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OVERVIEW
Hopeful, heartbreaking, and at times “blisteringly
funny” (The New York Times), The Humans takes place on
Thanksgiving as three generations of the Blake family
gather at the youngest daughter and her boyfriend’s new
apartment in Lower Manhattan’s Chinatown. As darkness
falls outside and around the pre-war duplex, tensions
rise and secrets are divulged. The hopes and fears of
each generation – and the American middle class – are
revealed in this Tony® Award -winning Best Play that The
New York Times hailed as “the best play of the year.”
HOUSTON
– Arriving from
their home in Scranton Pennsylvania, Erik and Deirdre
Blake comes to Manhattan for Thanksgiving dinner.
The Blake family gathers along with their
daughter Aimee as they visit the youngest daughter
Brigid at her run-down apartment in Chinatown, she
shares with her boyfriend Richard.
Older daughter Aimee is a lawyer living in
Philadelphia who just recently broke up with her
girlfriend.
Medical issues and physical
challenges the family has to deal with are Alzheimer’s
suffered by Erik’s mother Fiona “Momo” played by Annalee
Jefferies; as well as Aimee played by Elizabeth Bunch
who has developed an intestinal ailment.
Erik’s wife Deirdre played by Sharon Lockwood
takes care of the wheel-chair bound “Momo”.
The parents are not happy that their daughters
have left home and abandoned their Catholic religion.
Erik Blake is played by Steve
Key in this heartbreaking and hopeful play which at
times finds the humor in our everyday trials and
tribulations.
Elizabeth Stahlmann plays the younger daughter
Brigid. She
shares the pre-war duplex apartment with her boyfriend
Richard Saad played by Christopher Salazar.
Richard is about to inherit a trust fund which
puts a spin in the family’s problematic mix.
(L-R) Elizabeth Stahlamnn as Brigid Blake,
Steve Key as Erik Blake, Annalee Jefferies as Momo Blake, Sharon Lockwood as
Deirdre Blake and Elizabeth Bunch as Aimee Blake in the Alley’s production of
The Humans. The Humans, by Stephen Karam, is directed by Brandon
Weinbrenner and runs March 1-24, 2019 in the Hubbard Theatre. Tickets available
at alleytheatre.org. Photo by Lynn Lane.
The Alley’s production of The Humans.
Written by Stephen Karam and directed by Brandon Weinbrenner, THE
HUMANS runs March 1-24, 2019 in the Hubbard Theatre. Tickets available at
alleytheatre.org. Photo by Lynn Lane.
The Alley’s production of The Humans.
Written by Stephen Karam and directed by Brandon Weinbrenner, THE
HUMANS runs March 1-24, 2019 in the Hubbard Theatre. Tickets available at
alleytheatre.org. Photo by Lynn Lane.
“
Each generation’s hopes and
fears are explored in this drama which won the 2016 Tony
Award for Best Play.
Collectively and individually, secrets are
divulged and tensions rise as the family grapples with
aging, illness and a constantly changing society.
Anna
Lee jefferies
“
Steve Key
Christopher Salazar as Richard Saad and Steve Key
as Erik Blake in the Alley’s production of The Humans. The Humans, by
Stephen Karam, is directed by Brandon Weinbrenner and runs March 1-24, 2019 in
the Hubbard Theatre. Tickets available at alleytheatre.org. Photo by Lynn Lane.
A review of THE HUMANS
By Mike Salinas
info@TownTastes.com
March 7, 2019
The play,
The Humans is set
in an impoverished New
York City apartment. It's
all about a dysfunctional family of grownups coming
together for Thanksgiving.
Each character has many
issues in
their lives they have
been dealing
with for
quite a while, especially in the last year. Despite
the personal turmoil, they are still
thankful for their core family, for in a way that's all
they have
left to keep their hearts beating.
As the play progresses, it's discovered is that there is no
one in the family that
can that
can truly carry
the load for the other. Somehow together, their
collective strength is
all that can get
them through life. The
play shows that life
is full of many twists, turns and bumps in the night.
Some obstacles seem more
manageable to deal with than others.
Mike Salinas
Email: info@towntastes.com
www.towntastes.com
The Alley’s production of The Humans.
Written by Stephen Karam and directed by Brandon Weinbrenner, THE
HUMANS runs March 1-24, 2019 in the Hubbard Theatre. Tickets available at
alleytheatre.org. Photo by Lynn Lane.
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Elizabeth Stahlmann
Christopher Salazar
ABOUT THE ALLEY THEATRE
The Alley Theatre, one of America’s leading not-for-profit theatres, is a nationally recognized performing arts company led by Interim Artistic Director James Black and Managing Director Dean R. Gladden. The Alley produces up to 16 plays each year in its newly renovated theatre, ranging from the best current work, to reinvigorated classic plays, to new plays by contemporary writers. The Alley is home to a Resident Company of actors. In addition, the Alley engages theatre artists of every discipline – actors, designers, composers, playwrights – who work on individual productions throughout each season as Visiting Artists. The Hubbard Theatre renovation was completed in October 2015– and created a new 774-seat state-of-the-art performance venue. Matched with the newly renovated 296-seat Neuhaus Theatre, the Alley offers nearly 500 performances each season. The Company reaches over 200,000 people each year through its performance and education programs. Its audience enrichment programs include pre-show and post-performance talks, events, and workshops for audience members of all ages.
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