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The Piano Teacher
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Nov 18, 2007
Closed Dec 23, 2007
Running Time:
1hr. 30min.
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

The Vineyard Theatre presents Tony Award-winner Elizabeth Franz in the Off-Broadway premiere of
The Piano Teacher, a new play by Julia Cho, directed by Kate Whoriskey.

In the play, Franz portrays Mrs. K, a retired piano teacher who seeks out her former students, curious why they suddenly stopped taking lessons years before.

THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:



Vineyard Theatre
108 E 15th St
New York, NY 10003

Vineyard is a nonprofit Off-Broadway theatre company that has produced groundbreaking new plays and musicals for over 20 years. Notable plays originating at the Vineyard include Paula Vogel's How I Learned to Drive (1998 Pulitzer), Edward Albee's Th [...] Read More

WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING?

It's striking how large a percentage of contemporary drama involves the eventual revelation of a dark family secret, or secrets. Certainly, when something starts as benignly as Julia Cho's arresting new play, The Piano Teacher, now at the Vineyard Theatre under the direction of Kate Whoriskey, you instantly know that something awful -- and possibly awe-full -- is heading your way.

How mild is Cho's intro? Extremely. Within minutes of beginning to tell the full story of her keyboard mentoring days, retired instructor Mrs. K (Elizabeth Franz) actually leaves the stage to pass out cookies to audience members in the first row. That's when you gotta know the disclosure of a dreadful secret[...]


Reviewed by David Finkle on Nov 19, 2007

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