Ariel Stess' HEARTBREAK Begins Tonight at the Bushwick Starr

The Bushwick Starr and New Georges are thrilled to team up for the world premiere of HEARTBREAK, written and directed by Ariel Stess, a tale of love, loss, power, soccer, and growing up.

After thirty years of running a successful building company, Steven finds himself on the brink of retirement. Steven and his wife prepare for a gathering of his colleagues at his sprawling home in the Southwest. Steven's 27-year-old daughter appears for a quick visit. Steven's 24-year-old son calls to say hi. Someone gets promoted because they deserve it. Someone gets fired. A dog is saved. And Steven stands immobile in his house's massive hallways, wondering how to take a first step into his new life.

Performed by Noel Joseph Allain (the food was terrible), Seth Clayton (The Madrid), Paul Ketchum (The Harper's Play), Keilly McQuail (You Got Older), Mary Rasmussen (Uriel Acosta) and Richard Toth (Dreamless Land). Scenic design by Meredith Ries, costume design by Tristan Raines; lighting design by Eric Southern; sound design by Chris Giarmo.

*HEARTBREAK was originally developed in New Georges' Audrey Residency program.

Location:
The Bushwick Starr theater: 207 Starr Street, Brooklyn, NY [between Irving and Wyckoff]

Directions:
Via Subway take the L Train to Jefferson Street, exit at Starr Street, walk against traffic on Starr, and the theater is 3/4 of a block on the right.

For detailed driving directions visit: www.thebushwickstarr.org/DIRECTIONS

Tickets are $18.00 at www.thebushwickstarr.org

About Ariel Stess:

Ariel Stess is a Brooklyn-based playwright originally from Santa Fe, New Mexico. Her work has been developed, presented, or supported by Playwrights Horizons, Mabou Mines, New Georges, Clubbed Thumb, The Lark, The Bushwick Starr, Catch, and Dixon Place. Ariel is a member of The Falcons Writers Group and Bookshop Workshops Writers Group, was a 2013-14 New Georges Audrey Resident and a 2014 resident artist at Mabou Mines, and is under commission from Playwrights Horizons. Her play I'm Pretty Fucked Up, directed by Kip Fagan, premiered in Clubbed Thumb's Summerworks 2014, and excerpts from Heartbreak were presented at CUNY's 2014 Prelude NYC festival. She holds a BA from Bard College and an MFA in Playwriting from Brooklyn College.