From Andre’s Mother to Mothers and Sons Or: Do I have to see both to understand this one?
On March 7, 1990, American Playhouse aired Andre’s Mother, starring Sada Thompson and Richard Thomas, and written by Terrence McNally. Originally produced as an 8-minute one-act play at Manhattan Theatre Club in 1988, the teleplay of Andre’s Mother looks at three days in the life of a woman whose son has just died of AIDS, and how she relates (or not) to the people in his life who are most important to him. Twenty-four years later, Mothers and Sons opened on Broadway. This pl
Mothers and Sons Interview with Director Carol Estey
Though Carol Estey, the director of Mothers and Sons is relatively new to the Columbia theatre community, she has been, in her own words, “directing, choreographing, dancing, and acting somewhere for a very, very long time.” She’s been a part of the Stephens theatre and dance programs (Carol retired from her position as chair of the dance department last year), has appeared on stages in New York, and has been instrumental in the arts in Maine. You may have seen her onstage at
