Production History

Jon Lonoff’s Skin Deep was presented during CST’s Season 27 (2010–2011), in a performance space at the Bricktown Hotel and Convention Center. The four-character romantic comedy takes place in Maureen Mulligan’s cluttered Forest Hills, Queens apartment. Maureen uses humor to deflect insecurities about her appearance, while her prospective partner, Joe Spinelli, is disarmingly direct. Their blind date unfolds alongside the marital complications of Maureen’s sister, Sheila, and her husband, Squire. The publisher confirms Squire, correcting the supplemental character name “Arthur Whiting.”

CST Connections

The production belongs to CST’s temporary Bricktown period following the June 2010 flood at Stage Center, before the company established its 800 W. Main Street home.
Brett Young played the Lecturer, Mr. Poppy, and other roles in Reefer Madness (2010), the previous season’s finale, which also required relocation after the flood.
Rodney Brazil received acknowledgments in the original CST records for Rabbit Hole (2008), Orphans (2009), and Reefer Madness (2010).
Rebecca McCauley’s biography identifies a collaboration with Linda McDonald on Cheerleaders in Bondage: The Search for Myth America, providing a connection to another recurring CST performer and director.

Press and Photography

“Carpenter Square Theatre Continues Its Season With ‘Skin Deep’” — The Oklahoman, February 23, 2011, review attributed in the supplied research to John Brandenburg.
“Look Deeper” — Oklahoma Gazette, additional review lead; the reported March 1, 2011, date remains unverified.
“Carpenter Square Delves Further Than ‘Skin Deep’” — The Norman Transcript, production-preview lead.

Acknowledgments

Production-specific sponsors and acknowledgments have not yet been recovered.

Licensing

Current performance licensing is available through Concord Theatricals, which lists Skin Deep as a Samuel French, Inc. title.

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