Ava:
The Secret Conversations
Geffen Playhouse
Los Angeles, CA
Previews Began: April 4, 2023
Opening Night: April 13, 2023
Closing Night: May 7, 2023
Playwright: Elizabeth McGovern
The play depicts Gardner working with ghost writer Peter Evans on what was to be her tell-all biography, a real-life troubled project that was ultimately abandoned until portions of Evans’ work and notes were published following his death in 2012.
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Elizabeth McGovern Ava Gardner
Aaron Costa Ganis Peter Evans
Ryan W. Garcia Ed Victor