AMERICAN PLAYHOUSE: ANDRE'S MOTHER (TV)
Summary
One in this dramatic anthology series. "Andre's Mother" opens at the memorial service of Katherine Gerard's young son, Andre, the latest casualty of the AIDS epidemic. Through a series flashbacks brought on by the many remembrances of her son at the service, Katherine reviews her relationships with Andre, Andre's lover Cal, and her own mother, and realizes that a common pattern of denial, silence, and distance exists between all of them. But Cal chooses to break through these barriers and begins to express his sorrow to Katherine, who realizes by the end of the day that she must learn to share her pain rather than hide it.
(This program received an Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series or Special, as well as the following awards: Outstanding Television Movie - National Board of Review; U.S.A. Film Festival - Finalist.)
Cataloging of this program was made possible by Blake Byrne.
Details
- NETWORK: PBS
- DATE: March 14, 1990 Wednesday 9:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:50:02
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:24499
- GENRE: Drama
- SUBJECT HEADING: LGBTQ+ Collection - Drama; Drama; Families; HIV/AIDS; Gays - Drama
- SERIES RUN: PBS - TV series, 1982-
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Lindsay Law … Executive Producer
- Roger L. Downey … Coordinating Producer
- Sarah Green … Producer
- Deborah Reinisch … Producer, Director
- Nondas Voll … Associate Producer
- Terrence McNally … Writer
- Jonathan Sheffer … Music by
- Michael Small … Theme Music by
- Mark Zeisler … Cast, Balloon Vendor
- Cyndia Seiden … Cast, Soloist
- Sada Thompson … Cast, Andre's Mother
- Richard Thomas … Cast, Cal
- Haviland Morris … Cast, Penny
- Richard Venture … Cast, Arthur
- Arthur Hanket … Cast, Joel Korman
- Sylvia Sidney … Cast, Mrs. Downes
- Nick Smith … Cast, Museum Guard
- Conan McCarty … Cast, Waiter
- Nathan Breen … Cast, Young Andre
- Kim Eileen Shambach … Cast, Young Andre's Mother