The Broken Heart
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Feb 4, 2012
Closed Mar 4, 2012
Opened Feb 4, 2012
Closed Mar 4, 2012
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The Broken Heart, a 1629 tragic-comic gem written by John Ford, (Tis Pity She's a Whore), is set in ancient Sparta, but Ford's world more closely resembles the 17th Century court of Charles II. A young woman forced to marry a ridiculously jealous codger. A cruel nobleman bent on frustrating his sister's happiness. A princess who tries to stand aloof from the emotional discord, but lives to feel love ruining her composure. These are the main plot engines.
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Love collides with gory revenge in John Ford's rarely produced tragedy The Broken Heart, which is getting a welcome production from Theatre for a New Audience at the Duke on 42nd. It's a dense play that could leave contemporary theatergoers scratching their heads. And yet, in Selina Cartmell's astonishingly lucid and ravishingly beautiful production, the piece simply rivets audiences' attention.
The action begins as Orgilus (Jacob Fishel) prepares to depart Sparta for Athens. He's leaving his home country because he can no longer stand to see Penthea (Annika Boras), the woman to whom he was once betrothed, married to the abusive and jealous Bassanes (Andrew Weems). Orgilus also believes[...]