New Jersey Stage 2016: Issue 12 | Page 55

The Jag by Gary Wien SHARE BUTTON When a friend told Gino DiIorio that Jack Klugman was looking for a new project, the playwright came up with The Jag - a play loosely based upon his own father and his desire to NJ STAGE 2016 - ISSUE 12 fix up his classic Jaguar car. The play was written with Klugman in mind and sent to him. Gino says Klugman read it, liked it, but passed on the play. And he wasn’t alone. INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 55