Benefactors
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Apr 5, 2011
Closed May 7, 2011
Opened Apr 5, 2011
Closed May 7, 2011
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Running Time:
2hr. 0min.
(includes 1 intermission)
2hr. 0min.
(includes 1 intermission)
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
EXTENDED ONE WEEK! "The Gripping Revival" -NY Times. "A Sterling Revival" -NY Post. "A Grade-A Revival" -Theatermania.
The Drama Desk and Obie Award-Winning Keen Company's season-long tribute to the work of Michael Frayn, kicked off with this fall's sold-out hit Alphabetical Order. Next from the author of Copenhagen, Noises Off, and Democracy comes this drama about an architect, whose idealistic plan to build an urban housing development, wreaks unexpected consequences for his marriage and his neighbors.
WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING?
What are other members saying?
RE:A Good, But Not Great, Production of Frayn's Play
Overall, this is a clean, sharply delineated production and it provides a satisfying evening?s entertainment. All four actors turn in good performances and the director, Carl Forsman, has done a creditable job. But I was mildly disappointed. The first act drags a bit and it is not really until the second act, an hour into the production, that I truly felt engaged. I have seen other productions of this work that I have enjoyed more including, most recently, Retro Production?s Off Off Broadway revival at the Spoon Theatre last Fall which I found to be earthier, more gut-wrenching and passionate. But that ought not dissuade you from seeing this one which is still a worthwhile production in its own right.
I have posted an expanded review of this play and of several other plays on my blog www.aseatontheaisle.blogspot.com.
Reviewed by alansshows
on Thursday, Apr 7th, 2011
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One of the best things about playwright-novelist Michael Frayn is that he absolutely refuses to repeat himself. His incisive, Tony Award-winning bioplay Copenhagen and his monumental laff-riot Noises Off bear no resemblance to each other, nor to his searing domestic drama
Benefactors, which is currently getting a Grade-A revival by the ever-enterprising Keen Company at Theatre Row under Carl Forsman's forthright direction.
This examination of two couples' marriages is, in many ways, Frayn's most traditional work. The plot focuses on architect David (Daniel Jenkins), who is trying to solve a plan whereby he can house low-income families in a series or buildings. His solution is to promo[...]