While in the midst of rehearsals for her latest play, a Broadway actor witnesses the accidental death of an adoring young fan, after which she begins to confront the chaos of her own life. Headlined by a virtuoso performance by the dearly departed Gena Rowlands, “I’ve never seen anyone as drunk as you who could stand up” John Cassavetes’s Opening Night lays bare the drama of a performer who, at great personal cost, makes a part her own, and it functions as a metaphor for the director’s singular, wrenched-from-the-heart creative method. Gena-4-eva we love you Gena Rowlands!!