Penny Penniworth
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Sep 8, 2010
Closed Oct 3, 2010
Opened Sep 8, 2010
Closed Oct 3, 2010
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Running Time:
1hr. 10min.
1hr. 10min.
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http://www.emergingartiststheatre.org
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
Penny Penniworth is Charles Dickens' "lost" epic as mounted by a short-staffed theatre troupe with Royal Shakespeare Company aspirations. Set in Victorian England, it tells the story of young Penny Penniworth whose childhood love is driven out of town after nearly killing a wealthy businessman. Soon, Penny finds herself penniless, left alone to make her way through a convoluted maze of strange relationships, anonymous benefactors and ultimate justice.
WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING?
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Penny Penniworth
This is an absolute must-see! The four players are so well-cast and perform their various hilarious roles with pitch-perfect tone. Its a light-as-a-feather night of fun. Go immediately and support this marvelous effort.
Reviewed by nscerbo
on Wednesday, Oct 7th, 2009
RE:Twist and irony
A flurry of creative ideas that surprised, enlightened and made one lough out loud. On a simple stage we saw excellent, passionate acting telling a twisted story with British humor and a light touch of self irony. An evening VERY well spent! Highly recommended.
Reviewed by hagenw
on Sunday, Oct 4th, 2009
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Penny Penniworth, now at TADA, has plenty of charm. Chris Weikel's 70-minute play, presented by Emerging Artists Theatre, started out life in the 2003 New York International Fringe Festival, and its current Off-Broadway remounting reunites that production's director, Mark Finley, with cast members Christopher Borg, Jamie Heinlein, and Ellen Reilly (who are joined for this staging by Jason O'Connell).
The play is an homage to the novels of Charles Dickens and includes sly references to such works as Oliver Twist, A Tale of Two Cities, and Great Expectations. The story centers on the titular Penny Penniworth (Heinlein), whose childhood love Hotchkiss Spit (Borg) was forced to flee their smal[...]