Couples Share a Tense New Year's Eve in World Premiere of Place Setting in NJ
By Kenneth Jones
31 May 2007
The New Jersey Repertory Company, the Long Branch, NJ, troupe devoted to new works, presents the world premiere of Jack Canfora's New Year's Eve-set comic drama Place Setting May 31-June 24.
The play offers "three couples on New Year's Eve of the millennium, as they struggle to balance the lives they have with the lives they so desperately want," according to NJ Rep. Set in the suburban New Jersey home of Andrea and Greg, "they are joined for dinner by Greg's sharp-tongued brother, his sexy girlfriend, Andrea's spirited sister, and her German filmmaker boyfriend."
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Directed by Evan Bergman and co-produced by Adam Weinstock, Place Setting will feature David Bishens, Guenia Lemos, Peter Macklin, Kristen Moser, Carol Todd and Jack Canfora.
Place Setting "poses the compelling question of what to do when one's responsibilities and happiness are at irreconcilable odds."
"I think it's a fundamental tension most of us wrestle with to some degree, even if we're not always aware of it," stated Canfora, who also portrays one of Place Setting's central characters. "These characters are all keenly conscious of that struggle, which leads some of them to desperation. I think the drama and the humor of the play both come out of the desperation that people face when they feel their immediate choices are going to impact the rest of their lives."
Performances are Thursdays, Fridays at 8 PM, Saturdays at 3 PM & 8 PM, Sundays at 2 PM.
Opening night is June 2. NJ Rep performs at 179 Broadway in Long Branch, NJ.
Tickets are $35 with discounts for seniors, groups, students (18-25). Opening night is $40. Previews are $25.
For more information, visit www.NJRep.org.
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David Bishins and Kristen Moser in the world premiere of Jack Canfora's Place Setting.
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| photo by SuzAnne Barabas |
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