Production History

Nicky Silver’s The Agony & The Agony closed Season 32 (2015–2016), at CST’s 800 W. Main Street theatre. A post-show opening party was announced for June 24, followed by a Theatre Exchange discussion June 25.

CST Connections

The Gazette identified this as Ronn Burton’s first CST directing engagement and Jon Haque’s CST acting debut. It described the principal cast as newcomers except for Christine Lanning and Tiffany Tuggle Rogers.
Christine Lanning previously played Zena in Out of Sterno (2013) and later performed as Mrs. Stevenson in CST LiveOnline!’s Sorry, Wrong Number (2020).
Tiffany Tuggle Rogers, credited as Tiffany Tuggle, appeared in the ensemble of Reefer Madness (2010).
Jon Haque previously received a costume-construction credit for Six Women with Brain Death (2005), distinguishing his earlier backstage involvement from his reported acting debut.
Ben Hall and Jay C. Schardt also designed sets and lighting for Other Desert Cities (2014) and Ripcord (2017).

Gallery Exhibition

The lobby gallery featured artwork by Becki Lowber-Collins.

Press and Photography

“Carpenter Square ends season with Nicky Silver comedy The Agony & The Agony” — Oklahoma Gazette, July 6, 2016, by Ben Luschen. Its print headline was “Silver lining.” The feature documents casting, Burton’s direction, Clark’s costumes, and the production’s use of CST’s intimate space.
“Oklahoma City theater review: Carpenter Square’s ‘Agony’ is off the wall” — The Oklahoman, July 7, 2016, attributed to John Brandenburg in the supplied research.
“What to do in Oklahoma on July 9, 2016: See Carpenter Square Theatre’s ‘The Agony & The Agony’” — The Oklahoman, July 9, 2016, by Brandy McDonnell.

Acknowledgments

Ticket sponsor: Julia Hunteman.

Season sponsors: Ed and Janet Bucknell; Mel and Cindy Ables.

Supported in part by the Oklahoma Arts Council, National Endowment for the Arts, and Allied Arts.

Licensing

Current performance licensing is available through Concord Theatricals, which identifies The Agony & The Agony as a Dramatists Play Service title by Nicky Silver.ion June 25.

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