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The Present is set post-Perestroika in the mid-1990s at an old country house where friends gather to celebrate the birthday of the independent but compromised widow Anna Petrovna. At the center is the acerbic and witty Platonov with his wife, his former students and friends and their partners. They may appear comfortable, but boiling away inside is a mess of unfinished, unresolved relationships, fuelled by twenty years of denial, regret and thwarted desire.

This show is closed.

Performances ended on Mar. 19, 2017.

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About The Present on Broadway

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Previews: Dec 17, 2016 • Opening: Jan 8, 2017 • Closing: Mar 19, 2017
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Ethel Barrymore Theatre Ethel Barrymore Theatre
243 West 47th Street
New York, NY 10036
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5 Wheelchair seats, 11 Aisle Transfer Arms, 26 Companion Seats
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Story

The Present is set post-Perestroika in the mid-1990s at an old country house where friends gather to celebrate the birthday of the independent but compromised widow Anna Petrovna. At the center is the acerbic and witty Platonov with his wife, his former students and friends and their partners. They may appear comfortable, but boiling away inside is a mess of unfinished, unresolved relationships, fuelled by twenty years of denial, regret and thwarted desire.

Cast & Creative

Cast

Anna Petrovna
Mikhail Platonov
Anna Bamford
Maria
Andrew Buchanan
Osip
David Downer
Yegor
Eamon Farren
Kirrill
Martin Jacobs
Alexei
Brandon McClelland
Dimitri
Jacqueline McKenzie
Sophia
Marshall Napier
Ivan
Susan Prior
Sasha
Chris Ryan
Sergei
Toby Schmitz
Nikolai

Creative

Written by
Andrew Upton
Director
John Crowley
Set and Costume Designer
Alice Babidge
Lighting Designer
Nick Schlieper
Composer and Sound Designer
Stefan Gregory
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