There’s something about high
school reunions to which everyone can relate. Whether you
are the type that looks forward
to them or avoids them like the
plague; when that 20 year reunion notice comes in the mail
it probably causes you to reflect on your life. Have you accomplished your goals? Did life
turn out the way you thought it
would? What if you made different choices?
this play to Summit in January.
Directed by Michael Driscoll, the
play features Erik Gaden (Peter),
Sarah Kuhns (Kari), and Brad
Howell (Narrator).
The play follows Peter back to
his small hometown in Minnesota for his 20th high school reunion (Class of ’95). He’s also on
a mission to win back Kari, his exgirlfriend from school that he left
behind when she was pregnant.
“He just split 20 years ago,” ex-
“What if” is the premise behind The Pavilion
by Craig Wright, a finalist for the Pulitzer prize
“What if” is the premise behind
The Pavilion by Craig Wright, a
finalist for the Pulitzer prize in
2000 that was nominated for
the American Theatre Critics Association Best New Play Award
and a 2005-2006 Drama Desk
Award for Outstanding Play. Alliance Repertory Theatre brings
NewJerseyStage.com
plained Driscoll. “He has hopes
of winning her back, but she’s
very bitter about the whole situation and now she’s married… By
the end of the night both Peter
and Kari basically start back with
a new found strength for their
lives to move forward, but it’s
done with a bittersweet resolve.
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