Blood From a Stone
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Jan 12, 2011
Closed Feb 19, 2011
Opened Jan 12, 2011
Closed Feb 19, 2011
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Running Time:
2hr. 50min.
(includes 1 intermission)
2hr. 50min.
(includes 1 intermission)
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http://www.thenewgroup.org
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
An electric and darkly comic portrayal of a troubled working-class family in New Britain, CT. Travis visits his parents home to check on his brother Matt and his mother, only to find himself sucked into intractable conflicts, and a whole household on the verge of implosion. Blood From A Stone is a stunning and shattering debut by Tommy Nohilly. Starring Ethan Hawke, Nasasha Lyonne, and Daphne Rubin-Vega.
WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING?
What are other members saying?
Stellar Performances and Well-painted Characters
Yes the play is long, and the first act is very long 1 hour 40 minutes, I believe. However, the acting and the character portraits are so real and so intense that my ADD brother-in-law was able to sit still for all of it, without a wiggle. All the performances are notable--Ethan Hawke does an incredible job, as hes on stage during almost the whole performance. Gordon Clapp Bill, Ann Dowd Margaret, Natasha Lyonne Sarah and Daphne Rubin-Vega Yvette are all fantastic. Thomas Guiry as Matt was terrific near the end of the show. A skilled actor, I believe that Guirys performance was hindered by the playwrights feelings about the character--obviously drawn from his brother.
Reviewed by ryfinance
on Thursday, Jan 27th, 2011
Rather Give Blood
Id rather give blood than sit through this show again. A totally waste of talent.
Reviewed by gabbym
on Tuesday, Jan 25th, 2011
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Plays don't get more brutal -- for both the characters and audiences -- than Tommy Nohilly's Blood From a Stone, now being presented by The New Group at Theatre Row. Directed with an astute matter-of-factness by Scott Elliott and performed with electrifying ferocity, this unflinching portrait of familial dysfunction sets theatergoers reeling in the most satisfying of ways.
The play begins with Margaret (Ann Dowd) and her adult son Travis (Ethan Hawke) performing the most mundane of tasks: folding laundry. Yet even as they undertake this common task, one becomes aware that this is an uncommon family. Invectives fly and tantalizing indications of a rift between Margaret and her husband a[...]