THE NORMAL HEART
By Larry Kramer
Directed by Ed Faver
Produced by Fred Cuozzo
WHEN: March 1-17; 8 PM Fridays and Saturdays, with one 3PM matinee Sunday, March 17
WHERE: Circle Players, 416 Victoria Ave., Piscataway
TICKETS: $18 for adults and $17 for students and seniors. Sorry, no credit cards can be accepted at the theater box office, but may be used online.
For reservations, call 732.968.7555, or buy tickets online at www.circleplayers.com. ($1 per ticket discount online.)
This largely autobiographical play focuses on the rise of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York City between 1981 and 1984, as seen through the eyes of “Ned Weeks,” Jewish-American writer, gay activist, and founder of a prominent HIV advocacy group.
Weeks favors loud public demonstrations to the quieter strategies favored by his associates, friends, and lover Felix Turner, who do not want to have the media spotlight thrown upon them. Their differences of opinion lead to frequent arguments that threaten to undermine their mutual goal.
In 2000, the Royal National Theatre named The Normal Heart one of the 100 greatest plays of the 20th century. In 2011, it won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play.
In the cast are Brian Craig, Dunellen; FJ DeRobertis, Westwood; Faith Dowgin, Spotswood; John Dowgin, Spotswood; Wayne Harris, Freehold; Rick Holloway, New York City; Rudy Palma, South Amboy; Douglas Spaulding, Highland Park; and Michael Stratton, Union City.
A wine and cheese reception will follow the opening night performance.
