Heartbreak House
War looms. The economy teeters. But at Heartbreak House, tea is served, love is lost and found, and eccentric house guests waltz blithely towards the apocalypse. Artistic Director Aaron Posner re-imagines Shaw’s elegant and witty masterwork with an innovative staging that goes straight to the core of this play.
PHOTOS
CRITICAL ACCLAIM
Two River Theater in Red Bank has mounted a visually splendid, impeccably acted production of this mordantly funny, deeply cynical yet poignant theatrical tour de force.
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Aaron Posner, also the theater’s artistic director, was thoroughly successful in finding the right performers, and then adding the correct pace and style for an evening that will please connoisseurs of theater.
THE STAR LEDGER
CAST
Dana Acheson — Ellie Dunn
Ken Albers — Captain Shotover
Bradford Cover — Hector Hushabye
Stephen D’Ambrose — Mazzini Dunn
Catherine Lynn Davis — Nurse Guinness
Christopher Donahue — Boss Mangan
Grace Gonglewski — Hesione Hushabye
Antoinette LaVecchia — Ariadne Utterwood
CREATIVES
Playwright — George Bernard Shaw
Director — Aaron Posner
Scenic Design — Tony Cisek
Costume Design — Olivera Gajic
Lighting Design — F. Mitchell Dana
Production Stage Manager — Amanda Michaels