A Lifetime Burning
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Aug 11, 2009
Closed Sep 5, 2009
Opened Aug 11, 2009
Closed Sep 5, 2009
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Running Time:
1hr. 30min.
1hr. 30min.
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
In this world premiere production, trust fund darling Emma imagines what her life would have been like had she come from a less privileged background. Trouble is, she chronicles her alternate life in a new tell-all "memoir" that was sold for a hefty advance. When Emma is exposed, will her sister, Tess, stand by her? Or will Emma's deceit destroy their already fractured relationship? This dark comedy brings up questions of legacy, loyalty and what it means to belong.
Following the public performances on August 13 & 27, there are special "Artist/Audience Talkbacks" for the attendees of those performances.
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Initially, Cusi Cram's A Lifetime Burning, now premiering at Primary Stages, seems like a comedy of manners that's been ripped from the headlines. As the play begins, Tess (Christina Kirk) confronts her sister Emma (Jennifer Westfeldt) about an article in The New York Times that focuses on Emma's forthcoming book, a memoir in which she examines her feelings about her mixed-race heritage and her struggle with bipolar disorder. In the book, however, she claims to be also part Incan and part Cherokee, instead of 100 percent Irish. Cram's play is about much more than falsifying one's past in print, but even as the piece engages and amuses, it also strains under the weight of Cram's ambitiousness[...]