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Hudson Theatre Works Opens Season With Early Pinter Masterpieces


originally published: 10/18/2023


Hudson Theatre Works Opens Season With Early Pinter Masterpieces

(WEEHAWKEN, NJ) -- Hudson Theatre Works kicks open its 11th Season with a double bill of one-acts by Harold Pinter, one of Britain's most influential modern dramatists. PINTER x 2 features two of Pinter's early works: The Dumb Waiter and The Lover.  Like in all of Pinter's plays, seemingly ordinary events become charged with profound (though ever-elusive) meaning, haunting pathos, and wild comedy. Performances take place weekends from November 2-19, 2023.

The Dumb Waiter centers around a pair of gunmen awaiting their kill in an abandoned lodging house. When the dumbwaiter starts sending them inexplicable food orders, their waiting game begins to unravel.  Full of dramatic tension, The Dumb Waiter has long been considered the best of Pinter’s early plays.

Hudson Theatre Works Opens Season With Early Pinter Masterpieces

The Dumb Waiter - Frank Licato & Kevin Cristaldi. Photo by Chase Newhart 

The Lover is a fast-moving, physiological drama exploring the sexual power play between a conventionally married couple.  All is well until their unconventional arrangement begins to blur the line between fiction and fantasy.

Hudson Theatre Works Opens Season With Early Pinter Masterpieces

The Lover - Todd Hilsee & Quinn Cassavle. Photo by Chase Newhart 

Pinter x 2 opens on Thursday, November 2nd and runs through Sunday, November 19th. Performances are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm; Sundays at 3:00pm.   Tickets are $25 for adults, and $15 for students and seniors. Hudson Theatre Works is located at the theatre inside The Wilson School, 80 Hauxhurst Avenue, Weehawken, NJ 07086.  For tickets and more information, click here.

Their ticket prices are low because that’s the way they want them to be and they are committed to making our theatre affordable to all.  It’s a conscious decision, not spur of the moment. Broadway ticket prices are unaffordable for far too many people. Hudson Theatre Works want to see people from all economic levels in their audience, from all different backgrounds. HTW is built on the idea of community and shared conversation. Attending a play sparks ideas, examines the experience of our common humanity. In these difficult times, who doesn’t need to be reminded of that?



 
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Hudson Theatre Works is a nonprofit, regional theater committed to bringing high-quality productions to the NJ/NY area, while making live theater affordable to all.  Critics have praised the bold and ambitious work they have produced over the past 11 years, and  The Star Ledger proclaimed that Hudson Theatre Works is “A Theatre On The Edge!”



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