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The Enclave
First Preview: Mar 28, 2018
Opening Date: Apr 24, 2018
Closing Date: Apr 28, 2018
Running Time: 01:40
Playing @
Rattlestick Theater
224 Waverly Place, New York, NY 10014
A group of congenial friends have restored several adjoining houses in one of New York's more attractive neighborhoods, and plan to move in en masse—setting up an urban enclave. However, one of their number, a confirmed bachelor, has resolved to confront the others with the fact of his long-concealed homosexuality and to bring along his young male lover as a permanent addition to the group.
Although his educated, liberal friends have always prided themselves on their tolerance and openmindedness, they are outraged, and the enclave itself is imperiled. But as, in the developing crisis, the particular nature of each other character is exposed and explored, it is evident that they are not above reproach themselves—and the ultimate lesson of the play is one of forbearance and understanding and the need for fairness in judging those whose lifestyle may diverge from the conventional.
The play, first produced in 1973, exposes hypocrisy and heartbreak among a liberal group of friends when one of their own reveals a long-concealed secret about his lifestyle. The New York Times described The Enclave as: “an attractively hard-edged style, with jokes cracking like ice in extra-dry martinis."
Although his educated, liberal friends have always prided themselves on their tolerance and openmindedness, they are outraged, and the enclave itself is imperiled. But as, in the developing crisis, the particular nature of each other character is exposed and explored, it is evident that they are not above reproach themselves—and the ultimate lesson of the play is one of forbearance and understanding and the need for fairness in judging those whose lifestyle may diverge from the conventional.
The play, first produced in 1973, exposes hypocrisy and heartbreak among a liberal group of friends when one of their own reveals a long-concealed secret about his lifestyle. The New York Times described The Enclave as: “an attractively hard-edged style, with jokes cracking like ice in extra-dry martinis."
Show Notes: No Intermission
Age Guidance: 16
Audience Advisory: The Enclave will tour to all five boroughs of New York City. The goal for The Enclave tour is to catalyze conversations within the communities to which the show travels, focusing on issues at the intersections of LGBTQ rights, racial prejudice, and housing inequity.
Performance Schedule
TUESDAY thru SATURDAY @ 8 PM
SATURDAY @ 3 PM
Written By
- Arthur Laurents
Director
- Victor Cervantes Jr.
TDF Tickets Offers:
TDF Member tickets:
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Never
Full-price tickets:
$5.00 - $15.00
Lottery & Rush
$5 - Students
Accessibility
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Box Office
The Box office is on the second floor. -
Curb Ramps
none -
Restroom
Located on the stage, and are inaccessible during the performance. -
Seating
seats 95. -
Elevator/Escalator
none -
Telephone
yes -
Entrance
Building entrance is street level, but there is a long flight of stairs that leads up to the theatre. -
Visual Assistance
none -
Folding Armrests
none -
Water Fountain
none -
Assisted Listening System
none -
Wheelchair Info
There is removable seating.








