Between Riverside and Crazy
Winner of the 2015 Pulitzer Prize, Between Riverside and Crazy is "a dizzying and exciting place to be!" (Ben Brantley, The New York Times). Eugene Lee returns to The Public as Walter, a retired police officer who lives in a disorderly but very desirable rent-controlled apartment. He shares his chaotic home with son Junior, the foxy Lulu, and a convicted felon. Oh, and the dog. Things get even trickier when an ambitious couple from the NYPD and a surprising Church Lady barge in. But at the play’s heart is the attitude that, no matter what, life is full of possibilities. Those who loved Pamela Berlin’s direction of The Diary of Anne Frank last season won’t want to miss her staging of this dark and entertaining comedy by Stephen Adly Guirgis (The Motherf**ker with the Hat).
By Stephen Adly Guirgis
Directed by Pamela Berlin
*Mature Content*
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Eugene Lee
Walter 'Pops' Washington
In 1972, while in college, Mr. Lee acted in a command performance of A Raisin in the Sun for President Lyndon B. Johnson at his Texas ranch. Forty plus years later, Mr. Lee has gone on to appear and work in more than 200 television movies, films, and series. On stage, he is considered a “Wilsonian Warrior” for his many appearances in the works of August Wilson, including the playwright’s final autobiographical one-man piece, How I Learned What I Learned. Mr. Lee’s other stage credits include performances at theaters all over the country and his television writing credits include: “Homicide: Life on the Streets,” “Walker, Texas Ranger,” “Michael Hayes,” “The Journey of Allen Strange,” “The Turks,” and the television movie,“Port Chicago.” His own characters come to life through his plays: East Texas Hot Links, Fear Itself, Somebody Called: A Tale of Two Preachers, Killingsworth, Lyin’ Ass, and the musical, Twist. www.eugeneleeonline.com
Bryant Bentley
Junior
BRYANT BENTLEY makes his debut at Pittsburgh Public Theater and he’s very excited to join this stellar cast. Theater credits include Jackie Robinson in Most Valuable Player at Indiana Rep Theater; Boy Willie in The Piano Lesson at American Stage Theater, Portland Playhouse Theater, and CATCO Theater; Levee Green in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Topdog/Underdog, A Soldier’s Play, The Exonerated, Two Trains Running, Jitney, Gem of the Ocean, Blues for an Alabama Sky, Between Riverside and Crazy (directed by Broadway Lighting Designer Brian MacDevitt) at Studio Theater in Washington, D.C.; and Fences at Everyman Theater (directed by Clinton Turner Davis), Short North Stage, and Pittsburgh Playwrights Theater (directed by Pittsburgh’s own Mark Clayton Southers). Bryant’s film credits are The Killing of the Sacred Deer starring Collin Farrell and Nicole Kidman (directed by Yorgos Lanthimos); Mercy starring Ellen Page, Kate Mara, and Broadway star Tonya Pinkins (directed by Tali Shalom Ezer); and All or Nothing. These films will hit screens in 2017. He is the recipient of the 2013 Theater Roundtable Award for Best Male Actor in a Leading Role in Matthew Lopez’s The Whipping Man and Central Ohio Theatre Critics Circle Award for Best Male Actor in a Leading Role for Boy Willie in August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson.
Alejandro Hernandez
Oswaldo
ALEJANDRO HERNANDEZ is thrilled to be making his Pittsburgh Public debut in Between Riverside and Crazy. Stage credits include Orpheus in the Berkshires, Have you been there?, and The First Immigrant at Williamstown Theatre Festival; Wondrous Strange at the 40th Annual Humana Festival of New American Plays; Peter and the Starcatcher and The Wedding Guest at Actors Theatre of Louisville; Comida de Puta at the West End Theater; The Virilogy at Under St. Marks Theater; and Profiles at Passage Theater Company. TV: “Vinyl,” “Sneaky Pete,” “Law & Order: SVU,” “Gotham,” “Madam Secretary.” Film: My Name is Milo Anthony, Monster (upcoming). Alejandro received his BFA in Theater with a concentration in Acting from Montclair State University, was a member of the 2015/2016 Acting Apprentice Company at Actors Theatre of Louisville, and the 2016 Non-Equity Company at Williamstown Theatre Festival.
Christina Nieves
Lulu
CHRISTINA NIEVES was most recently seen in the Off-Broadway premiere of Exit Strategy at Primary Stages. Regional theatrical credits include: The House on Mango Street (Steppenwolf Theatre); El Nogalar, The Sins of Sor Juana (Goodman Theatre); West Side Story, Les Misérables (Drury Lane); In the Heights (Paramount Theatre); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre); Dee Snider’s Rock & Roll Christmas Tale (Broadway Playhouse); Depraved New World (Second City); Welcome to Arroyo’s (American Theatre Company). Christina is an ensemble member with Teatro Vista and a graduate of The Theatre School at DePaul University. She is also the creator and co-host of “Include This Podcast.” www.christina-nieves.com
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