New Jersey Stage 2015 - Issue 12 | Page 23

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. 2015 - ISSUE 12 ARTICLES 23