The Country House

First Preview: Aug 12, 2014

Opening Date: Aug 12, 2014

Closing Date: Nov 23, 2014

Running Time: 02:20

http://www.manhattantheatreclub.com/2014-15-season/the-country-house/

Playing @

Samuel J. Friedman Theatre

261 W 47th St, New York, NY 10036

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Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Donald Margulies (Time Stands Still, Sight Unseen) returns to Broadway with his tenth MTC production, a new comedy about a deeply dramatic family.

Tony® and Emmy® winner Blythe Danner (The Commons of Pensacola, Meet the Parents) stars as Anna Patterson, the matriarch of a brood of famous and longing-to-be famous creative artists who have gathered at their Berkshires summerhouse during the Williamstown Theatre Festival. But when the weekend takes an unexpected turn, everyone is forced to improvise… inciting a series of simmering jealousies, romantic outbursts and passionate soul-searching.

This witty and compelling new play provides a piercing look at a family of performers coming to terms with the roles they play in each other’s lives. Tony winner Daniel Sullivan (The Columnist, Good People, Time Stands Still) directs.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY @ 7 PM
THURSDAY thru SATURDAY @ 8 PM
WEDNESDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY @ 2 PM

Broadway Play - Comedy Play - Drama

Show Notes: 1 Intermission

Age Guidance: 13

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Reviews

Watch Ms. Danner after Anna fails to seduce a handsome, younger houseguest. She deflates and then majestically reinflates, like someone who suddenly remembers that she is, after all, in front of an audience. Anna may describe herself as “a leading lady without a stage,” but that’s nonsense. With Ms. Danner in the role, all the world is Anna’s stage.

---New York Times

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Showbiz commentary seasons much of the play. Given her own distinguished credits at Williamstown, the ever-poised Danner is a great sport, swanning around on a cloud of gracious self-absorption. Anna makes a winking acknowledgment that she's too old to be doing the Shaw role and surveys the current professional theater climate with the rueful conclusion that she was born in the wrong era. "There are stars on Broadway but they're not Broadway stars," she declares.

---Hollywood Reporter

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Best of all, Sarah Steele transforms her character from more than a wounded, walking wisecrack into the show’s heart and soul. Susie talks often of her mother’s beauty. Her compassion for her woeful uncle proves that she’s as lovely — and lit from within. Steele does this “House” proud.

---New York Daily News

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Watch Ms. Danner after Anna fails to seduce a handsome, younger houseguest. She deflates and then majestically reinflates, like someone who suddenly remembers that she is, after all, in front of an audience. Anna may describe herself as “a leading lady without a stage,” but that’s nonsense. With Ms. Danner in the role, all the world is Anna’s stage.

---New York Times

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Accessibility

Parking

Central Parking System, 257 West 47th St (Broadway and 8th Ave). Call (212) 262-9778
Restroom

The restrooms are wheelchair accessible and located on the lower level and mezzanine level.
Elevator/Escalator

A motorized lift provides easy access to seats in the front orchestra on house left (rows AA – F, odd-numbered seats) for those who have difficulty with stairs. Audience members who want to use this lift should speak with a member of the theatre staff when they arrive.
Water Fountain

Water fountain is accessible at 36" AFF.
Wheelchair Info

There are six wheelchair seats in the orchestra and one wheelchair seat in the mezzanine.
Assisted Listening System

Assistive listening devices and hearing-aid compatible devices are available free of charge on a first-come, first-served basis. Please see an usher or staff member to acquire your device.
Folding Armrests

There are six seats with foldable armrests in the orchestra, and two in the mezzanine.
Visual Assistance

Braille and Large Print versions of all Playbills are located at the podium to the left as you enter the inner lobby of the theatre. Audio description is available on-demand at any performance at the Friedman Theatre beginning 3 weeks after opening night.

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