A Delicate Balance
In 2014, David Selby reunited with his Falcon Crest co-star Susan Sullivan in a production of Edward Albee's A Delicate Balance at the Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles, California. The play was directed by Robin Larsen.
A Delicate Balance premiered in 1966, and Albee received the first of his three Pulitzer Prizes for this play. Upper-middle-class couple Agnes and Tobias and Agnes' sister Claire find their lives disrupted by the arrival of unexpected guests. Susan and David portrayed Agnes and Tobias.
Production photographs from the play are posted on the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble Facebook page.
The play opened on May 3 and closed on June 15, 2014.
David and Susan previously appeared together on stage in a performance of A. R. Gurney's Love Letters at the Apollo Theatre in Martinsburg, West Virginia in October 2003.
Read what the reviewers said about A Delicate Balance:
- F. Kathleen Foley for the L.A. Times
- Kurt Gardner for Blogcritics
- Gil Kaan for Culture Spot L.A.
- Myron Meisel for The Hollywood Reporter
- Terry Morgan for Talkin Broadway
- Bill Raden for Stage Raw
Additional media coverage:
- Riefe, Jordan. '"Falcon Crest' Stars Reunited But Still Squabbling in Edward Albee's 'A Delicate Balance.'"The Hollywood Reporter 8 May 2014.
On Thursday, May 22, 2014, David Selby and Susan Sullivan appeared on Good Day L.A. to discuss A Delicate Balance.
In early January 2015, ArtsinLa.com announced the winners of its annual Sage Awards. A Delicate Balance was recognized with six awards for direction, sets, and lighting as well as performances by O-Lan Jones, David Selby, Susan Sullivan.
The 46th Annual L.A. Drama Critics Circle Awards were presented on Monday, March 16, 2015. A Delicate Balance received the McCulloh Award for Revival, an award recognizing plays written between 1920 and 1980.
A Delicate Balance was nominated for six Stage Raw Theater Awards, including Ensemble, Leading Male Performance (David Selby), Supporting Female Performance (Deborah Puette), Direction (Robin Larsen), Lighting Design (Leigh Allen), and Revival Production of the Year (of a 20th- or 21st-century work).
The Stage Raw Theater Awards ceremony was held on Monday, April 13, 2015, at the Los Angeles Theatre Center. David Selby won for Leading Male Performance. He was unable to attend the ceremony due to other obligations.
Photos and videos related to the play appear in the slideshow below.
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