What is a favorite memory from this season?

In one scene of my play Pictures from Home, Irv Sultan, played by Nathan Lane, is having a conversation with his son, Larry, as he changes from khakis and a Members Only jacket into a stylish navy suit. Nathan was to accomplish this change behind a screen, complete with knotted tie, while in dialogue with Danny Burstein. Nathan ran through it a thousand times in tech: over and over, the tie just wouldn’t come off the rack; or he could change the pants just fine, but then, oh God, the shoes.

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Sharr White

’s Broadway credits include The Other Place, The Snow Geese, and this season’s Pictures from Home. Off-Broadway: The Other Place, Annapurna, and The True. For television: The Affair; Sweetbitter, creator of Netflix’s Halston, and an EP/Writer on the upcoming Palm Royale and Presumed Innocent, both for Apple.