The Chairs 2015

Opened: October 3, 2015
Closing: November 01, 2015

The Chairs - 2015 - Off-Broadway History , Info & More

Pearl Theatre
555 West 42nd Street (between 10th and 11th Avenues) New York, NY 10036

An old couple throws a party for the most important people in the land: lords and ladies, trend-setters and intelligentsia, the scandalous and the saintly. The only commonality is—they’re all invisible. The team behind the zaniness of The Bald Soprano (2011) tackles Ionesco’s darker, deeper vision of an empty stage teeming with people, an earth-shaking message that may never come, and an elderly couple reflecting on their shared journey. Mixing comedy and drama, biting satire and poignant nostalgia, Ionesco offers a powerful, playful view of a world that may end not with a bang or whimper, but with cackling laughter.

Performed in repertory with A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM


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