Trying
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SHOW INFORMATION
CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Oct 13, 2004
Closed Jan 2, 2005
Opened Oct 13, 2004
Closed Jan 2, 2005
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Running Time:
2hr. 15min.
(includes 1 intermission)
2hr. 15min.
(includes 1 intermission)
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
It's 1967 and the irascible 81-year-old Biddle, who served as FDR's attorney general, hires a plainspoken Canadian newlywed as his personal secretary. Trying, by Joanna McClelland Glass, stars Tony® Award winner Fritz Weaver and Kati Brazda. Sandy Shinner directs.
Christmas & New Year Schedule
Tues December 21- 8pm
Wed December 22- 3pm & 8pm
Thursday December 23- 8pm
Friday December 24- no show
Saturday December 25th- 8pm
Sunday December 26th- 3pm & 7pm
Monday December 27th- 8pm
Tuesday December 28th- 8pm
Wednesday December 29th- 3pm and 8pm
Thursday December 30th- 8pm
Friday December 31st- No show
Saturday January 1st- 3pm & 8pm
Sunday January 2nd-3pm
THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:
Promenade Theatre
2162 Broadway
New York, NY 10023
This Off-Broadway theater, which is actually located on Broadway, was renovated from a Mormon church. The beautiful 398-seat, thrust stage theater is one of the most successful in the Off-Broadway scene. Many distinguished productions have graced t [...] Read More
2162 Broadway
New York, NY 10023
This Off-Broadway theater, which is actually located on Broadway, was renovated from a Mormon church. The beautiful 398-seat, thrust stage theater is one of the most successful in the Off-Broadway scene. Many distinguished productions have graced t [...] Read More
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Veteran actor Fritz Weaver is nothing short of brilliant as Judge Francis Biddle, the man who served as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's attorney general, in Joanna McClelland Glass's Trying. Set in 1967-68, this engaging new play follows the 81-year-old Biddle as he writes his memoirs, puts his affairs in order, and deals with a new secretary named Sarah (Kati Brazda). The playwright actually held that position during the year chronicled here, and the events depicted are inspired by her memories of Judge Biddle.
Weaver captures the man's strength of character along with the frailty and uncertainty that he experiences as his mind and body begin to fail him. Biddle suffers lapses during[...]