Photo Flash: Sneak Peek - In Rehearsal with TACT's NATURAL AFFECTION
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TACT/The Actors Company Theatre presents Natural Affection by William Inge, the first production of the company's 21st Season. Directed by TACT Co-Artistic Director Jenn Thompson, performances begin at Theatre Row's Beckett Theatre (410 West 42nd Street - between 9th & 10th Avenues) on Tuesday, September 17, 2013. Opening night is set for Thursday, September 26 at 7:30pm. Performances will continue through October 26, 2013. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast in rehearsal below!
In Natural Affection, a troubled young man, who, abandoned early in life by his single mother (Erbe), returns from reform school to find her now living with a lover. As the tension between them mounts, their fight for forgiveness and connection gives way to desperation, setting this insecure family on a collision course of reckless, heartbreaking and almost inevitable violence.
The cast includes TACT Company Members Alec Beard (Lost in Yonkers, Semi-Monde), Eve Bianco (Bedroom Farce, Dandy Dick), Victoria Mack (Happy Birthday, Venus in Fur) and Guest Artists Tobi Aremu (Off Broadway debut), Chris Bert (TACT debut), Kathryn Erbe (The Grapes of Wrath, "Law & Order: Criminal Intent"), and John Pankow (The Iceman Cometh, "Episodes" - SHOWTIME).
The creative team is comprised of John McDermott (sets), David Toser (costumes), Mary Louise Geiger (lights), Toby Algya (sound), and Lauren Madden (properties).
Natural Affection, a powerful drama on the theme of fragmented families and random violence, had its Broadway debut at the Booth Theatre on January 31, 1963. Its opening coincided with the New York newspaper strike and it ran for a total of 36 performances to March 2, 1963. As with Truman Capote's In Cold Blood, the inspiration for Natural Affection came from a newspaper account of a seemingly meaningless and unmotivated crime. Directed by Tony Richardson, the cast included Kim Stanley, Harry Guardino and Tom Bosley. The play has not been seen in New York since its 1963 debut.
Natural Affection will play the following performance schedule: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday at 8:00 p.m., Saturday at 2:00 & 8:00 p.m., and Sunday at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are $20 - $58.00 and are available by visiting www.telecharge.com or calling (212) 239-6200. Tickets are also available at the Theatre Row box office (410 West 42nd Street (between 9th & 10th Avenues) between 12:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. daily.
Photo Credit: Stephen Kunken
Full Cast with TACT Co-Artistic Directors Scott Alan Evans and Jenn Thompson, Director
John Pankow, Alec Beard, Tobi Aremu, Kathryn Erbe and Chris Bert
John McDermott (sets), David Toser (costumes) and Jesse Geguzis (Co-Fight Director)
John Pankow, Tobi Aremu, Eve Bianco, Chris Bert, Kathryn Erbe, Alec Beard and Victoria Mack
Jenn Thompson, John Pankow, Tobi Aremu, Eve Bianco, Chris Bert, Kathryn Erbe, Alec Beard and Victoria Mack
Eve Bianco, Kathryn Erbe and Victoria Mack
John Pankow, Chris Bert, Tobi Aremu and Alec Beard
Tobi Aremu and Chris Bert
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