God's Ear

Sadly, I won't be in NYC soon enough to enjoy it, but my good friend's wife, Jenny Schwartz, has authored a play called God's Ear that's just debuted off-Broadway to rave reviews in the NYT and Time Out.  Just to whet your appetite, Helen Shaw from Time Out says:

Director Anne Kauffman keeps her nonpareil cast skating across Kris Stone’s clever, trapdoor-riddled set, and has everyone treading lightly in this odd, delicate play. It’s a remarkable event, a rare piece of total theater. Take it from my lips: Go to God’s Ear.

And here's what the NYT review had to say:

Ms. Schwartz is a real talent and she is trying something ambitious, which deserves praise.  The state of American drama is always being lamented, but the situation isn’t quite as bleak as it seems from the seats of Broadway and our major nonprofit theaters. Look downtown and you will find a new generation of adventurous writers like Ms. Schwartz, Anne Washburn, Will Eno, Young Jean Lee and Sheila Callaghan who aren’t trying to compete with the realism of television. Instead, in their very modern way, they are making a rather old-fashioned case for the power of the written word.

Rock on Jenny!  If you're interested in seeing the play, the info and a discount code for tix is available after the jump.

NEW GEORGES

Presents

God's Ear

a new play by Jenny Schwartz
directed by Anne Kauffman

At SmartTix <http://r.vresp.com/?NewGeorges/cd6d3d89ba/933902/2d48715aa6/2229204> for performances after May 7 use plain old regular discount code EPAL
for 20% off tickets bought through May 21! 

with Gibson Frazier, Judith Greentree, Christina Kirk, Raymond McAnally, Annie McNamara, Matthew Montelongo, Monique Vukovic

songs by Michael Friedman / set Kris Stone  lights Tyler Micoleau  sound Leah Gelpe  costumes Olivera Gajic   props Lillian Vince

dramaturg Sarah Stern  assistant director Maryna Harrison  psm Megan Schwarz  asm Danielle Teague-Daniels  production manager Sam Tresler  assoc prod manager Hilary McHone  casting Paul Davis/Calleri Casting press Jim Baldassare  produced by Susan Bernfield Sarah Cameron Sunde

When tragedy strikes Mel and Ted, words fail them.
 
She conjures up the Tooth Fairy. 

He spends more time in the airport lounge.

Lanie asks questions. Everybody sings wistful songs.

And then a glimmer.

MAY 2-JUNE 2    Wednesdays thru Mondays   8pm   
opens Monday 5/7 at 7pm

The East 13th Street Theatre   136 E. 13th Street, just southeast of Union Square
$25 / $18 stu/sen / Mondays pay-what-you-will (at the door only)
212.868.4444 or www.smarttix.com <http://r.vresp.com/?NewGeorges/ebeabc5129/933902/2d48715aa6/2229204>