The Autumn Garden

A Chekhovian comedy from Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lillian Hellman about the sad and funny frailties of human existence. As the summer of 1949 draws to a close, a group of middle-aged friends are gathering for their annual retreat at a genteel Southern resort. An acquaintance from the past thrusts himself into the yearly gathering, forcing them to re-examine their mundane yet seemingly idyllic existence, the opportunities they've lost, and the lives that have passed them by.

An L.A. Theatre Works full cast performance featuring:

Glenne Headly as Rose Griggs

Julie Harris as Mrs. Mary Ellis

David Clennon as General Benjamin Griggs

Eric Stoltz as Edward Crossman

Scott Wolf as Frederick Ellis

Roxanne Hart as Carrie Ellis

Tracy Middendorf as Sophie Tuckerman

Jeronimo Spinx as Leon

Gates McFadden as Constance Tuckerman

David Selby as Nicholas Denery

Mary Steenburgen as Nina Denery

Lynne Marta as Hilda

Directed by JoBeth Williams. Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles in January of 2001.