Jeanmarie Simpson Playwright · Actor · Director Licensing

2008 · Theatre 40, Beverly Hills

The Color of Rose

Rose Kennedy

The Color of Rose

Years

2008

Role

Rose Kennedy

Company

Theatre 40, Beverly Hills

Credit

Directed by Ann Hearn

The productionAn all-female cast and creative team

Several actresses portrayed Rose Kennedy at different stages of her life. Leonard Stern sent opening night roses.

The research was the part that satisfied Jeanmarie most, and it set the pattern for the history plays that followed.

Where it sits

An all-female cast and creative team

Position in the record

Production 3 of 9

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This is production 3 of 9 listed on the site, and it appears in full on the resume alongside every other acting, directing and playwriting credit since 1982.

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