When it debuted, THE EFFECT took London by storm, winning BEST NEW PLAY from the UK Critics’ Circle. Now, award-winning director DAVID CROMER (Our Town, Tribes) helms a new American production of this exhilarating play in the first collaboration between THE NATIONAL THEATRE, JEAN DOUMANIAN PRODUCTIONS and BARROW STREET THEATRE.
Hearts racing. Minds reeling. Knees buckling. Connie and Tristan have palpable chemistry—or is it a side effect of a new super-antidepressant? They are volunteers in a clinical trial, but their sudden and illicit romance forces the supervising doctors to face off over the ethical consequences of their work. From LUCY PREBBLE, “one of the UK’s hottest new playwrights†(The Telegraph), THE EFFECT takes on our pill-popping culture with humor and scintillating drama.
Susannah Flood, known for her television role as Kate Littlejohn on ABC's For The People, played a lead role in the U.S. premiere of The Effect at Barrow Street Theatre, directed by MacArthur "Genius" Grant winner David Cromer. more...
Carter Hudson, known for his lead role in FX's "Snowfall," previously captivated audiences as Tristan in the celebrated Off-Broadway production of Lucy Prebble's *The Effect*, directed by David Cromer at the Barrow Street Theatre. more...
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