The Scene
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SHOW INFORMATION

Average of 5 stars from 1 ratings.

CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Jan 11, 2007
Closed Feb 11, 2007

Playing at
Second Stage Theatre

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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

Using the surreal world of Manhattan party goers as its background, Theresa Rebeck's The Scene is a shrewd and bitter comedy about the empty narcissism of American pop culture. Charles Isherwood of The New York Times called The Scene "the most accomplished and rewarding play in the 2006 Humana Festival -- a small but searing drama peopled by everyday characters and driven by an off-the-rack plot. A sharply observed and often blisteringly funny play." Rebecca Teichman directs.

Performance Added Sunday, February 11 at 7:30pm

THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:

Second Stage Theatre
305 W 43rd St
New York, NY 10036

Founded in 1979 under the leadership of artistic director Carole Rothman, Second Stage produces a diverse range of premieres and new interpretations of America's best contemporary theatre, including such productions as Coastal Disturbances, This Is O [...] Read More

WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING?

An often funny play about deeply unhappy people, Theresa Rebeck's The Scene at Second Stage, chronicles the interrelated betrayals of four contemporary New Yorkers. The humor, for the most part, is a byproduct of recognition.

Early on, Rebeck makes fun of Clea (Anna Camp), a vapid and naïve young blonde who both attracts and repels a couple of sophisticated older men, Charlie and Lewis (Tony Shalhoub and Christopher Evan Welch) at a ritzy rooftop party. We laugh not because the lines are so witty, but rather because the lines are so comically awkward just as it would be at a party.

Moreover, Rebeck undercuts the sitcom aspects of what is essentially a "meet cute" beginning by letting[...]

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Reviewed by Barbara and Scott Siegel on Jan 12, 2007