Asian Shade - WPA Theatre
Asian Shade
Written by Larry Ketron
Directed by Dann Florek
WPA Theatre
Role: Tom
The play seems to have run for a little over a month, from May 12th until June 20th, 1983.
The cast, in order of appearance, was as follows:
Ernie.................................Mark Benninghofen
Tom...................................Lenny Von Dohlen
Neal...................................Tom Brennan
Casey.................................Merissa Chibas
Jean...................................Dianne Neil
Kaylene.............................J. Smith-Cameron
Description from ShowBix Books:
Asian Shade follows two young recruits during their leave before shipping off to the Vietnam War. They have been given the use of a lakeside cabin by a prosperous local farmer. Disturbed by the mixed reception given them by some of the townspeople (for whom the U.S. involvement in Vietnam is very much a debatable issue), they hole up in the cottage with two local girls, friends from high-school days, as constant companions. Their intention is to spend their time partying and "making out," but the spectre of what awaits them is never out of mind, and when their benefactor announces that he has "connections" that will make it possible to have them reassigned to duty in California they are cautiously hopeful. But the inevitable, in the end, cannot be avoided: Their girlfriends are hesitant to become seriously involved with young men in their unpredictable situation, and their patron's influence proves to be less than he claimed. When their leave is over they ship out, one to die in combat, the other to return home sobered and saddened by his experiences but, as the play ends, hopeful of picking up the pieces of his life and making a fresh start.
A review from The New York Times
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