A Perfect Future
Tickets and Information
SHOW INFORMATION
CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Feb 17, 2011
Closed Mar 6, 2011
Opened Feb 17, 2011
Closed Mar 6, 2011
Directions & Map
TICKETS TO THIS SHOW
BUY TICKETS
CHECK FOR DISCOUNTS
WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
At its core, A Perfect Future explores the question of whether people can be married and truly love each other when their political persuasions are diametrically opposed. Set in 2005, the action takes place in the apartment of two well heeled New Yorkers, Natalie and John, who are hosting a dinner for Elliot, a friend from their days as college radicals. Also invited to the party is Mark, a straight-laced young man from John's risk management firm. Over the course of a raucous evening filled with wine and merriment, their basic belief systems are upended, as the four must come to terms with each other's true politics and behavior.
WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING?
What are other members saying?
RE:A Perfect Future
While the set--unchanged for the 90 minutes--is memorable, the play is not. Bogged down with "you had to have been there" dialogue, the occasional moments of genuine humor--much of it about wine and their vintages-- fail to rescue the play. Arthur Miller did it better in "Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf" with its sharper talk and devastating revelation. Here, as the drunkenness deepens, it simply becomes harder to relate to the four characters.
Reviewed by Fatu
on Monday, Feb 14th, 2011
NEWSLETTER SIGN UP
MOST POPULAR
SHARED ON FACEBOOK
By providing information about entertainment and cultural events on this site, TheaterMania.com shall not be deemed to endorse,
recommend, approve and/or guarantee such events, or any facts, views, advice and/or information contained therein.
©1999-2012 TheaterMania.com, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Terms of Use & Privacy Policy
recommend, approve and/or guarantee such events, or any facts, views, advice and/or information contained therein.
©1999-2012 TheaterMania.com, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Terms of Use & Privacy Policy
Drop signifiers such as "Bertolucci" and "Volvo" into the opening salvo, as David Hay does in his new play A Perfect Future, now premiering at the Cherry Lane, and we know we have been placed squarely in the land of the limousine liberal.
If any doubt remains, the photo of Fidel enjoying pride of place in this swanky Manhattan living room would provide a telling hint as to the occupants' leftist leanings. So why anyone, however young and uncouth, would feel at ease relating a racist joke in this setting remains one of several puzzles that riddle this muddled, rather inert script.
As the play begins, the lady of the house, Natalie Schiff-Hudson (Donna Bullock) is enjoying a catch-up chat [...]