photo by T Charles Erickson
“Remember
All About Eve, the classic film in which older actress Margo Channing takes younger
actress Eve Harrington under her wing, only to see her protégé attempt to take
over her life and her love?
Back in 1977, A R Gurney...took that plot and reset it in academia for his novel
Entertaining Strangers. Now he's adapted that book into HUMAN
EVENTS...a witty and entertaining comedy of manners.
Porter Platt is an associate professor at an esteemed Boston college. He meets
Englishman Christopher Simpson, and is impressed by his Eton and Oxford
education. Simpson wants a job at the school, and Platt does yeoman work to get
him one. Soon, Simpson is rising in the department, while Platt is not. Simpson
also takes a shine to Platt's wife, who's attracted to him as well.
...HUMAN EVENTS shows that Gurney is still one of America's most entertaining
playwrights.”
Peter Filichia, The Star-Ledger
“The play...poses questions
about trust—among
friends, among colleagues, between spouses. With its wit, literary quality, and
insight into human nature, the work is up to the standard expected of Gurney,
one of the most intelligent theatrical writers active today.”
Charles Paolino, Home News
Tribune
originally produced by The George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick NJ
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