A Perfect Future
A Perfect Future is a two-act[1] play by David Hay, set in 2005. The play premiered Off-Broadway at the Cherry Lane Theatre in February 2011. The production was directed by Tony Award nominee Wilson Milam (The Lieutenant of Inishmore).[2] A Perfect Future opened on February 17, 2011 following previews beginning on February 4.[3] The show was produced by Tony Award winner Andy Sandberg,[4] Whitney Hoagland Edwards, and Neal-Rose Creations.[5] The final performance was on Sunday, March 6, 2011, after a run of 35 performances - 13 previews and 22 regular performances.[6] This darkly comic, four-character play explores the question of whether two people can be married and truly love each other when their political ideologies are diametrical.
The Original Off-Broadway Cast (in order of appearance)[7]
- Donna Bullock as Natalie Schiff-Hudson
- Daniel Orekes as Elliot Murphy
- Michael T. Weiss as John Hudson
- Scott Drummond as Mark Colvin
- Understudies: Conan McCarty (John/Elliot), Nicole Orth-Pallavicini (Natalie), Markus Potter (Mark)
Synopsis
 | This section contains promotional content. (May 2011) |
The producers of the Off-Broadway production billed the show as follows:[8]
"'You can't change the world sober…'
Wilson Milam, the Tony Award-nominated director of Martin McDonagh's The Lieutenant of Inishmore, returns to New York City to direct the World Premiere of David Hay's compelling new play A Perfect Future.
This darkly comic and provocative play explores the question of whether people can be married and truly love each other when their political persuasions are diametrically opposed.
New York power couple John and Natalie are hosting a dinner for Elliot, a friend from their days as college radicals. Also invited to the party is Mark, a strait-laced young man from John's risk management firm. With the help of a few too many expensive bottles of wine, the group's past and their long buried secrets resurface. Over the course of this raucous evening, their basic belief systems are upended, as the four must come to terms with what happens when we try to reconcile our idealism with reality.
This high-society evening is about to turn into a night of sexually charged mind-games that could change their lives forever."
References
- ^ http://www.telecharge.com/BehindTheCurtain.aspx?ProdID=8404
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2011-04-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/04/theater/04theater.html?scp=2&sq=a%20perfect%20future&st=cse
- ^ http://www.AndySandberg.com
- ^ http://www.lortel.org/lla_archive/index.cfm?search_by=show&title=A%20Perfect%20Future
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-04-11. Retrieved 2011-04-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.aperfectfuture.com/cast.php
- ^ http://www.aperfectfuture.com/about.php