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To the left a White man is down on one knee facing a young Black woman, who is also kneeling, as they clasp hands and make eye contact. They are both smiling. The man is wearing a brown tweed suit. The woman is wearing a striped sleeveless party dress in pink, purple, orange, and lavender and has a diamond bracelet.
Tom Story as David and Susan Heyward as Sabrina in the Ford’s Theatre production of Samuel A. Taylor’s Sabrina Fair, directed by Stephen Rayne. Photo by T. Charles Erickson.

Sabrina Fair

date October 1, 2010 — October 24, 2010

With sparkling wit and intelligence, Sabrina Fair considers true love hindered by class, race and social conventions. When the daughter of the Larrabees’ chauffeur returns after five years in Paris, she bewitches the Larrabee brothers with her youthful vitality and newly found sophistication. Largely ignored as a child, Sabrina now finds suitors at every turn, including the handsome playboy David, for whom she has always harbored affection. But is David the right Larrabee brother for her? Stephen Rayne (The Heavens Are Hung In Black) directs this delightful modern twist on the Cinderella story.

Cast

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Donna Migliaccio

Margaret

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Helen Hedman

Maude Larrabee

Kimberly Schraf

Julia Ward McKinlock

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Todd Gearhart

Linus Larrabee, Jr

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John Dow

Linus Larrabee

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Tom Story

David Larrabee

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Tonya Beckman Ross

Gretchen/Mary Townsend

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Susan Heyward

Sabrina Fairchild

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Craig Wallace

Tom Fairchild

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Michael Morrow Hammack

Peter/James

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Derek Kahn Thompson

Bob/John

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Casie Platt

Betty/Jessie

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Bolton Marsh

Paul D’Argenson

From the Gallery

To the left a White man is down on one knee facing a young Black woman, who is also kneeling, as they clasp hands and make eye contact. They are both smiling. The man is wearing a brown tweed suit. The woman is wearing a striped sleeveless party dress in pink, purple, orange, and lavender and has a diamond bracelet.

Tom Story as David and Susan Heyward as Sabrina in the Ford’s Theatre production of Samuel A. Taylor’s Sabrina Fair, directed by Stephen Rayne. Photo by T. Charles Erickson.

To the left stands a young white man in his thirties wearing a dark blue-and-green plaid suit with a black bowtie. He is leaning against a hip-height garden wall. Sitting on the wall is a young Black woman in a peach cardigan and brown pedal-pushers with her right knee tucked to her chest. The man is looking at her, while her focus is off to her left. The garden wall is covered in ivy and flowers behind them.

Todd Gearhart as Linus and Susan Heyward as Sabrina in the Ford’s Theatre production of Samuel A. Taylor’s Sabrina Fair, directed by Stephen Rayne. Photo by T. Charles Erickson.

A young Black woman in a V-neck, knee-length purple dress and a small flat light pink cap stands holding a black-and-white polka-dot hat box. She wears diamond earrings and a diamond necklace. Her head is turned in profile with her focus to her right.

Susan Heyward as Sabrina in the Ford’s Theatre production of Samuel A. Taylor’s Sabrina Fair, directed by Stephen Rayne. Photo by T. Charles Erickson.