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2nd Story Theatre Presents THE VOYSEY INHERITANCE 3/12-4/11

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Bernie Madoff's got nothing on the Voyseys! In David Mamet's award-winning adaptation of Harley Granville-Barker's gripping drama, Edward Voysey not only inherits his family business but the malpractice of cheating clients to keep the business solvent. Faced with the threat of exposure, Edward's sense of right and wrong is challenged as his family's wealthy life-style faces ruin. It's an Edwardian-era Ponzi scheme with a modern moral dilemma.

"David Mamet writes about business like no one's business. And the combination of his incisive view of the world of finance and Harley Granville-Barker's intuitive knowledge of a family on the brink, makes a perfect pairing," says director Ed Shea. "It's a taut, tense and fascinating look at high finance that rivals the best of Lillian Hellman."

2nd Story Theatre is partially funded by the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts.

March 12 - April 11

Tickets: Preview $10

Regular $25

2nd Story Theatre 28 Market St. Warren, RI 02885 401-247-4200

boxoffice@2ndStoryTheatre.com

www.2ndStoryTheatre.com

2nd Story Theatre is fully accessible

TALKIN' IT UP

Discussion Sunday

Put your thinking cap on.

Two humanities discussions on the production's theatrical aspects and the humanities themes roused by the play. Pre-show discussion begins at 2pm; post-show discussion immediately follows performance.

Sunday, March 21

Ed-ification [sq] Week

Post-play, post-mortem, post-haste

Brief, spirited, informal discussions about the play's theatrical journey from page to stage led by director Ed Shea. Post-show discussion follows each performance.

Thursday, April 1; Friday, April 2; Saturday, April 3

ShrinkRap

Put the playwright on the couch

Examine the play and playwright from the psychological perspective with Dr. Rendueles Villalba. Discussion immediately follows the performance.

Friday, April 9

THE CAFÉ AT 2nd STORY

Located on the first floor of 2nd Story Theatre, the Café is a full service bar and restaurant, open to the public on performance dates. In addition to dining service offered Thursday - Sunday evenings, patrons may now enjoy lunch service prior to Sunday matinees. Reservations required. Call 401-247-4200 to reserve a table.

ABOUT 2nd STORY THEATRE

2nd Story Theatre is a professional, non-union company with a unique aesthetic and the highest artistic standards for excellence in the performance of great plays in its relaxed black box theatre. Founded in Newport, Rhode Island in 1978 by Pat Hegnauer and Ed Shea, the theatre found a permanent home in the historic district of Warren, RI in 2001 under the artistic direction of Ed Shea.

Theater Fans' Choice Awards
2026 Theater Fans' Choice Awards - Live Stats
Best Off-Broadway Musical - Top 3
1. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - New World Stages
23.6% of votes
2. Mexodus - Minetta Lane Theatre
12% of votes
3. Bat Boy - City Center
8.7% of votes

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