The Little Foxes - written by Lillian Hellman, directed by Cameron Watson - Antaeus Theatre Company. Previews began October 18, 2018; opened October 25, 2018; closed December 10, 2018.
Los Angeles Times CRITIC'S CHOICE
Stage Raw TOP TEN, RECOMMENDED
Gia On the Move HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Haines His Way FIVE STARS
Carol's Culture Corner HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Stage Raw TOP TEN, RECOMMENDED
Gia On the Move HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Haines His Way FIVE STARS
Carol's Culture Corner HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
30th ANNUAL OVATION AWARDS
Nominated for BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY - Rob Nagle
Nominated for BEST FEATURE ACTRESS IN A PLAY - Jocelyn Towne
Nominated for BEST COSTUME DESIGN - Terri Lewis
Nominated for BEST LIGHTING DESIGN - Jared Sayeg
Nominated for BEST SCENIC DESIGN - John Iacovelli
50th ANNUAL LOS ANGELES DRAMA CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS
Won the McCULLOH AWARD for BEST REVIVAL
Won BEST FEATURED PERFORMANCE - Rob Nagle
Won BEST ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
Won BEST SET DESIGN - John Iacovelli
Nominated for BEST COSTUME DESIGN - Terri A. Lewis
5th ANNUAL STAGE RAW THEATER AWARDS
Won for COSTUME DESIGN - Terri A. Lewis
Nominated for DIRECTION - Cameron Watson Hernandez
Nominated for SET DESIGN - John Iacovelli
Nominated for LEADING FEMALE PERFORMANCE - Deborah Puette
Nominated for SUPPORTING FEMALE PERFORMANCE - Jocelyn Towne
Nominated for SUPPORTING MALE PERFORMANCE - John DeMita
Nominated for SUPPORTING MALE PERFORMANCE - Mike McShane
Nominated for SUPPORTING MALE PERFORMANCE - Rob Nagle
33rd ANNUAL ROBBY AWARDS
Won BEST SCENIC DESIGN - John Iacovelli
Nominated for BEST PRODUCTION OF A DRAMA
Nominated for BEST DIRECTOR OF A DRAMA - Cameron Watson
Nominated for BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA - Deborah Puette
Nominated for BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA - Mike McShane, Rob Nagle
Nominated for BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA - Kristin Couture, Jocelyn Towne
Nominated for BEST COSTUME DESIGN - Terri A. Lewis
6th ANNUAL SAGE AWARDS
Won BEST COSTUME DESIGN - Terri A. Lewis
27th ANNUAL TICKETHOLDER AWARDS
Won BEST REVIVAL PRODUCTION
Won BEST ENSEMBLE CAST IN A PLAY
Runner-Up for BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY - Cameron Watson
Runner-Up for BEST COSTUME - Terri A. Lewis
Runner-Up for BEST SET DESIGN - John Iacovelli
2018-2019 StageSceneLA SCENIES
Won BEST PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY - Deborah Puette
Won OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A CLASSIC PLAY
Won OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A CLASSIC PLAY - Jocelyn Towne
Won OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE IN A CLASSIC PLAY
Won OUTSTANDING DIRECTION (Multiple Productions) - Cameron Watson
Won OUTSTANDING FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY (Multiple Productions) - Bo Foxworth
Won OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN (Intimate Theater)
BETTER LEMONS' DoubleSweet #LemonMeter Choice Award for 2018
15 critics reviews – 100% Sweet
Nominated for BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY - Rob Nagle
Nominated for BEST FEATURE ACTRESS IN A PLAY - Jocelyn Towne
Nominated for BEST COSTUME DESIGN - Terri Lewis
Nominated for BEST LIGHTING DESIGN - Jared Sayeg
Nominated for BEST SCENIC DESIGN - John Iacovelli
50th ANNUAL LOS ANGELES DRAMA CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS
Won the McCULLOH AWARD for BEST REVIVAL
Won BEST FEATURED PERFORMANCE - Rob Nagle
Won BEST ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
Won BEST SET DESIGN - John Iacovelli
Nominated for BEST COSTUME DESIGN - Terri A. Lewis
5th ANNUAL STAGE RAW THEATER AWARDS
Won for COSTUME DESIGN - Terri A. Lewis
Nominated for DIRECTION - Cameron Watson Hernandez
Nominated for SET DESIGN - John Iacovelli
Nominated for LEADING FEMALE PERFORMANCE - Deborah Puette
Nominated for SUPPORTING FEMALE PERFORMANCE - Jocelyn Towne
Nominated for SUPPORTING MALE PERFORMANCE - John DeMita
Nominated for SUPPORTING MALE PERFORMANCE - Mike McShane
Nominated for SUPPORTING MALE PERFORMANCE - Rob Nagle
33rd ANNUAL ROBBY AWARDS
Won BEST SCENIC DESIGN - John Iacovelli
Nominated for BEST PRODUCTION OF A DRAMA
Nominated for BEST DIRECTOR OF A DRAMA - Cameron Watson
Nominated for BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA - Deborah Puette
Nominated for BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA - Mike McShane, Rob Nagle
Nominated for BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA - Kristin Couture, Jocelyn Towne
Nominated for BEST COSTUME DESIGN - Terri A. Lewis
6th ANNUAL SAGE AWARDS
Won BEST COSTUME DESIGN - Terri A. Lewis
27th ANNUAL TICKETHOLDER AWARDS
Won BEST REVIVAL PRODUCTION
Won BEST ENSEMBLE CAST IN A PLAY
Runner-Up for BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY - Cameron Watson
Runner-Up for BEST COSTUME - Terri A. Lewis
Runner-Up for BEST SET DESIGN - John Iacovelli
2018-2019 StageSceneLA SCENIES
Won BEST PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY - Deborah Puette
Won OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A CLASSIC PLAY
Won OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A CLASSIC PLAY - Jocelyn Towne
Won OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE IN A CLASSIC PLAY
Won OUTSTANDING DIRECTION (Multiple Productions) - Cameron Watson
Won OUTSTANDING FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY (Multiple Productions) - Bo Foxworth
Won OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN (Intimate Theater)
BETTER LEMONS' DoubleSweet #LemonMeter Choice Award for 2018
15 critics reviews – 100% Sweet
Scenic Design - John Iacovelli
Costume Design - Terri A. Lewis
Lighting Design - Jared A. Sayeg
Sound Design - Jeff Gardner
Props Master - David Saewert
Dramaturg - Ryan McRee
Dialect Coach - Michael Thomas Walker
Fight Choreographer - Bo Foxworth
Production Stage Manager - Taylor Cullen
Assistant Stage Manager - Jessica Osorio
Assistant Director - Elizabeth Lanier
Graphic Designer - Mila Sterling
Deborah Puette - Regina Hubbard Giddens
Jocelyn Towne - Birdie Hubbard
John DeMita - Horace Giddens
Timothy Adam Venable - William Marshall
Michael McShane - Benjamin Hubbard
Calvin Picou - Leo Hubbard
William L. Warren - Cal
Judy Louise Johnson - Addie
Rob Nagle - Oscar Hubbard
Kristin Couture - Alexandra Giddens
Costume Design - Terri A. Lewis
Lighting Design - Jared A. Sayeg
Sound Design - Jeff Gardner
Props Master - David Saewert
Dramaturg - Ryan McRee
Dialect Coach - Michael Thomas Walker
Fight Choreographer - Bo Foxworth
Production Stage Manager - Taylor Cullen
Assistant Stage Manager - Jessica Osorio
Assistant Director - Elizabeth Lanier
Graphic Designer - Mila Sterling
Deborah Puette - Regina Hubbard Giddens
Jocelyn Towne - Birdie Hubbard
John DeMita - Horace Giddens
Timothy Adam Venable - William Marshall
Michael McShane - Benjamin Hubbard
Calvin Picou - Leo Hubbard
William L. Warren - Cal
Judy Louise Johnson - Addie
Rob Nagle - Oscar Hubbard
Kristin Couture - Alexandra Giddens
FEATURES
REVIEWS
- Broadway World - Antaeus' Sly & Wicked LITTLE FOXES Slay!
- Carol's Culture Corner - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
- Gia On the Move - Delicious and Delicately Ferocious - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
- Haines His Way - FIVE STARS
- Hollywood Revealed - Antaeus' "Little Foxes" Are Irresistibly Cunning
- LA Splash - At the Henhouse
- Los Angeles Times - In 'The Little Foxes,' all's fair in love and post-Civil War Alabama - CRITIC'S CHOICE
- Paul Myrvold's Theatre Notes
- On Stage Los Angeles
- On Stage & Screen
- People's World - 'Finks’ and ‘The Little Foxes’: The blacklist echoes through the decades
- Stage and Cinema - The Devastation of Powerlessness
- Stage Raw - RECOMMENDED - STAGE RAW TOP TEN
- StageSceneLA
- Talkin' Broadway
- TicketHoldersLA
- AMB Theatre, 88.9 KUCI (mp3)
first rehearsal
front row: Judy Louise Johnson, Rob Nagle, Deborah Puette, Jocelyn Towne & Michael McShane; back row: Calvin Picou, Timothy Adam Venable, John DeMita, William L. Warren & Kristin Couture.
Judy Louise Johnson as Addie & William L. Warren as Cal
Judy Louise Johnson, Deborah Puette, Kristin Couture, Timothy Adam Venable & Calvin Picou
Deborah Puette as Regina & Timothy Adam Venable as Marshall
Act One with Mr. Marshall
Timothy Adam Venable as Marshall & Deborah Puette as Regina
"I want to make money and I believe I'll make it on you."
Deborah Puette as Regina
Regina entrances Mr. Marshall
Jocelyn Towne as Birdie & Deborah Puette as Regina
Jocelyn Towne as Birdie with Rob Nagle as Oscar, while Regina looks on
Deborah Puette as Regina & Michael McShane as Ben
Oscar explains "the Deal" to Regina
Michael McShane as Ben
Rob Nagle as Oscar & Michael McShane as Ben
Kristin Couture as Alexandra & Deborah Puette as Regina
Kristin Couture as Alexandra & Judy Louise Johnson as Addie
Jocelyn Towne as Birdie & Kristin Couture as Alexandra
Act Two - "I'm not finished dressing."
Rob Nagle as Oscar & Deborah Puette as Regina
Rob Nagle as Oscar & William L. Warren as Cal
Calvin Picou as Leo & Rob Nagle as Oscar
Calvin Picou with Rob Nagle
Calvin Picou as Leo
Deborah Puette as Regina
Deborah Puette as Regina, John DeMita as Horace & Jocelyn Towne as Birdie
John DeMita as Horace
John DeMita & Deborah Puette
Deborah Puette as Regina, Rob Nagle as Oscar, Calvin Picou as Leo & John DeMita as Horace
Regina & Oscar
John DeMita as Horace & Kristin Couture as Alexandra
John DeMita as Horace & Jocelyn Towne as Birdie
Birdie & Horace
John DeMita as Horace
John DeMita as Horace, Kristin Couture as Alexandra & William L. Warren as Cal
Elderberry wine
Jocelyn Towne as Birdie & Kristin Couture as Alexandra
Judy Louise Johnson as Addie, with Jocelyn Towne as Birdie
John DeMita as Horace, Kristin Couture as Alexandra & Jocelyn Towne as Birdie
"Don't love me. Because in twenty years you'll be just like me. They'll do all the same things to you."
John DeMita as Horace & Judy Louise Johnson as Addie
Deborah Puette as Regina
John DeMita as Horace
Act Three
Kristin Couture as Alexandra
Michael McShane as Ben, Calvin Picou as Leo & Rob Nagle as Oscar
Michael McShane as Ben, Rob Nagle as Oscar & Calvin Picou as Leo
"He's had a bad attack."
"And if I don't get what I want I am going to put all three of you in jail."
Michael McShane as Ben
"...for how many years have I told you a good-looking woman gets more by being soft and appealing. Mama used to tell you that."
Regina & Zan
Deborah Puette as Regina
Judy Louise Johnson as Addie & Kristin Couture as Alexandra
Deborah Puette as Regina
All production & rehearsal photos by Geoffrey Wade Photography