The Water's Edge
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SHOW INFORMATION
CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Jun 14, 2006
Closed Jul 9, 2006
Opened Jun 14, 2006
Closed Jul 9, 2006
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Running Time:
2hr. 0min.
(includes 1 intermission)
2hr. 0min.
(includes 1 intermission)
WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
Second Stage Theatre alumna Theresa Rebeck comes blazing back with The Water's Edge, a poignant drama for anyone who has ever inherited anything. A woman and her two children's lakeside home is invaded by her long estranged ex-husband and his new girlfriend who claim ownership of the house. And to make things a little more awkward, there's the minor complication that mom and dad may not have officially ended things. Will Frears directs a cast that includes Kate Burton and Tony Goldwyn.
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
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
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Theresa Rebeck's The Water's Edge has a lot going for it -- most notably a great performance by Kate Burton. But the play suffers from a tragic flaw -- maybe even several of them -- that undercuts its effectiveness.
The plot revolves around Richard (Tony Goldwyn), a successful businessman who has brought his new and much younger girlfriend Lucy (Katharine Powell) back to his former home, a large country house near a lake. It's been 17 years since he was last on the premises, and his children Nate (Austin Lysy) and Erica (Mamie Gummer) are now adults who live there with their mother, Helen (Kate Burton). Richard wants a familial reconciliation; he believes he's suffered enough as a result of[...]