STAGE TUBE: Go Backstage with the Stars of TACT's HARD LOVE Off-Broadway

By: Oct. 06, 2015
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TACT/The Actors Company Theatre presents the Off Broadway premiere of HARD LOVE, the searing 2003 play by Israeli playwright Motti Lerner. This first play of the 2015/16 season - the company's 23rd - is directed by TACT Artistic & Executive Director Scott Alan Evans, who most recently directed Beyond Therapy by Christopher Durang. The show is currently playing at Theatre Row's Beckett Theatre (410 West 42nd Street - between 9th & 10th Avenues). Opening night is set for Sunday, October 11th at 6:30pm. Performances will continue through October 31, 2015. Click below to go backstage with the cast and creative team!

Set in the Ultra-orthodox Mea She'arim district in Jerusalem, HARD LOVE is the fiercely romantic and passionate story of Hannah and Zvi, a divorced couple whose lives are thrown back together when the teenaged children from their second marriages become romantically involved. The enormous divide between the faithful and the non-believing is attempted to be bridged by the power of an undying earthly love. Which will win out? How will they navigate this greatest of all divides?

The cast includes TACT Company Member Victoria Mack (Venus in Fur, Natural Affection) and Guest Artist Ian Kahn(Enron, "TURN: Washington's Spies," "The Good Wife").

The creative team is comprised of John McDermott (sets), Kim Krumm Sorenson (costumes), Aaron Copp (lights),Toby Algya (sound), andSamantha Shoffner (props). Kelly Burns is Production Stage Manager and Yetti Steinman is Assistant Stage Manager.

Tickets are $15 - $63.25 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. To learn about the benefits of TACT membership, visit www.tactnyc.org or call (212) 645-8228.



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