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December 1, 1998 and closed on January 10, 1999. The play was directed by Nicholas Martin, with fight director Rick Sordelet, set design by James Noone, costume design by Gail Brassard, lighting design by Frances Aaronson, and sound design by Red Ramona. The cast starred
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Scooper, her son; the first act involved Scooper and Deirdre, a girl who is another patient of Scooper's psychiatrist; and the second act focused again mainly on Henny and Scooper. This segmented structure, and the play's rapid shifts between comedy and
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