| 1993 Tony Award® Nomination Best Revival WILDER, WILDER, WILDER— THREE BY THORNTON WILDER Produced by Circle in the Square (Theodore Mann: Artistic Director; George Elmer: Managing Director; Paul Libin: Consulting Producer) Originally produced by Willow Cabin Theatre Company (Edward Berkeley, Artistic Director; Adam Oliensis, Producing Director; Maria Radman, Producing Director) |
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THE REVIEWS:
WILDER, WILDER, WILDER—THREE BY
THORNTON WILDER
1993 Tony Award® Nomination--Best Revival
1993 Drama Desk Nomination--Best Revival
“For those of us who started careers in the
theatre and long for the purity of that
experience, last night was tonic. To be part of
an evening so pure in stage magic, so
inventive, entertaining and dependent only on
the human resource was real pleasure. Thank
you all. You were wonderful.”
Robert Redford
“A triumph. Not since the original members of
The Acting Company made their debut more
than 20 years ago has a group made such a
memorable impression.”
Associated Press
WILDER, WILDER, WILDER—THREE BY
THORNTON WILDER
1993 Tony Award® Nomination--Best Revival
1993 Drama Desk Nomination--Best Revival
“For those of us who started careers in the
theatre and long for the purity of that
experience, last night was tonic. To be part of
an evening so pure in stage magic, so
inventive, entertaining and dependent only on
the human resource was real pleasure. Thank
you all. You were wonderful.”
Robert Redford
“A triumph. Not since the original members of
The Acting Company made their debut more
than 20 years ago has a group made such a
memorable impression.”
Associated Press
“Arriving like a surprise holiday gift from a
favorite aunt, an ambitious and commendable
production by the Willow Cabin Theatre
Company. Willow Cabin's polished staging of
these seldom performed plays not only offers
a rare chance to glimpse the origins of Wilder's
great works to came but also allows them to
shine as small gems on their own. Intelligent.
Affectionate.”
The New York Times
“A cast of 23 sparkles.”
The London Times
“The plays get a fine, brisk production under
the direction of Edward Berkeley.”
The New Criterion
“There isn’t a flawed performance under the
direction of Edward Berkeley.”
Village Voice
“Stunningly staged. Excellent. In a large
company, everybody should be cited; they are
all superb.”
New York Post
“The plays are performed flawlessly. The
actors are gifted.”
The New Yorker
“Excellent. Masterful. Wilder would be
pleased.”
Punch In International
“Well-acted. Not a bad stocking stuffer."
TheatreWeek
“Charming. Powerful. Edward Berkeley’s
production is seductive. The company attacks
the plays with verve and freshness, the
evening is quite moving.”
Variety
“The plays are so fresh, fast and well-acted,
they could have been written yesterday.”
New York Magazine
| "It proves to be a remarkable healing experience. Seeing these plays at the end at a day that was dominated by news of a bomb explosion at the World Trade Center, one was somewhat reassured that the planet might survive after all. We have become so accustomed to plays with a cast of one or two, that it was exhilarating to see a small stage filled with 24 actors, all good, in an Off-Broadway production.” Gannett Suburban Newspapers |
| A NOTE FROM THE DIRECTOR There is a question at the heart of these one-act masterpieces by Thornton Wilder. How can a person in a simple life, find meaning in the aloneness, the grief of his or her daily existence? Using plain community theater devices, Wilder invites us to look at the ordinary, not the exceptional life. From the perspective of an easily recognizable situation -- dinner, a car, a train ride -- confront questions of deep meaning. Do our lives really change year? What value does one’s individual life have? How does death or near-death change our lives? How do we find relief as we live in modern anxiety? In these 1931 plays, Wilder asked questions that prefigured Samuel Beckett’s searches. There aren't answers, only humanity. In rehearsing these plays I have been amazed and delighted by the depth of unsentimental passion released by Thornton Wilder with such deftness. So little – a few chairs, stairs — leads to so much insight into the joys and pains and loneliness of everyone’s lives. The hurt these plays inflict in bringing us to face our mortality is balanced by the hope found in surviving with love. Edward Berkeley |
| Larry Gleason founding member 917.549.5173 info@larrygleason.com |
| Larry Gleason founding member Willow Cabin Theatre Company |
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