The Cottage is a comedic play written by American playwright Sandy Rustin. The play opened on Broadway on July 24, 2023, at the Hayes Theater after first being produced by Astoria Performing Arts Center in 2013. Set in England in 1923, the play has been described as a modern take on a Noël Coward comedy.
Synopsis The true meaning of fate, identity, and marriage are called into question as a surprising, hilarious web of secrets unravels in this ridiculous - potentially murderous - uncharacteristically feminist, 1923 British tale of sex, betrayal, and oh yes, love ... when Sylvia Van Kipness decides to expose her love affair to her husband and her lover's wife.
Original cast and characters CharacterAstoriaTheatre AspenEngemanBroadway2013201420152023Sylvia Van Kipness Amy Rutberg Nancy Anderson Rachel Pickup Laura Bell BundyMarjorie Maria Couch Michele Ragusa Christiane Noll Lilli CooperBeau Jason Loughlin Spencer Plachy Henry Clarke Eric McCormackRichard Daniel Bielinski Michael Kostroff Brian Sgambati Nehal JoshiClarke Kevin Isola Mark Price James LaVerdiere Alex MoffatDeirdre Hanley Smith Bailey Frankenburg Lilly Tobin Dana Steingold
Production history The play was first staged by Astoria Performing Arts Center in 2013, with Amy Rutberg portraying Sylvia. This was followed by several professional productions including by Theatre Aspen in 2014. It was next produced at the John W. Engeman Theater in Northport, New York in 2015. A 2017 production was held at the Barter Theatre. In 2019, it was produced by Florida Studio Theatre in Sarasota, Florida.
The play opened on Broadway at the Helen Hayes Theatre on July 24, 2023, after beginning previews on July 7. The Broadway production was directed by Jason Alexander and closed October 29, 2023. The set design was by Paul Tate dePoo III with costumes by Sydney Maresca.
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