Production History

Steve Martin’s Picasso at the Lapin Agile ran July 7–29, 2023, as the inaugural public mainstage production on the Inasmuch Foundation Stage at 1009 W. Reno Avenue. It is the only confirmed in-person mainstage production of Season 39 (2022–2023) in the CST archive.

Reopening and Open House

CST converted a 1946 automotive warehouse into its new home. Pandemic disruptions, labor shortages, and supply delays slowed the renovation. During that period, an April 2021 fire at a separate storage warehouse destroyed decades of furnishings, props, and costumes. Rhonda Clark told The Oklahoman that only three of the original ten cast members remained by opening. The June 24 public open house, from 5–8 p.m., offered building tours, a preview of the auditorium seating and new ticketing system, and an exhibition by Suzanne Wallace Mears. A second open house and ribbon cutting followed on June 25.

CST Connections

CST previously staged Picasso at the Lapin Agile at Stage Center in May 2000. A contemporary Journal Record listing advertised performances through May 27. The Journal Record
Rhonda Clark, Terry Veal, Ed Spinelli, Laurie Blankenship, and Ben Hall reunited after Steve Martin’s Meteor Shower (2021), CST’s final production at 800 W. Main Street. Veal appeared in both the final Main Street production and the first mainstage production on Reno.
Craig Musser played the title role in My Name Is Asher Lev (2013), which Clark directed and costumed and in which Hall also performed. C. W. Bardsher played eight additional characters in Out of Sterno, the finale of that same season, directed by Veal.
David Burkhart played Charles Babbage in Ada and the Engine (2021), with scenic design by Ben Hall and costumes by Rhonda Clark. Scott Hynes previously served on the lighting crew for Murderers (2009) and Mauritius (2010). www.broadwayworld.com

Press and Media

Institutional Support

Oklahoma Arts Council, National Endowment for the Arts, Inasmuch Foundation, Kirkpatrick Family Fund, and Allied Arts.

Licensing

Current listing from Concord Theatricals.

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