Post by Lou Scarpati on May 1, 2015 15:48:41 GMT
Directed by Lou Scarpati
The Hackensack Cultural Arts Center
39 Broadway, Hackensack, NJ
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Donald Margulies uncovers the layers of a relationship between a photojournalist
and foreign correspondent—once addicted to the adrenaline of documenting the
atrocities of war, and now grounded in the couple’s Brooklyn loft. Photographer
Sarah was seriously injured while covering the war in Iraq; her reporter partner
James had left weeks earlier, when the stress and horrors became too much for
him. Now James writes online movie reviews while Sarah recovers.
With this play—a 2-time TONY nominee—Margulies revisits
themes of being an artist, as characters ask: What does it mean to capture suffering
on film, rather than stopping to intervene?
"Mr. Margulies is gifted at creating complex characters through wholly natural
interaction, allowing the emotional layers, the long histories, the hidden kernels
of conflict to emerge organically. Throughout, his dialogue crackles with bright
wit and intelligence. Although TIME STANDS STILL is deceptively modest,
consisting of a handful of conversations among just four characters, the range
of feeling it explores is wide and deep." — New York Times