Lucas Benjaminh Krech

The Last Word . . . was porduced Off-Broadway in February of 2007 at St. Clement's Theatre on 46th Street in Manhattan. The cast included Daniel J. Travanti and Adam Green.

The play follows a generational culture clash between Henrey Grunwald an aspiring playwright and octogenarian and the young Len Artz his arrogant would be assistant.

The play takes place in a rundown office building and demanded a strict adherence to the realism of the situation. The challenge with the design became rigorously reconstructing the lighting of a room lit with fluorescents yet still providing for the dramatic needs of the action. The design should not call attention to itself.

The design was rigorous and detailed, and at the same time invisible. The lighting was effective precisely because it receeded into the background and allowed the actors to play out the drama uninterrupted.