The American Plan
St James Theatre (July – August 2013)
A tangle of ravaged dreams, broken souls, twisted motives and deceit, The American Plan takes place against a backdrop of the Catskill Mountains during a 1960s summer. Lili Adler, the beautiful, fragile daughter of a wealthy German-Jewish refugee, meets Nick Lockridge, a handsome young stranger, and finds herself falling in love. But when her overbearing mother learns of their relationship, she proceeds to poison the young man’s affection and Lili’s one chance to escape her mother’s control looks like being lost forever.
Cast
Diana Quick
Emily Taafe
Luke Allen-Gale
Dona Croll
Mark Edel-Hunt
Creative Team
Writer - Richard Greenberg
Director – David Grindley
Designer – Jonathan Fensom
Lighting – Jason Taylor
Sound – Greg Clarke