Photos of Grandma with a Roller Set

and Grandpa with a waistline

Family photos from production staff of The Heart Sellers that were included in the program. I want to hand the award of best dressed to the woman on the left in the floral skirt and bouffant, but the brown pantsuit (or jumpsuit?!?!) in the middle! the floral button-up that ombres on the left! and, oh goodness, the little brown jacket on the toddler-playwright on the right!?! - are all winners. If you see any of those when you are perusing your uncle’s closet or vintage shopping - grab it for me. If I can’t find that brown jacket in my size, I am going to make a reproduction. Let me know if you want one.

Great research = a great show.

By research, I mean the visuals you find that tell you about the world of the play. Great research has accurate content and evokes the right mood. More often than not, the best research is found in home photo albums.

For both productions of this play, the first in Milwaukee and the second in Boston, the teams brought in family photos. Those real photos we…