Ludlow Fair
| Ludlow Fair | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Lanford Wilson |
| Characters | Rachel, Agnes |
| Date premiered | February 1, 1965 |
| Place premiered | New York City |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | One-act play |
Ludlow Fair is a one-act play by American playwright Lanford Wilson. It was first produced at Caffe Cino in 1965, a coffeehouse and small theatre run by Joseph Cino, a pioneer of the Off-Off-Broadway theatre movement.
The play was supposed to originally premiere double billed with Adrienne Kennedy's The Owl Answers and both be directed by Michael Kahn. Lucille Lortel and Kahn asked Wilson to remove a four letter word from the play, which he agreed to. When Lortel wrote Wilson's agent, she wrote to also change the term "pissed off" and then further stated, "Throughout I feel there are entirely too many 'Christs.' I feel it is possible to make a true and telling point without undue vulgarity, as Miss Kennedy's play proves," Wilson denied these changes.
The play premiered at the Caffe Cino in New York City in February 1965. It was directed and with set design by Neil Flanagan and lighting design by Dennis Parichy. The cast starred Martha Galphin (Rachel) and Jennie Ventriss (Agnes).
It premiered Off-Broadway in a double billing with The Madness of Lady Bright at Theater East on March 22, 1966 and closed on April 3, 1966. It was directed by William Hunt, set and lighting design David F. Segal, and costume design by Kapi Reith. The cast starred Sasha von Scherler (Agnes) and Ann Wedgeworth (Rachel).
In 1967, there was a Lanford Wilson festival in the spring in honor of the tenth anniversary of the Caffe Cino being open. The cast starred Brandy Carson and Sandy Lessin.
In the 1970s, Conchata Ferrell was an actress at Circle Repertory Company, and wanted to do a revival of the co-founder Wilson's early play, Ludlow Fair. Trish Hawkins was cast opposite Ferrell, and after Wilson saw these performances, he went on to cast them both them in The Hot l Baltimore.
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