When they do — as when Esther and Mayme declare their need for self ... of a nearly lost and unrecognized society. In “Intimate Apparel” Nottage and Gordon challenge Esther when she says ...

Lynn Nottage's "Intimate Apparel" focuses on working-class characters ... and an African-American prostitute, Mayme (Erica Gimpel), whose training as a classical pianist gets her nowhere in ...

“Intimate Apparel” takes place in Lower Manhattan ... who range from the wealthy but neglected White society wife Mrs. Van Buren to Mayme, a fun-loving Black prostitute and saloon singer.

“Intimate Apparel” is the title of the last play ... There’s Esther’s good-natured prostitute friend Mayme (the brassy Heather Alicia Simms) who can could be a great ragtime pianist ...

“Intimate Apparel imagines a history that existed but was never recorded ... a kind Orthodox Jewish fabric seller; Mayme, her free-spirited friend; Mrs. Van Buren, a lonely socialite; and George, a ...

Hicks in Lynn Nottage’s “Intimate Apparel” at Asolo Repertory Theatre ... like her friend, Mayme. She’s saving money to open a beauty salon one day. Whatever else she may be, Esther ...

Renee Elizabeth Wilson as Esther in Theater J’s production of Intimate Apparel ... a song and dance shared by Esther and Mayme. In a play in which clothing and fabric play such a major role ...

“Intimate Apparel,” written by Lynn Nottage ... and light in contrast to Rena Bobbs’s earthy and sensible turn as Mayme Esther’s prostitute client. Much like Mayme and Mrs. Van Buren ...

Hicks has rarely felt so connected with a character as the one she plays in Lynn Nottage’s “Intimate Apparel” at Asolo ... on help from her best friend, Mayme (played by third-year FSU ...

Blair Mitchell as Mr. Marks and Stormi Demerson as Esther Mills bond over their shared love of fine fabrics in MainStage Irving-Las Colinas' production of Lynn Nottage's "Intimate Apparel."( ...

The time is 1905 in New York City. Esther, a Black seamstress, lives in a boarding house for women and sews intimate apparel for clients who range from wealthy white patrons to Black prostitutes.

Feb. 4—In celebration of Black History Month, "Intimate Apparel" — telling the story of an African-Americn seamstress in 1905 — opens in Martinez this weekend. Directed by Vallejo resident ...