Two River Theater Company is a jewel of a facility, with free parking and lots of restaurants nearby. In Red Bank, it’s 39 miles and a quick 50 minutes from my home in West Orange and worth the trip. They open their 2010-2011 season with a provocative play by award-winning playwright Lynn Nottage. Go early for a talk about the play called Before Play.
Intimate Apparel
By Lynn Nottage
Directed by Seret Scott
WHEN: September 21 – October 10, 2010
WHERE: Two River Theater, 21 Bridge Avenue, Red Bank
732.345.1400
TICKETS: start at $35; 30 years and younger: $24
For information about discounts on groups of 10 or more, or to purchase a dinner and theater package, call the box office at 732.345.1400 or e-mail groups@trtc.org
Pulitzer Prize-winner Lynn Nottage's vivid tale is set among the bustle of New York in the early part of the 20th century. Esther, a talented African-American seamstress, crafts stunning undergarments for women from the brothels to the Upper East Side. Shimmering with vital and memorable characters, this is a powerful and moving tale of romance, independence, acceptance and what lies just under our outer appearances.
THIS JUST IN: "The $200,000 Steinberg award for playwriting, the most lucrative prize in theater, will go to Lynn Nottage for her body of work that most recently includes the 2009 Pulitzer Prize recipient Ruined, the Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust announced on Monday. —The New York Times, September 21, 2010
