The cast of STC's Steambath: back, l-r, Danny Mosier, Sally 
Balcom, Ken Webster, and Bouton Jones. Front, l-r, John Meadows, 
Craig Kanne, Don Sneed, and David Jones. Photo copyright 
Danna Byrom, 1989.

Produced by the Subterranean Theatre Company in December 1989 and January 1990 at Hyde Park Theatre, Austin, Texas.

Directed by Ken Webster.

About the play
Bruce Jay Friedman's comic vision of the afterlife as a steambath, with God as your friendly Puerto Rican attendant.

What the critics said . . .
"Already sick of seasonal sweetness and light? Hyde Park offers a hot, hilarious antidote: Steambath. . . . Director Ken Webster knows where the comic knives are hidden in Friedman's script."
Austin American Statesman

"Webster's sensibility is just right for this sort of irreverent material, and he steers himself and his cast through Friedman's outrageous cosmic arguments with satisfyingly comic results. . . . This one's worth a look."
Austin Chronicle

"A darkly amusing satire on the human condition . . . an outrageously mystical commentary on life and death. . . . Friedman's play--and Webster's production--is a provocative diversion."
Austin Weekly

Awards and Nominations
Austin Circle of Theatres Nominations
Ken Webster for Outstanding Director of a Comedy
John Meadows for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Comedy

Cast
Oldtimer . . . . John Meadows
Tandy . . . . . Ken Webster
Biebermann . . . . . Craig Kanne
First Young Man . . . . . Danny Mosier
Second Young Man . . . . . Bouton Jones/Michael Craig
Gottlieb . . . . . Don Sneed
Meredith . . . . . Sally Balcom
Broker . . . . . David Jones
Attendant . . . . . Tito Menchaca

Designers
Set and Lights . . . . . Ken Johnson
Costume . . . . . Leroy Sakowitz
Sound . . . . . J. Whiddon

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