Sweet and Sad

Genre:

Year:

The second play in The Apple Family Plays: Scenes from Life in the Country. The Apple Family finds themselves together again for the first time since Election Night, 2010. Marian, reeling from a personal tragedy, now lives with her sister Barbara; sister Jane is back with her boyfriend Tim; their brother Richard has come up from Manhattan; and Uncle Benjamin prepares for his first dramatic performance in years. Over Sunday brunch on the 10th anniversary of 9/11, the Apples find themselves talking about loss, memory, remembrance and the meaning of compensation.

Director:Richard Nelson

Playwright: Richard Nelson
Set designer: Susan Hilferty
Lighting designer: Jennifer Tipton
Sound designer: Scott Lehrer, Will Pickens
Photography by: Carol Rosegg

Related shows

Sorry

The Apple Family Plays: Scenes From American Life

That Hopey Changey Thing (2013 Public Theater Rep Run)

Sorry (2013 Public Theater Rep Run)

Sweet and Sad (2013 Public Theater Rep Run)

The Apple Family Plays: Scenes From American Life (European Tour)

The Apple Family Plays: Scenes From American Life (PBS)

There’s no media for this show at this time.