The Heart

When a young surfer’s life is cut short, it means a second chance for a stranger. Over the course of 24 suspenseful hours in San Diego, audiences follow one precious heart on its vital, life-saving journey and meet the people whose lives are impacted along the way. With a gripping book by Kait Kerrigan, and directed by Tony Award winner Christopher Ashley, The Heart is based on the highly lauded novel by Maylis de Kerangal, Réparer les Vivants, featuring a unique, thrilling electronic score by Anne Eisendrath and Ian Eisendrath. This breathtaking new musical is an enlightening, edge-of-your-seat ride.

The cast features Heidi Blickenstaff (Playhouse’s Freaky Friday; Broadway’s Something Rotten) as “Claire,” Lincoln Clauss (Playhouse’s Fly) as “Thomas Driscoll,” Bre Jackson as “Cordelia Owl,” Max McKenna as “Juliette,” Kenita Miller as “Marianne Lamar,” Paul Alexander Nolan (Playhouse’s Escape to Margaritaville; Broadway’s Water for Elephants) as “Dr. Breva,” Zachary Noah Piser (Playhouse’s and Broadway’s Redwood) as “Simon Lamar,” Wren Rivera as “Marthe” and Jason Tam as “Sean Lamar,” along with understudies Selena “Lena” Ceja, Cody Ingram, Brandon Keith Rogers and Joy Yandell-Hall.