed March 1, 1981 after 80 performances. Cast: Jean Smart as Lil, Susan Slavin as Eva, Janet Sarno at Kitty, Holly Barron as Annie, Dulcie Arnold as Rita, Lauren Craig as Rae, Celia Howard as Sue, Robin Mary Paris as Donna. General understudy was Mercedes Ruehl. Other credits include Director: Nyla Lyon, Set Design: Reagan Cook, Lighting Design: Jeffrey Schissler, Costume Design: Giva R. Taylor.

Jean Smart debuted on the New York stage in this production, and received a Drama Desk nomination for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play. She reprised the role of Lil in a Los Angeles production, for which she won both a Drama-Logue Award and a Los Angeles Theater Critics Association Award for Best Actress.

External links

* [http://theater2.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?pagewanted=print&res=9403E7D9133BF93BA35751C0A967948260 Jane Chambers interview] Alvin Klein, "The New York Times", February 8, 1981.
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D06EEDC1439F932A35750C0A967948260&n=Top%2fOpinion%2fNYRegion%20Opinions "Bluefish Cove" Draws Applause] "The New York Times", March 1, 1981.
* [http://www.tntclassicbooks.com/janechambersworks.html Plays, Poems, Novels by Jane Chambers] TnT Classic Books website