A Perfect Future
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A Perfect Future is a two-act play by David Hay, set in 2005. The play premiered Off-Broadway
at the Cherry Lane Theatre
in February, 2011. The production was directed by Tony Award
nominee Wilson Milam
(The Lieutenant of Inishmore
). A Perfect Future opened on February
17th, 2011 following previews beginning on February 4. The show was produced by Tony Award
winner Andy Sandberg
, Whitney Hoagland Edwards, and Neal-Rose Creations. The final performance was on Sunday, March 6, 2011, after a run of 35 performances - 13 previews and 22 regular performances. This darkly comic, four-character play explores the question of whether two people can be married and truly love each other when their political ideologies are diametrically opposed.
"'You can't change the world sober…'
Wilson Milam, the Tony Award-nominated director of Martin McDonagh
's The Lieutenant of Inishmore
, returns to New York
to direct the World Premiere of David Hay's compelling new play A Perfect Future.
This darkly comic and provocative play explores the question of whether people can be married and truly love each other when their political persuasions are diametrically opposed.
New York power couple John and Natalie 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. With the help of a few too many expensive bottles of wine, the group's past and their long buried secrets resurface. Over the course of this raucous evening, their basic belief systems are upended, as the four must come to terms with what happens when we try to reconcile our idealism with reality.
This high-society evening is about to turn into a night of sexually charged mind-games that could change their lives forever."
Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway theater is a term for a professional venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, and for a specific production of a play, musical or revue that appears in such a venue, and which adheres to related trade union and other contracts...
at the Cherry Lane Theatre
Cherry Lane Theatre
The Cherry Lane Theatre , located at 38 Commerce Street in the borough of Manhattan, was New York City's oldest, continuously running off-Broadway theater...
in February, 2011. The production was directed by Tony Award
Tony Award
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway...
nominee Wilson Milam
Wilson Milam
Wilson Milam is an American theatre director from Bellevue, Washington. He is a founding member and Artistic Director of The Hired Gun Theatre Company....
(The Lieutenant of Inishmore
The Lieutenant of Inishmore
The Lieutenant of Inishmore is a black comedy by playwright Martin McDonagh, first produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company in London in 2001.-Plot:...
). A Perfect Future opened on February
February
February is the second month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is the shortest month and the only month with fewer than 30 days. The month has 28 days in common years and 29 days in leap years...
17th, 2011 following previews beginning on February 4. The show was produced by Tony Award
Tony Award
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway...
winner Andy Sandberg
Andy Sandberg
Andy Sandberg is an American producer, director and actor. A 2006 graduate of Yale College, he is best known as a producer of the Broadway and West End revivals of the musical Hair.-Early years:...
, Whitney Hoagland Edwards, and Neal-Rose Creations. The final performance was on Sunday, March 6, 2011, after a run of 35 performances - 13 previews and 22 regular performances. This darkly comic, four-character play explores the question of whether two people can be married and truly love each other when their political ideologies are diametrically opposed.
The Original Off-Broadway Cast (in order of appearance)
- Donna Bullock as Natalie Schiff-Hudson
- Daniel Orekes as Elliot Murphy
- Michael T. WeissMichael T. WeissMichael Terry Weiss is an American actor best known for playing the title role in The Pretender.-Early life:Weiss was born in Chicago, Illinois. His father was a steel-industry executive and his mother was a homemaker. He has a sister, Jamie Sue Weiss, who became a make-up artist for television...
as John Hudson - Scott Drummond as Mark Colvin
- Understudies: Conan McCarty (John/Elliot), Nicole Orth-Pallavicini (Natalie), Markus Potter (Mark)
Synopsis
The producers of the Off-Broadway production billed the show as follows:"'You can't change the world sober…'
Wilson Milam, the Tony Award-nominated director of Martin McDonagh
Martin McDonagh
Martin McDonagh is an Irish-British playwright, filmmaker, and screenwriter. Although he has lived in London his entire life, he is considered one of the most important living Irish playwrights.-Life:...
's The Lieutenant of Inishmore
The Lieutenant of Inishmore
The Lieutenant of Inishmore is a black comedy by playwright Martin McDonagh, first produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company in London in 2001.-Plot:...
, returns to New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
to direct the World Premiere of David Hay's compelling new play A Perfect Future.
This darkly comic and provocative play explores the question of whether people can be married and truly love each other when their political persuasions are diametrically opposed.
New York power couple John and Natalie 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. With the help of a few too many expensive bottles of wine, the group's past and their long buried secrets resurface. Over the course of this raucous evening, their basic belief systems are upended, as the four must come to terms with what happens when we try to reconcile our idealism with reality.
This high-society evening is about to turn into a night of sexually charged mind-games that could change their lives forever."