Saturday, June 1, 2013

Theater Night for the Class of 1987 (and all Yalies)

Yale Alumni of all Classes,

The Class of '87 is hosting a general Yale Alumni event, Friday June 14, in New York: a night during previews of a spellbinding Off Broadway play. There's an optional prix fixe pre-show dinner.  We'll also go out for post-show drinks. 

One of the play's lead producers is a Yale graduate, Jim Landé Y'87, who arranged a Friends & Family ticket discount and will do a short Q&A on the production.



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Tennessee Williams' The Two-Character Play at New World Stages Off Broadway 

www.thetwocharacterplay.com

The Stars
Amanda Plummer and Brad Dourif unite their white-hot talents in the long-overdue Off Broadway production of Tennessee Williams' rarely performed masterpiece, THE TWO-CHARACTER PLAY.  (Tony award-winner Amanda will be seen soon as Wiress in Hunger Games: Catching Fire, and was Honey Bunny in Pulp Fiction. Oscar nominee Brad is Gríma Wormtounge in Lord Of The Rings, Billy Bibbitt in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, and Chucky's voice in the Child's Play series.)

Synopsis
Reality and fantasy are interwoven with terrifying power as two actors on tour—brother and sister—find themselves deserted by their troupe. Faced by an audience expecting a performance, they enact The Two-Character Play. As they dip in and out of performance they find it difficult to differentiate themselves from their roles and reality from illusion. Equal parts Southern Gothic thriller, black comedy and psychological drama, it is a marked innovation from Williams’ earlier works, one he says was "my most beautiful play since Streetcar."

CURTAIN TIME
Friday, June 14:
8:00pm, New World Stages, 340 West 50th, NYC 10019

Pre-show Dinner Option:
Meet Yalies at 6:00pm
Churrascaria Plataforma Brazilian Steakhouse, 316 W 49th St, NYC, 10019
Prix Fixe Rodizio style Dinner: $62.95, Gourmet Salad Bar only: $49.95
* Please Rsvp for a restaurant headcount to: james.lande@aya.yale.edu

Friends & Family 25% DISCOUNT TICKET CODE:  CPFF513


Background Reading for studious types: (don't worry, there's no exam!)
  • http://on.fb.me/11yt0BP
  • http://on.fb.me/1333anI
  • http://on.fb.me/12iCLWq



WEBSITE:  www.thetwocharacterplay.com

1 comment:

Jimbo said...

Thanks so much Tim, and I hope to see many Yalies there. We're honored we made The New Yorker magazine's "Goings On About Town" selection this week: http://www.newyorker.com/arts/events/theatre/the-two-character-play-new-world-stages

* NOTE: If you cannot come June 14, the ticket discount code is valid between June 10 - July 7, and you are welcome to share the code with friends.