Photo Flash: Simpatico's Dark Comedy IRONBOUND Takes the Stage

Simpatico is thrilled to enlist the powerhouse, award-winning talents of director Harriet Power and actor Julianna Zinkel in bringing Martyna Majok's IRONBOUND to life. Harriet comes to us fresh off of the success of 1812's Barrymore Award-winning I WILL NOT GO GENTLY by Jen Childs, and has previously directed Simpatico's acclaimed IN A DARK DARK HOUSE by Neil LaBute (four Barrymore nominations, including Best Overall Production). Julianna joins us with a impressive list of regional credits, spanning from her tremendous turn in Theatre Exile's BLACKBIRD to her most recent success in Act II's MAURITIUS. Julianna is also a company member of People's Light and Theatre Company where she has appeared in nearly twenty productions. Artistic Director Allen Radway (Simpatico's IN A DARK DARK HOUSE and LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT) rounds out the cast with the electric talents of Mitchell Bloom and newcomer Joseph Acquaye. Veteran lighting designer and multiple award-winner Jerold R. Forsyth leads the incredibly talented creative team including Colin McIlvaine, Natalia de la Torre, and Daniel Kontz.

Late at night, in The Shadows of a shuttered Newark factory, Darja's decided she's done waiting - for the bus, for a break, for luck, for love. Her hopes for a brighter future, which propelled her from her native Poland two decades ago, continue to escape her. Assembly-line worker, housecleaner, mother, wife - Darja's done dealing with feelings and the men in her life. It's time to talk money. Award-winning playwright Martyna Majok takes us on a darkly funny 20-year journey through the tangled hopes and heartbreak of the "American Dream."

Photo Credit: David Fertik

Julianna Zinkel and Mitchell Bloom
Mitchell Bloom with Julianna Zinkel
Julianna Zinkel and Mitchell Bloom
Mitchell Bloom with Julianna Zinkel
Allen Radway and Julianna Zinkel
Allen Radway and Julianna Zinkel
Joseph Acquaye and Julianna Zinkel
Joseph Acquaye and Julianna Zinkel
Allen Radway and Julianna Zinkel
Allen Radway and Julianna Zinkel
Allen Radway and Julianna Zinkel
Mitchell Bloom