Sunshine in Every Window
The Unofficial Story of First Houses
one-act play
one-act play
New York, 1934. Crusading city planner Mary Simkhovitch makes a difficult ally for Fiorello La Guardia and Eleanor Roosevelt. The mayor and First Lady just want to build the first public housing in America; Mary demands it live up to America's ideals.
CAST
3 female, 2-3 male
CHARACTERS
FIORELLO H. LA GUARDIA, Mayor of New York City, 52, short
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT, First Lady of the United States, 51, tall
MARY KINGSBURY SIMKHOVITCH, President of the National Public Housing Conference and vice-chairman of the New York City Housing Authority, 68
VINCENT ASTOR, millionaire, 44
BIANCA, factory worker, 20
ANDREW MULLER, landlord (may be played by the actress playing Eleanor in a fat suit and beard)
SETTING
Mainly East 3rd Street, New York, NY
(Bare stage. No set required.)
TIME
From March 1934 to December 1935
CAST
3 female, 2-3 male
CHARACTERS
FIORELLO H. LA GUARDIA, Mayor of New York City, 52, short
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT, First Lady of the United States, 51, tall
MARY KINGSBURY SIMKHOVITCH, President of the National Public Housing Conference and vice-chairman of the New York City Housing Authority, 68
VINCENT ASTOR, millionaire, 44
BIANCA, factory worker, 20
ANDREW MULLER, landlord (may be played by the actress playing Eleanor in a fat suit and beard)
SETTING
Mainly East 3rd Street, New York, NY
(Bare stage. No set required.)
TIME
From March 1934 to December 1935
(video premiere)
Rogue Theater Festival
New York, NY
June 5-18, 2023
Cast:
Lori Bruun in Columbia, Maryland (MARY KINGSBURY SIMKHOVITCH)
Mark Gordon in New York, New York (FIORELLO H. LA GUARDIA)
Kira Hoag in Los Angeles, California (BIANCA)
Chris Erath in Framingham, Massachusetts (VINCENT ASTOR)
Nancy Winokoor in Providence, Rhode Island (ELEANOR ROOSEVELT)
Fred Harlow in San Diego, California (ANDREW MULLER)
Virtual stage manager: Tyler Miller in London, Ontario
Directed and edited by Rex McGregor
Rogue Theater Festival
New York, NY
June 5-18, 2023
Cast:
Lori Bruun in Columbia, Maryland (MARY KINGSBURY SIMKHOVITCH)
Mark Gordon in New York, New York (FIORELLO H. LA GUARDIA)
Kira Hoag in Los Angeles, California (BIANCA)
Chris Erath in Framingham, Massachusetts (VINCENT ASTOR)
Nancy Winokoor in Providence, Rhode Island (ELEANOR ROOSEVELT)
Fred Harlow in San Diego, California (ANDREW MULLER)
Virtual stage manager: Tyler Miller in London, Ontario
Directed and edited by Rex McGregor
Kira Hoag (Bianca), Mark Gordon (Fiorello), Lori Bruun (Mary), Chris Erath (Vincent), Nancy Winokoor (Eleanor) and Fred Harlow (Andrew)
(audio recording)
Atlanta Fringe Audio
Atlanta, GA
June 1-13, 2021
Atlanta Fringe Audio
Atlanta, GA
June 1-13, 2021
* Joint winner, Virtual Play Festival, Theatre Woodstock, Woodstock, Ontario, 2021
East Side Stories
Metropolitan Playhouse
New York, NY
April 6, 8, 12, 15, 21, 23, 2017
Cast: Lianne Kressin (Mary), Ben Gougeon (Fiorello), Regina Gibson (Bianca), Kelly Cooper (Vincent), Deborah Green (Eleanor), Peter Tedeschi (Andrew)
Directed by Michael Hardart
Metropolitan Playhouse
New York, NY
April 6, 8, 12, 15, 21, 23, 2017
Cast: Lianne Kressin (Mary), Ben Gougeon (Fiorello), Regina Gibson (Bianca), Kelly Cooper (Vincent), Deborah Green (Eleanor), Peter Tedeschi (Andrew)
Directed by Michael Hardart
Lianne Kressin (Mary) and Regina Gibson (Bianca)
Ben Gougeon (Fiorello) and Deborah Green (Eleanor)
Regina Gibson (Bianca), Kelly Cooper (Vincent)
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Peter Tedeschi (Andrew), Ben Gougeon (Fiorello)
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Kelly Cooper (Vincent), Regina Gibson (Bianca), Lianne Kressin (Mary)