
THE LYONS
Written by Nicky Silver
Directed by Mark Brokaw
With Michael Esper, Kate Jennings Grant, Dick Latessa, Linda Lavin, Brenda Pressley, Gregory Wooddell
Ben Lyons is dying. When his wife, Rita, and grown children gather to say goodbye, they learn that, despite being a family, each of them is utterly isolated. Afraid of closeness and afraid of solitude, they are propelled into foreign territory — human connection.

Linda Lavin and Dick Latessa in THE LYONS.
Photo by Carol Rosegg.

Linda Lavin in THE LYONS.
Photo by Carol Rosegg.

Linda Lavin and Dick Latessa in THE LYONS.
Photo by Carol Rosegg.

Michael Esper, Dick Latessa, and Linda Lavin in THE LYONS.
Photo by Carol Rosegg.

Kate Jennings Grant and Linda Lavin in THE LYONS.
Photo by Carol Rosegg.

Dick Latessa and Kate Jennings Grant in THE LYONS.
Photo by Carol Rosegg.

Kate Jennings Grant and Michael Esper in THE LYONS.
Photo by Carol Rosegg.

Dick Latessa in THE LYONS.
Photo by Carol Rosegg.

Linda Lavin in THE LYONS.
Photo by Carol Rosegg.

Michael Esper and Gregory Wooddell in THE LYONS.
Photo by Carol Rosegg.

Brenda Pressley in THE LYONS.
Photo by Carol Rosegg.

Linda Lavin, Dick Latessa, and Kate Jennings Grant in THE LYONS.
Photo by Carol Rosegg.
Artists
Brenda Pressley
(Nurse) Brenda Pressley’s stage work includes: THE LYONS, DREAMGIRLS (original company), THE AMERICAN PLAY, CATS, THE MOONEY SHAPIRO SONGBOOK, THE FIRST BREEZE OF SUMMER, MOM HOW DID YOU MEET THE BEATLES?, SEVEN GUITARS, FRAN’S BED, GOODWILL, MARVIN’S ROOM, AND THE WORLD GOES ‘ROUND-THE SONGS OF KANDER AND EBB and BLUES IN THE NIGHT. Her TV and film work includes: “Cradle Will Rock,” “Twisted,” “Body of Proof,” and “Brewster Place” (with Oprah Winfrey).