WOMEN OF A CERTAIN AGE takes place in the course of a single night, eight months after we first meet the Gabriels. Patricia, the family matriarch, joins her children and daughters-in-law as they prepare a meal from the past and consider the future of their country, town and home. Paying tribute to the difficult year behind...
READ MORE...WOMEN OF A CERTAIN AGE takes place in the course of a single night, eight months after we first meet the Gabriels. Patricia, the family matriarch, joins her children and daughters-in-law as they prepare a meal from the past and consider the future of their country, town and home. Paying tribute to the difficult year behind them, the Gabriels compare notes on the search for empathy and authenticity at a time when the game seems rigged and the rules are forever changing. Settle in for the final unforgettable evening with one extraordinary, imperfect American family as they celebrate connection and creativity, struggle to move forward together, and wait for the world to change.
Cast | Director | Executive Producers | Costume Designer |
Meg Gibson | Richard Nelson | Bonnie Comley David Horn |
Susan Hilferty |
Lynn Hawley | Writer | Producers | Lighting Designer |
Roberta Maxwell | Richard Nelson | Stewart F. Lane Mitch Owgang |
Jennifer Tipton |
Maryann Plunkett | Directed for Television by | Co-Producers | Sound Designers |
Jay O. Sanders | David Horn | Gio Messale Benjamin M. Birney Bill Kabel |
Scott Lehrer Will Pickens |
Amy Warren | Produced for the Stage by | Scenic Designers | |
The Public Theater | Susan Hilferty Jason Ardizzone-West |
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