This Is Our Youth

First Preview: Aug 18, 2014

Opening Date: Aug 18, 2014

Closing Date: Jan 4, 2015

Running Time: 02:15

http://www.thisisouryouthbroadway.com/

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James Earl Jones Theatre

138 W 48th St, New York, NY 10036

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Set in New York in 1982, This is Our Youth follows forty-eight hours in the lives of three very lost young souls: Warren (Michael Cera), a dejected nineteen year old who has just stolen $15,000 from his abusive, tycoon father; Dennis (Kieran Culkin), his charismatic drug-dealing friend who helps Warren put the stolen money to good use; and Jessica (Tavi Gevinson), the anxiously insightful young woman who Warren yearns for.
Funny, painful and compassionate, This is Our Youth is a living snapshot of the moment when many young people go out into the world on their own, armed only with the ideas and techniques they developed as teenagers – far more sophisticated than their parents realize, and far less effectual than they themselves can possibly imagine.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
MON 7 PM
TUES 7 PM
THURS 7 PM
FRI 8 PM
SAT 2 & 8 PM
SUN 2 & 7 PM

Broadway Play - Comedy Play - Drama

Show Notes: 1 Intermission

Age Guidance: 13

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A limited number of rush tickets will be available for theatregoers aged 30 and under on the day of the performance at the box office of the Cort Theatre. The $35 rush tickets will be limited to two per person with valid photo ID and be made available during box office hours.

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Michael Cera, he of the turtle face and pipe-cleaner arms, has cornered the market on screen nerdism to the point you would think there was nothing left for him to mine from the indignations of the socially awkward. Turns out, given material deep enough, there is. He’s found that material in Kenneth Lonergan’s This Is Our Youth, and under Anna D. Shapiro’s superlative direction uses it to fuel an unforgettable performance, the more so for marking his New York stage debut.

----New York Magazine/Vulture

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A starry cast blazes in this dark, wistful winner.

----TimeOutNY

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The acrobatics being performed in Anna D. Shapiro’s sensational, kinetically charged revival of Kenneth Lonergan’s “This Is Our Youth,” which opened on Thursday night in a marijuana haze at the Cort Theater, aren’t anything like those you’d find at the Cirque du Soleil. But they’re every bit as compelling, and probably (painfully) a whole lot closer to your own experience.

-----New York Times

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Michael Cera, he of the turtle face and pipe-cleaner arms, has cornered the market on screen nerdism to the point you would think there was nothing left for him to mine from the indignations of the socially awkward. Turns out, given material deep enough, there is. He’s found that material in Kenneth Lonergan’s This Is Our Youth, and under Anna D. Shapiro’s superlative direction uses it to fuel an unforgettable performance, the more so for marking his New York stage debut.

----New York Magazine/Vulture

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Accessibility

Wheelchair Info

Six ADA compliant viewing locations with companion seating. Transfer optional.
Seating

Mezzanine, balcony, and lower lounge reached only by stairs. Seats 1,083.
Elevator/Escalator

None.
Parking

Valet parking garage: Next door. No vans.
Curb Ramps

SE corner 48th St. & 7th Ave; SW corner of 48th St. & 6th Ave; Driveways on either side of theater.
Entrance

Double doors in series: 1st set (each 26.5") has one pair of automatic doors from 48th Street to ticket lobby with push-button control; 2nd set (each 26.5", attended by ushers) to Orchestra.
Box Office

Ticket lobby. Counter 43". Accessible pass-through with writing shelf at 32". Assistance available
Restroom

Womens and Mens: Lower level. Down seventeen steps.
Water Fountain

Rear orchestra, house left. Spout 36".
Telephone

Ticket lobby. Coin slot 54". Cord Length 29". With TTY and electric outlet.
Assisted Listening System

Reservations are not necessary. Drivers license or ID with printed address required as a deposit. Please call: (212) 582-7678 to reserve in advance.
Visual Assistance

None.
Folding Armrests

Eleven row-end seats with folding armrests.

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