Segerstrom Stage, South Coast Repertory (Costa Mesa, CA)
South Coast Repertory presents The Heiress, by Ruth and Augustus Goetz. Loosely based on Henry James' Washington Square, this classic drama of love and betrayal is the story of a wealthy widower who believes his daughter's charming suitor is mostly interested in his money.
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Good seats. Great cast and production. Thanks.
South Coast Rep does excellent work and this production of The Heiress continues that excellent work concept.
The set is really beautiful and if you have ever seen the outside of the abodes on Washington Square in NYC, you can imagine that this is what they look like inside.
The cast is excellent and the play, though long, moves swiftly. It is just a great evening......and.....the Goldstar seats were once again excellent.
Absolutely a first rate performance. People were standing and clapping. It totally drew you in. I can't stop thinking about it.
The play was fabulous - seats were terrific, too!
Some actors even I recognized, not predictable, a message to remember, second row seats through Goldstar, a fun night out. Well done.....
Kirk
All around great production. The actors interpretations were good, yet different from the movie. Good set design -still holding to the time period, yet a little modern. Great costume design - kept you interested in the characters. Sound and lighting well done.
It was great; story, performances and even the place. We enjoyed it a lot.
Thank you.
great venue with very good seats. the cast was superb and the play was very entertaining--would definitely recommend for the goldstar price!
I've seen the movie with Olivia de Havilland and Clift Montgomery and I thought the play was just as good!!!
Thoroughly enjoyed it!! The acting was superb. One of the best performances I have attended.
The Heiress was well presented, from the set and costumes to Jennifer Person as Catherine "The Heriess" who did an amasing job of bring a shy daughter to a woman,with all that she could beocme with out being loved for herself.
Great show. Held to the original movie.
the seats were great-the performances even better.
this is a really great production---thoroughly enjoyed it
"The Heiress" was engaging, thought-provoking and extremely well acted. Kirsten Potter in particular put on a stellar performance.
-JC, Mission Viejo CA
The actors were great! I highly recommend this play!
very clever play.
To get a chance to watch the stage play, "The Heiress" presented at the South Coast Repertory is not only an opportunity but a great treat. My husband and I were very impressed and delighted by the poignant performance of its stage players. The location exudes an ambience of warmth and coziness to theatre audience.
Exellent acting. Enjoyable evening at the theater.
The seats were great! The show was even better! Definately a winner!
South Coast Repertory presents The Heiress, the psychological drama of love, innocence and betrayal by Ruth Goetz and Augustus Goetz.
Loosely based on the classic Henry James novel Washington Square, The Heiress "alternately pierces the mind with its wit and shakes up the emotions with its brutality," according to The New York Times, and has achieved international success both on stage and screen. Set in 1850s New York, a widower and his daughter go about their lives, each craving love but powerless to express their needs. Into their home comes a suitor of great charm who awakens the daughter’s spirit and brightens her world – and may or may not be a fortune hunter.
Kirsten Potter heads up the cast as Catherine. Potter appeared at SCR in last season’s production of Taking Steps. Other theater credits include As You Like It at A Noise Within; Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at Geffen Playhouse; Honour, for which she was nominated for a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award and Bold Girls, for which she earned a Garland Award honorable mention at Matrix Theatre Company; Sex Parasite at Mark Taper Forum; Red Herring and The Constant Wife at Laguna Playhouse; Major Barbara, The Living Room, Top Girls and Ride Down Mount Morgan at L.A. TheatreWorks and The Voysey Inheritance and Tonight at 8:30 at The Antaeus Company. While a company member with Milwaukee Repertory Theater, she premiered Work Song by Jeffrey Hatcher and Eric Simonson, Steven Dietz’ Paragon Springs and Force of Nature, and performed in over 20 productions. Potter has also performed at theaters across the country including Seattle Repertory Theatre, Arizona Theatre Company, Huntington Theatre Company, Arena Stage, Geva Theatre Center, American Contemporary Theatre, American Conservatory Theater; and The Utah, California, Nebraska and Santa Fe Shakespeare Festivals.
Tony Amendola plays Catherine’s father, Dr. Sloper. Amendola has appeared at many of the leading theaters throughout the country. He was a resident actor, director and associate artist at Berkley Repertory Theatre from 1980-1990. Other theater credits include Uncle Vanya, Glengarry Glen Ross and Othello at American Conservatory Theater; Lewis and Clark and Our Country’s Good at The Mark Taper Forum; Cymbeline and Timon of Athens at The Old Globe; Triumph of Love at La Jolla Playhouse; Filumena at Williamstown Theatre Festival (which later went on to New York); Waiting for Godot and Mad Forest at The Matrix Theatre Company.
Michael A. Newcomer takes on the role of Morris, Catherine’s suitor. Newcomer’s theater credits include Titus Andronicus, Othello, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Macbeth, The Comedy of Errors and The Winter’s Tale at The Old Globe; The Merchant of Venice, The Seagull, Flesh and Blood, Antigone and The Devils at Portland Center Stage; Love! Valour! Compassion! and The Devils at Actor’s Express; Tallgrass Gothic and A Bone Close to my Brain at Actors Theatre of Louisville’s Humana Festival; The Importance of Being Earnest at Dallas Theater Center; Romeo and Juliet at Alliance Theatre; Loot at the Intiman Theatre; Wintertime at A Contemporary Theatre and The Glass Menagerie at Virginia Stage Company.
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