Matt Damon "THIS IS OUR YOUTH" Summer Phoenix / Casey Affleck '02 London Program

Description

This is a rare souvenir program from the Original West End production of the KENNETH LONERGAN play "THIS IS OUR YOUTH" at the Garrick Theatre in London. (The production opened March 15th, 2002 and ran through June 15th, 2002. This program features the replacement cast that took over April 25th, 2002 for a seven week engagement.) ..... The play about poor little rich kids in New York at the dawn of the Reagan era, a bunch of slackers frittering away their time with coke, dope and not a shred of hope, starred CASEY AFFLECK, MATT DAMON (making his professional stage debut) and SUMMER PHOENIX in the roles that JAKE GYLLENHAAL, HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN and ANNA PAQUIN had played the previous month ..... Note: Though MATT DAMON had been scheduled to play the full seven weeks, he was called away on May 30th, 2002 and replaced by ADAM RAYNER for the remainder of the run ..... CREDITS: Book by KENNETH LONERGAN; Sets designed by JEREMY HERBERT; Costumes designed by IONA KENRICK; Directed by LAURENCE BOSWELL; Produced by ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER and THE REALLY USEFUL THEATRE COMPANY ..... DETAILS: The oversized twenty page program measures 8 5/8" X 11 3/4" inches and includes full production credits, promotional text, historical timeline, bios and photos of each of the actors and bios of each member of the creative team. The front cover is shown in the second scanned image ..... CONDITION: With the exception of minor edge wear, this program is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.