Restoration
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened May 19, 2010
Closed Jun 13, 2010
Opened May 19, 2010
Closed Jun 13, 2010
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
Two-time Tony Award-nominee, playwright and actress Claudia Shear reunites with acclaimed director Christopher Ashley to create and star in her new play Restoration.
Shear plays Giulia, a down-on-her-luck art restorer from Brooklyn who receives what could possibly be a career-reviving job of "refreshing" Michelangelo's David in time for its quincentennial celebration in Florence.
WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING?
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RE:Restoration
Quite an interesting exploration of various peoples interaction with an iconic piece of art, centered around the restoration of the piece by a feisty restorer. Perhaps a little long-drawn out with some unnecessary over-emphasis in places but well acted with an excellent set. Passages of good introspective dialogue with some sharp one-liners interspersed. Certainly worth a visit.
Reviewed by MACNBOB
on Friday, May 7th, 2010
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The opportunity to remove centuries of grime from Michelangelo's iconic statue of David gives an art restorer the chance to also cleanse her psyche and spirit in Claudia Shear's genial humanistic comedy Restoration, currently being given a brisk, yet sensitive production at New York Theatre Workshop under Christopher Ashley's direction.
As the play opens, nothing would suggest that Giulia (played by Shear) might ever consider being selected as the professional who would work on such an historic project. She's toiling in Brooklyn on small pieces, mostly from private collections, and teaching art history at Brooklyn College. Yet, through a series of coincidences, Professor Williams (the wit[...]