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AWARDS & NOMINATIONS 28th Elliot Norton Awards Independent Reviewers of New England (IRNE) Awards "Arciniegas’s choices, and the layered performances he draws from his actors, give the Publick Theatre’s first-rate production, playing at the Boston Center for the Arts’ Plaza Theatre, a refreshingly unnerving tone." —Boston Globe "...Gore is a relaxed yet forceful George, nailing both his acerb and his bitterly reflective arias. Angie Jepson’s Honey is hilariously insolent when emboldened by brandy, yet piquantly pained when her secrets are betrayed. And square-shouldered, thick-haired Kevin Kaine is a near-perfect Nick..." "...Publick Theatre Boston focuses on staging language-driven works and arguably could not have chosen a better play for encouraging its audiences to 'experience the power of the spoken word.' This production is a tribute to their mission." —Broadwayworld.com "A cast of four led by Tina Packer, whose Martha (to borrow from Dylan) makes love - and havoc - like a woman but breaks like a little girl. Fortuitously, Arciniegas also assuredly reins in these same actors enough so they stay on track to deliver Edward Albee’s play with all its fierce intelligence and jabbing wit." Aging history professor George, and his razor-tongued wife Martha, have returned home from another tedious faculty event at a small New England college. But the night is far from over. Martha has invited a young new professor and his mousey wife for late-night cocktails and parlor conversation. Pleasantries dissolve as the liquor flows, and the party devolves into an escalating war of words between George and Martha. The young couple is soon drawn into the volcanic battle, exposing secrets within their own marriage. By dawn, no one remains unscathed. Edward Albee’s penetrating and harrowing exploration of marital strife and truth versus illusion features Tina Packer and Nigel Gore in the legendary roles of George and Martha. Cast: Creative: Director - Diego Arciniegas* * Member, Actors Equity |
