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Old Money

Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  4w, 3m

Wendy Wasserstein

A drawing room comedy spanning decades, Old Money introduces
the exotic creatures that have inhabited an old Manhattan mansion, most
recently during rich banker Jeffrey Bernsetin's posh party, in which eccentric guests mingle in a contrast of old money and new.

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    4w, 3m
  • Duration
    Duration
    120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

Details

Summary
A drawing room comedy spanning decades, Old Money introduces the exotic creatures that have inhabited an old Manhattan mansion, most recently during rich banker Jeffrey Bernsetin's posh party. A wealthy robber baron and his family, their descendants and assorted characters in their midst an Irish maid, a Hollywood producer, a social climbing decorator, confused teenagers and eccentric artists mingle in a contrast of old money and new.
History

Old Money premiered at the Lincoln Center Theatre in New York City in November 2000 under the direction of Mark Brokaw.

OVID WALPOLE BERNSTEIN / TOBIAS PFEIFFER II
JEFFREY BERNSTEIN / ARNOLD STRAUSS
FLINTY MCGEE / FLORENCE DEROOT
TOBIAS VIVIAN PFEIFFER III / SCHUYLER LYNCH
SID NERCESSIAN / TOBIAS PFEIFFER
PENNY NERCESSIAN / BETINA BREVOORT
MARY GALLAGHER / CAROLINE NERCESSIAN
SAULINA WEBB / SALLY WEBSTER
  • Time Period Present Day, New Millennium/21st Century, 1900-1910
  • Setting The private house of Jeffrey Bernstein on Manhattan's Upper East Side.
  • Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)

Media

“Brilliantly nostalgic and infinitely charming... Rich, evocative, moody, elegant.” - The Spectator

"The Tony Award-winning playwright has channeled her flair for witty social commentary into a portrait of two very wealthy families who live a century apart...A sharply written...rumination on how the other half lives, and a reminder that some of the best things in life truly are free even in Manhattan." - USA Today

"Wasserstein believes in the power of laughter [and]...she has a good eye for the foolish ways of the moneyed people then and, especially, now." - The New York Post

"Brilliantly nostalgic and infinitely charming...Rich, evocative, moody, elegant." - The Spectator

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Wendy Wasserstein

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