CRITICS RAVE ABOUT YEAR ONE!
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Kevin Loreque as Max, Kaitlyn Lunardi as
Claudia, Kathy McCafferty as Anna, Eric Phelps as Peter and Kate
Kearney-Patch as Rosemary in Premiere Stages production of Year One.
Photo by Mike Peters. |
Rave reviews for
Year One
Year One is not a history play exploring specific
events of 1933, but rather a valuable meditation on the unseen
or—worse—willfully overlooked origins of violent extremism....There
are moments of high tension, but director John J. Wooten modulates the play’s
energy quite precisely, only rarely and therefore with great effect. Patrick Maley
The Star Ledger
Year One is an intense, intermission-less play of
strength and beauty. It is so well-written, so involving that you could wish
it lasted longer. But it is the right size for the playwright’s message to
get across, and this play is one that is deserving of your attention. I strongly recommend
you see Year One before its run ends. Allen Neumer
Out in Jersey
In Year One,
playwright Gernand has pulled off what I consider a tour de force…
the play certainly provides food for thought—about art, about politics, about
the pressure to conform, about the necessity to take a stand. Ruth Ross
njArtsMaven.com
Gernand’s play is a thoughtful,
evocative examination of family loyalty, tested against the
changes to come in their society. It is also a theme that could apply today,
with our polarized society and themes of compassion and fear. Liz Keill
Tapinto.net
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3:00 PM
Saturdays, Sep 18 and 25 8:00 PM
Thursdays, Sep 16 and 23 Synopsis
In Year One, a populist’s rise to
power exacerbates mounting political and social divisions in Germany in 1933.
When Anna’s brother Max arrives, harboring a dangerous secret, the family
matriarch is forced to choose between embracing a radical new country or
saving those she loves. Show note
Content Warning: This play contains Nazi
symbology that may be upsetting. |
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