By Alan Ayckbourn
Directed by Barta Heiner
Scenic Designer Heather Starr
Costume, Hair and Makeup Designer Sara Hardman
Lighting Designer Jesse Baldridge
Sound Designer Joseph Craven
Production Stage Manager Chelsea Cordell
Dramaturg Allan Davis
It’s tea time! That’s Diana’s plan when she hosts an afternoon tea party to console Colin after his fiancée dies. In this dark comedy by a master of contemporary drama, you’ll laugh and cringe as the group of old friends fight and Colin tries to do the consoling. Tempers and patience boil over in this British satire of middle-class mentalities and materialism. This is one party you will not want to miss. Cheerio!
"Alan Ayckbourn is a master storyteller about the comedy of human frailties and failings," said director Barta Heiner. "He is able to meld the idiosyncrasies of different personalities with the harsh result of choices and circumstances."
"We find ourselves laughing at other people's pain, and eventually, at the end of his plays, we find ourselves, through introspection, examining our own frailties," she said.
This event is available in the following season ticket packages: artsPASS, Margetts Series. Click here for more information.
Download the STUDY GUIDE here.
Produced by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC.
Directed by Barta Heiner
Scenic Designer Heather Starr
Costume, Hair and Makeup Designer Sara Hardman
Lighting Designer Jesse Baldridge
Sound Designer Joseph Craven
Production Stage Manager Chelsea Cordell
Dramaturg Allan Davis
It’s tea time! That’s Diana’s plan when she hosts an afternoon tea party to console Colin after his fiancée dies. In this dark comedy by a master of contemporary drama, you’ll laugh and cringe as the group of old friends fight and Colin tries to do the consoling. Tempers and patience boil over in this British satire of middle-class mentalities and materialism. This is one party you will not want to miss. Cheerio!
"Alan Ayckbourn is a master storyteller about the comedy of human frailties and failings," said director Barta Heiner. "He is able to meld the idiosyncrasies of different personalities with the harsh result of choices and circumstances."
"We find ourselves laughing at other people's pain, and eventually, at the end of his plays, we find ourselves, through introspection, examining our own frailties," she said.
This event is available in the following season ticket packages: artsPASS, Margetts Series. Click here for more information.
Download the STUDY GUIDE here.
Produced by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC.
Absent Friends
Start date
10/28/2009
End date
11/14/2009
Time
7:30 PM
Tickets on sale
9/28/2009
Venue
Margetts Arena Theatre
Sponsor
Dept. of Theatre and Media Arts
Category
Margetts Series
Genre
Comedy
