I Ought To Be in Pictures

by Neil Simon

February 24-26, 2012


From one of America’s favorite and most successful playwrights comes a charming comedy of parenthood, the past, and the people who populate our lives.

Herb Tucker, a Hollywood scriptwriter in Los Angeles, has problems. He is struggling to come up with an idea for his next screenplay and his long term girlfriend, Steffy, is looking for an even longer term commitment. If that wasn’t bad enough, when Herb answers a knock at his West Hollywood door, he discovers his estranged teenage daughter, Libby, who’s traveled from Brooklyn with dreams of making it in the movies. Herb is confronted with his past and present as Libby struggles to reconnect with a father she barely knows. In the end, Libby and Herb both learn a lot about life, show business… and love.

“Terrific…sweet, dandy and touching…a mature, memorable play…”—New York Post

Directed for the Gallery Theatre by Dee-Dee Oakey & Elaina Dobay

Cast

Libby...Ashleigh Bradley

Steffy...Dee-Dee Oakey

Herb...James Bassford

Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. New York City