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Time and the Conways TIME AND THE CONWAYS PRESS HIGHLIGHTS REVIEWS Page 1 of 2 JOY, WOE OF TIME'S PASSAGE EXPLORED IN PLAY Old Globe stages "Time and the production following Conways" family through years When: 7 p.m. TuesdaysWednesdays (plus 2 p.m. JAMES HEBERT • U-T April 23); 8 p.m. Thursdays-Fridays; 2 and 8 p.m. Time flies in "Time and Saturdays; 2 and 7 p.m. the Conways" — not swift Sundays (no matinee and straight but like a April 26). Through May 4. butterfly with a bum wing, Where: Old Globe Theatre, looping in perpetuity. Balboa Park And that's not such a bad fate for a playgoer, to Tickets: About $29-$99 alight for a while with the (discounts available) melancholy dreamers and Phone: (619) 234-5623 bickering indignants of Online: theoldglobe.org J.B. Priestley's meditative family fable. At the Old Globe, Rebecca Taichman's elegant ing shaman, elucidating and expertly acted staging the illusions of space-time of the 1937 play casts a to his sister Kay (Amanda spell of understated wit Quaid), a writer who and mystery that helps struts and frets her way oil some of the creaky across the decades this joints between Priestley's cunningly constructed domestic saga and his work spans. positively cosmic ideas Alan quotes William about the nature of time. Blake on making nice with The British playwright, the dualities of life ("Joy better known for "An and woe are woven fine Inspector Calls," was a bit / A clothing for the soul obsessed with that topic, divine"), from the same drawing on kooky-sounding poem that gave us the theories from the indelible image of holding Scottish writer J.W. Dunne "infinity in the palm of that in some ways have your hand / And eternity proved to jibe surprisingly in an hour." well with modern physics. He does not, as it happens, Priestley's key oracle in quote the Talking the rarely revived play is Heads (relevant lyric: the eldest Conway sibling, "Time isn't holding us, Alan (Jonathan Fielding), time isn't after us") — although a man who on first glance given Alan's credo could make clotted cream that past, present and seem dangerous by comparison.future exist together, he presumably could have. And yet at length he becomes Times are good when we a kind of stammer- first meet the Conways, The above material first appeared in the U-T San Diego on the above date. All copyrights are reserved and no further reproduction is allowed without permission of the U-T San Diego. Page 2 of 2 meant to help us perceive the small deeds by which this family's Eden sank to grief. (David Israel Reynoso's sumptuous costumes also burst with period style and character-perfect detail.) While it's not always clear why those slights had to have such seismic consequences — nor how the family's miseries are necessarily intertwined with an ignorance of time's true nature — the show's cast (loaded with Broadway talent) still finds riches in these complex characters under Taichman's sensitive direction. One sentiment proves utterly true both to the playwright's philosophy and to Alan's belief in the twinning of joy and woe — because it's spoken by a sibling who doesn't Max Gordon Moore, Rose Hemingway and Lee Aaron Rosen appear in British survive long enough to put playwright J.B. Priestley's family tale "Time and the Conways" at Balboa Park's it in practice: Old Globe Theatre, jim cox "The point is to live." in 1919; although their patriarchbrother Robin (Lee Aaron giving too much away, has passed on, the Rosen), the soldier gloriously there's a third act, too family has otherwise come returned from war. (each act in the 140-minute through the First World And how. Only not how play is one long scene), War reasonably intact. he imagines. Cut to the The six siblings have same date 18 years later, gathered with their mother and the family is convening (Kim Martin-Cotten) again. One sibling at the family's sumptuous is dead, and nearly all home, lit by Scott Zielinski the rest find themselves as if the sun itself has hobbled by resentments finally noticed Britain and thumping up against exists. The occasion is dead ends. Kay's 21st birthday; the The shift between eras mood is ebullient; the is a visual thrill, thanks game (read into it what to Neil Patel's gorgeously you may) is charades. transforming set, which "This is when the Conways both unites and juxtaposes really begin," says the two eras. Without The above material first appeared in the U-T San Diego on the above date. All copyrights are reserved and no further reproduction is allowed without permission of the U-T San Diego. Page 1 of 2 THEATER REVIEW JOY, WOE OF TIME'S PASSAGE EXPLOREDIN PRODUCTION Old Globe stages you may) is charades. "Time and the "This is when the Conways play following family Conways" really begin," says through the years brother Robin (Lee Aaron When: 7 p.m. TuesdaysWednesdaysRosen), the soldier gloriously (plus 2 p.m. returned from war. JAMES HEBERT • U-T And how. Only not how April 23); 8 p.m. Thursdays-Fridays; he imagines. Cut to the Time flies in "Time and 2 and 8 p.m. same date 18 years later, the Conways" — not swift Saturdays; 2 and 7 p.m. and the family is convening and straight but like a Sundays (no matinee again. One sibling butterfly with a bum wing, April 26). Through May 4. is dead, and nearly all looping in perpetuity. Where: Old Globe Theatre, the rest find themselves And that's not such a Balboa Park hobbled by resentments bad fate for a playgoer, to Tickets: About $29-$99 and thumping up against alight for a while with the dead ends. melancholy dreamers and (discounts available) The shift between eras bickering indignants of Phone: (619) 234-5623 is a visual thrill, thanks J.B. Priestley's meditative Online: theoldglobe.org to Neil Patel's gorgeously family fable. transforming set, which At the Old Globe, Rebecca both unites and juxtaposes Taichman's elegant Alan quotes William the two eras. Without giving and expertly acted staging Blake on making nice with too much away, there's of the 1937 play casts a the dualities of life ("Joy a third act, too (each act spell of understated wit and woe are woven fine in the 140-minute play is and mystery that helps / A clothing for the soul one long scene), meant oil some of the creaky divine"), from the same to help us perceive the joints between Priestley's poem that gave us the small deeds by which this domestic saga and his indelible image of holding family's Eden sank to grief. positively cosmic ideas "infinity in the palm of (David Israel Reynoso's about the nature of time. your hand / And eternity sumptuous costumes also The British playwright, in an hour." burst with period style and better known for "An He does not, as it happens, character-perfect detail.) Inspector Calls," was a bit quote the Talking While it's not always obsessed with that topic, Heads (relevant lyric: clear why those slights had drawing on kooky-sounding "Time isn't holding us, to have such seismic consequences — theories from the Scottish time isn't after us") — although nor how the writer JW. Dunne that given Alan's credo family's miseries are necessarily in some ways have proved that past, present and intertwined with to jibe surprisingly well future exist together, he an ignorance of time's true with modern physics. presumably could have. nature — the show's cast Priestley's key oracle in Times are good when we (loaded with Broadway the rarely revived play is first meet the Conways, talent) still finds riches in the eldest Conway sibling, in 1919;although their patriarchthese complex characters Alan (Jonathan Fielding), has passed on, the under Taichman's sensitive a man who on first glance family has otherwise come direction. could make clotted cream through the First World One sentiment proves seem dangerous by comparison.War reasonably intact. utterly true both to the The six siblings have playwright's philosophy And yet at length he becomesgathered with their mother and to Alan's belief in the a kind of stammering (Kim Martin-Cotten) twinning of joy and woe — shaman, elucidating at the family's sumptuous because it's spoken the illusions of space-time home, lit by Scott Zielinski by a sibling who doesn't to his sister Kay (Amanda as if the sun itself has survive long enough to put Quaid), a writer who finally noticed Britain it in practice: struts and frets her way exists. The occasion is "The point is to live." across the decades this Kay's 21st birthday; the cunningly constructed mood is ebullient; the work spans. game (read into it what The above material first appeared in the U-T San Diego on the above date. All copyrights are reserved and no further reproduction is allowed without permission of the U-T San Diego. Page 2 of 2 Max Gordon Moore, Rose Hemingway and Lee Aaron Rosen appear in British playwright J.B. Priestley's family tale "Time and the Conways" at Balboa Park's Old Globe Theatre, jim cox The above material first appeared in the U-T San Diego on the above date. All copyrights are reserved and no further reproduction is allowed without permission of the U-T San Diego.
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