Barefoot in the Park – Play – Mini Review – Taproot Theatre

Barefoot in the Park play at Taproot Theatre. Charming ode to young love, compromise, and opposites that attract ❤️… then attack 💔! The cynical Scrooge in me was secretly cheering for the pragmatic realists. Ays Garcia & Arjun Pande are fantastic newlyweds, and Alexandra Tavares steals scenes as the chic, elegant, overbearing NYC-area mother. Closes 6/20! 🎭

Tickets: https://taproottheatre.org/2026/barefoot-in-the-park/

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Playing in the Jewell Mainstage Theatre: Barefoot in the Park by Neil Simon

Cast

  • Corie Bratter: Ays Garcia
  • Paul Bratter: Arjun Pande*
  • Mother: Alexandra Tavares*
  • Victor Velasco & Delivery Man: Mike Wu
  • Telephone Repair Man: Brian Pucheu

Understudies

  • Corie Bratter: Kate Anders
  • Paul Bratter & Telephone Repair Man: Christian Bolduc
  • Mother: Ellen Dessler Smith
  • Victor Velasco & Delivery Man: Nolan Palmer

Production

  • Director: Karen Lund**
  • Associate Director: Aaron Lamb
  • Scenic & Sound Designer: Mark Lund
  • Costume Designer: Nanette Acosta
  • Lighting Designer: Tucker Goodman
  • Prop Master: Jaiden Clark
  • Intimacy Director: Bretteney Beverly
  • Stage Manager: Brigid Ridge*
  • Dramaturg: Natalie Westgor

Setting & Show Information

  • Setting: 1963. The top floor of a brownstone on East 48th Street, New York City.
  • Run Time: Barefoot in the Park is approximately two hours and 15 minutes including one 15-minute intermission.
  • Licensing: “Barefoot in the Park” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
  • Actors’ Equity Note (*): Appearing through an agreement between this theatre, Taproot Theatre Company, and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
  • Directors’ Union Note (**): The Director is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union.

Production Crew

Crew

  • Assistant Stage Manager: Ashley Winrod
  • Directing Observer: Sabrina Ruff & Olivia Widmer

Casting

  • Casting Director: Bretteney Beverly
  • Casting Associate: Pilar O’Connell

Costume Staff

  • Dresser: Brooke Thomas
  • Draper: Martha Mitchell
  • Stitcher: Scían Hayes
  • Wig Specialist: Jaclyn Deshaye
  • Wig Designer: Joyce Degenfelder

Scenic & Lighting Staff

  • Master Electrician: Aiyana Stephens
  • Scenic Carpenters: Garrett Dill, Jaime Tapia
  • Scenic Charge Artist: Mark Lund
  • Scenic Artist: Jaiden Clark
  • Light Board Operator: Matthew Ray
  • Electricians: Morgan Poirier, Matthew Ray, Madeleine Rush
  • Scenic Strike: Kenneth Bryant†, David Natale†, Alvin Scottbotler†

Technical Union Affiliations

  • I.A.T.S.E. Note (†): All stage work performed by employees represented by I.A.T.S.E., Local No. 15.

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