1976. An Ohio college town. The second wave of feminism is cresting. Two very different women are thrown together through a faculty babysitting co-op and an unlikely friendship forms between Diana, a fiercely iconoclastic artist, and Alice, a free-spirited yet naive young housewife. Summer, 1976 is written by Pulitzer winner David Auburn (Proof) with Paula Plum, recipient of the Elliot Norton Prize for Sustained Excellence making her CST directorial debut. She is joined by Elliot Norton Award-winning actors Lee Mikeska Gardner and Laura Latreille as Diana and Alice. In the course of 90 minutes, we are brought directly into their memories and the small moments that change the course of their lives in this funny and poignant play The New York Times praises as “sharply observant…subtly, insistently feminist.”
SUMMER, 1976
by David Auburn
directed by Paula Plum
November 6 – 30, 2025
Writer
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David Auburn
playwright
Director
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Paula Plum
director
Cast
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Lee Mikeska Gardner*
Diana
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Laura Latreille*
Alice
Production
- Kristin Loeffler Scenic Designer
- Deb Sullivan Lighting Designer
- Sydney Hovasse Costume Designer
- Lauren Corcuera Properties Designer
- Aubrey Dube Sound Designer
- Justin LaHue Projection Designer
- Cassie Chapados Associate Artistic Director
- Charles Waite Clay Stage Manager
- Jack Douglas Riter Assistant Stage Manager & Wardrobe Supervisor
- Ulrika Brand Assistant Director
- Matthew Breton Lighting Supervisor
- Al Gentile Technical Director & Builder