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Thursday, October 28, 2010

ANOTHER CRITIC WEIGHS IN: “THE OLD SETTLER” ROCKS

"Old Settler Dazzles in New Theatre"—The Star Ledger

Luna Stage Opens West Orange Space with a 'Perfect' Production
by Peter Filichia—for The Star Ledger

What a lucky township West Orange is.

The excellent Luna Stage Company—evicted last year from its theater in the very unlucky neighboring community of Montclair—has chosen this municipality as its new home.

Better still, it’s making an astonishing first impression with “The Old Settler,” John Henry Redwood’s wonderfully funny, charming and honest play.

As potent as “The Old Settler” was in its American premiere in 1997 at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, it works even better here in this intimate playhouse. Susan Kerner has directed a production that is so close to perfection that she deserves the benefit of the doubt—let’s just call it perfect.

>> Read the entire review

Pictured above: Suzzanne Douglas as Bess and Ami Brabson as Quilly in the Luna Stage production of The Old Settler, now playing through November 14.

See The Old Settler at Luna Stage Tonight at 7:30 PM,
Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 PM, and Sundays at 2:00 PM through November 14

For tickets visit lunastage.org


Luna Stage Theatre Company
555 Valley Road
West Orange NJ 07052
973.395.5551