We All Fall Down

by Lila Rose Kaplan | Directed by Melia Bensussen
Extended by popular demand | Jan. 10 – Feb. 16, 2020
Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA, 527 Tremont St.

Linda and Saul Stein still live in the Westchester home where they raised their two beautiful daughters. But when Saul unexpectedly retires, Linda summons the family to celebrate Passover for the first time in decades. Linda tends slightly toward the theatrical (okay, a lot), and their family has never been particularly religious (okay, not at all). So their comic attempts to bring the Seder to life go from riotous to heartwrenching in this play from Huntington Playwriting Fellow and Somerville resident Lila Rose Kaplan, directed by Obie Award winner Melia Bensussen. Can this family come together, or will an age-old tradition tear them apart?

Approximate run time: We All Fall Down plays in approximately 1 hour and 35 minutes with no intermission.

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Jewish-American Playwrights Are Grappling With Identity Head On

At the end of Awake and Sing! Clifford Odets’ protagonist turned his back on his family’s cramped Jewish apartment and went out into the larger world. He had to leave the stifling, insular, ethnocentric neighborhood behind in order to awake and sing by assimilating into life beyond the neighborhood.

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In the Huntington’s 'We All Fall Down,’ this could be anybody’s family

“We All Fall Down explores the unbearable aspects of family dynamics, says playwright Lila Rose Kaplan. “At the same time,” Kaplan says, “it’s a celebration of our longing for family connections and ritual.”

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Soap star Stephen Schnetzer returns to Boston in Huntington’s ‘We All Fall Down’

Actor Stephen Schnetzer has lived in New York for many years now – working both on and off-Broadway and as a soap-opera leading man. The Canton native has always made time, however, to return home.

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Press Reviews

"Funny... You can't help falling in love with this family!" — The Patriot Ledger

"Laugh-out-loud funny, warmhearted, and frequently hilarious." — WBUR's The ARTery

"Very, very funny, heartfelt and poignant." — WGBH

"In the end, family is what keeps us from falling down." — The Boston Globe

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Artists

Lila Rose Kaplan Playwright Lila Rose Kaplan Playwright
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Lila Rose Kaplan

Playwright

Lila Rose Kaplan writes fantastical heartfelt plays that shine light on the stories we don’t tell about women. A Huntington Playwriting Fellow, her full-length play We All Fall Down will premiere in January 2020 at the Huntington.
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Melia Bensussen Director Melia Bensussen Director
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Melia Bensussen

Director

Melia Bensussen previously directed Yerma (2019), A Doll's House (2017), Awake and Sing! (2014), Luck of the Irish (2011), and Circle Mirror Transformation (2010) at the Huntington.
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Elle Borders Ester Elle Borders Ester
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Elle Borders

Ester

Elle Borders Regional: Black Odyssey Boston (Front Porch Arts Collective/Underground Railway Theater); The Wiz (Lyric Stage Company); An Octoroon, We Are Proud to Present…(Company One Theatre/ArtsEmerson)
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Phyllis Kay Nan Phyllis Kay Nan
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Phyllis Kay

Nan

Phyllis Kay Regional: Member of Trinity Rep’s Resident Acting Company: Macbeth, Lend Me a Tenor, Angels in America, The Beauty Queen of Leenane, The Cider House Rules, The Merry Wives of Windsor, The Cherry Orchard, All the King’s Men
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Sarah Newhouse Beverly Sarah Newhouse Beverly
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Sarah Newhouse

Beverly

Sarah Newhouse Boston regional: American Repertory Theater, Boston Playwrights’ Theatre, Central Square Theater, Charles Playhouse, Lyric Stage Company, Gloucester Stage, Greater Boston Stage Company, New Repertory Theatre; founding company member of the Actors’ Shakespeare Project: King Lear, Macbeth, Medea, The Merchant of Venice, Twelfth Night, The School for Scandal, The Comedy of Errors.
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Eleanor Reissa Linda Eleanor Reissa Linda
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Eleanor Reissa

Linda

Eleanor Reissa Broadway: Indecent, Those Were the Days (Tony Award nomination, Best Direction). Off Broadway (Acting): God of Vengeance, Yentl. National Tours: Lost in Yonkers, ...Cuckoo’s Nest, National Lampoon Show.
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Stephen Schnetzer Saul Stephen Schnetzer Saul
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Stephen Schnetzer

Saul

Stephen Schnetzer Huntington: Awake and Sing! Broadway: Oslo; The Goat, or Who is Sylvia; Filumena; A Talent for Murder. Off Broadway: Mankind (Playwrights Horizons), Next Fall (Naked Angels), Miss Julie (Roundabout Theatre Company), Timon of Athens (New York Shakespeare Festival), Tribes (Barrow Street), Romeo and Juliet (Theater 91), Unfaithfully Yours (Mint Theater Company).
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Dana Stern Ariel Dana Stern Ariel
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Dana Stern

Ariel

Dana Stern Regional: Dog Sees God (Exit II Theater); Days of Atonement (Israeli Stage); Romeo and Juliet, The Scarlet Letter (New Rep’s Classical Repertory Company); Shit-Faced Shakespeare.
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Liba Vaynberg Sammi Liba Vaynberg Sammi
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Liba Vaynberg

Sammi

Liba Vaynberg Huntington: Ether Dome. New York: Round Table (59E59, also writer); Oregon Trail (WP Theater); The Golem of Havana (La MaMa); The Russian & The Jew (The Tank, also writer); Novaya Zemlya (HERE); Black Milk, Macbeth (Classic Stage Company); Scheiss Book (Theater Row/Dixon Place/Wild Project).
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Judy Gailen Scenic Design Judy Gailen Scenic Design
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Judy Gailen

Scenic Design

Judy Gailen Regional: designs sets and costumes for theatre and opera throughout the U.S., including Asolo Rep, La Jolla Playhouse, Long Wharf Theatre, Portland Stage, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park.
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Karen Perry Costume Design Karen Perry Costume Design
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Karen Perry

Costume Design

Karen Perry Huntington: Breath, Boom. Off Broadway: runboyrun & In Old Age (New York Theatre Workshop). Regional: Lackawanna Blues (Mark Taper Forum, Two River Theater); Love in Hate Nation (Two River Theater); Mothers (Playwrights Realm); Jazz (Manhattan Theatre Club); Black Superhero Magic Mama (Geffen Playhouse); Fun Home (Baltimore Center Stage)
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Russell H. Champa Lighting Design Russell H. Champa Lighting Design
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Russell H. Champa

Lighting Design

Russell H. Champa previously designed Romeo and Juliet (2019), A Guide for the Homesick (2017), Now or Later (2012), and Captors (2011) at the Huntington.
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David Remedios Sound Design David Remedios Sound Design
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David Remedios

Sound Design

David Remedios has previously composed music and sound for Ryan Landry's "M" (2013), The Luck of the Irish (2012), Before I Leave You (2011), and Prelude to a Kiss(2010) and sound for Invisible Man (2013), Now or Later (2012) and Circle Mirror Transformation (2010) for the Huntington.
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Alaine Alldaffer Casting Alaine Alldaffer Casting
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Alaine Alldaffer

Casting

Alaine Alldaffer Huntington: numerous credits since 2000. New York: casting director for Playwrights Horizons, where credits include Grey Gardens (also for Broadway), Clybourne Park (also for Broadway), Circle Mirror Transformation (Drama Desk and Obie awards for Best Ensemble and an Artios Award for casting), The Flick (Playwrights Horizons and Barrow Street Theatre).
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Kevin Schlagle Production Stage Manager Kevin Schlagle Production Stage Manager
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Kevin Schlagle

Production Stage Manager

Kevin Schlagle previously worked on The Purists (2019), Yerma (2019), Indecent (2019), Romeo and Juliet (2019); Sherlock's Last Case (2018); Fall (2018); Skeleton Crew (2018); Tartuffe (2017); Merrily We Roll Along (2017); Ripcord (2017); Topdog/Underdog (2017); Bedroom Farce (2016); Sunday in the Park with George (2015); Can You Forgive Her? (2016); Milk Like Sugar (2016); A Confederacy of Dunces (2015); A Little Night Music (2015); after all the terrible things I do (2015); Come Back, Little Sheba (2015); Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (2015); Smart People (2014); Venus in Fur (2014); Our Town (2012); God of Carnage (2012); Ruined (2011); and Prelude to a Kiss (2010) at the Huntington.
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Jamie Carty Stage Manager Jamie Carty Stage Manager
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Jamie Carty

Stage Manager

Jamie Carty Huntington: Indecent, Sherlock’s Last Case, Fall, Skeleton Crew, Bad Dates, Tartuffe, Merrily We Roll Along, A Doll’s House, I Was Most Alive with You.
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Performance Day	ZONE 1	ZONE 2	ZONE 3
PEAK: Friday & Saturday evening; Sunday matinee	$115	$75	$25
OFF PEAK: Sunday - Thursday evening; Saturday matinee	$99	$65	$25
FIRST LOOK: First Friday, Saturday, Sunday & Tuesday evening; Wednesday matinee	$75	$49	$25

Ticket price includes a $3.00 Capital Enhancement Fee. Prices may vary and are subject to change at any time.

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Active Military and Veterans and Immediate Families	$20 with promo code MILITARY
Student (25 years and younger) (No AA)	$20
Section D (Huntington Avenue Theatre); Last Row (Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA) Additional discounts may not be applied to section D seats at the Huntington Avenue Theatre and last row seats at the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA.	$25
35 Below (35 years and younger) (No AA or Zone 1) Learn more about our 35 Below program	$30

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Performance Day	ZONE 1	ZONE 2	ZONE 3
PEAK: Friday & Saturday evening; Sunday matinee	$115	$75	$25
OFF PEAK: Sunday - Thursday evening; Saturday matinee	$99	$65	$25
FIRST LOOK: First Friday, Saturday, Sunday & Tuesday evening; Wednesday matinee	$75	$49	$25

Ticket price includes a $3.00 Capital Enhancement Fee. Prices may vary and are subject to change at any time.

View Seating Chart (Virginia Wimberly Theatre) | Get Directions

Discount Ticket Prices

	Prices
Active Military and Veterans and Immediate Families	$20 with promo code MILITARY
Student (25 years and younger) (No AA)	$20
Section D (Huntington Avenue Theatre); Last Row (Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA) Additional discounts may not be applied to section D seats at the Huntington Avenue Theatre and last row seats at the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA.	$25
35 Below (35 years and younger) (No AA or Zone 1) Learn more about our 35 Below program	$30

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We All Fall Down

by Lila Rose Kaplan | Directed by Melia BensussenExtended by popular demand | Jan. 10 – Feb. 16, 2020Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA, 527 Tremont St.

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Artists

Lila Rose Kaplan

Playwright

Melia Bensussen

Director

Elle Borders

Ester

Phyllis Kay

Nan

Sarah Newhouse

Beverly

Eleanor Reissa

Linda

Stephen Schnetzer

Saul

Dana Stern

Ariel

Liba Vaynberg

Sammi

Judy Gailen

Scenic Design

Karen Perry

Costume Design

Russell H. Champa

Lighting Design

David Remedios

Sound Design

Alaine Alldaffer

Casting

Kevin Schlagle

Production Stage Manager

Jamie Carty

Stage Manager

Prices & Seating

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2019-2020 Season

by Lila Rose Kaplan | Directed by Melia Bensussen
Extended by popular demand | Jan. 10 – Feb. 16, 2020
Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA, 527 Tremont St.