Fran’s Bed
Written & Directed by James Lapine
Fran's Bed asks "What constitutes a life?" Incapacitated, surrounded by her family, Fran guides us on an unpredictable journey into her past in an effort to help understand her present situation. An offbeat, colorful tale of a woman at a midlife crossroads, Fran's Bed is a delicate portrait of a family in crisis, told with ironic humor and unexpected feeling.
Fran’s Bed
Playwrights Horizons
September 25, 2005 - October 9, 2005
Photos by Joan Marcus
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James Lapine, Playwright
James Lapine, Director
Playwrights Horizons, Producer
Tim Sanford, Artistic Director
Leslie Marcus, Managing Director
Fitz Patton, Original Music
Derek McLane, Set Designer
Susan Hilferty, Costume Designer
David Lander, Lighting Designer
Fitz Patton, Sound Designer
Elaine J. McCarthy, Projections Designer
William Russo, General Manager
Publicity Office, Press Representative
Scott Taylor Rollison, Production Stage Manager
Sid King, Assistant Stage Manager
Christopher Boll, Production Manager
Alaine Alldaffer, Casting
James Calleri, Casting
Cindy Tolan, Casting
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Mia Farrow: Fran
Heather Burns: Vicky
Marcia DeBonis: Lynne/Doctor
Branda Pressley: Dolly
Julia Stiles: Birdie
Jonathan Walker: Eddie/Doctor
Harris Yulin: Hank
Reviews & Features
“James Lapine's play, which is currently making its New York premiere at Playwrights Horizons, is an impressively even-handed treatment of an always-emotional story: A woman is confined to a hospital bed, maintaining the merest connection to life only with the aid of machines and round-the-clock care. How does this affect her family? More importantly, how does this affect her? And what decisions should be made?”
