Tru Grace: Holiday Memoirs: Funny and Heartwarming Stories from Truman Capote and Grace Paley
Central Square Theater (450 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139)
- Full Price:
- $35.00
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- $17.50*
* Additional fees apply.
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The last date listed for Tru Grace: Holiday Memoirs was Sunday December 27, 2009 / 7:00pm.
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Goldstar Member Tips
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Wendy on What to Wear
Self serve coat racks available
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Wendy on Where to Eat
There is a bar and you can bring your food and drink into the theatre.
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Goldstar Member on Where to Eat
Go to the Middle East, for cheap food. It's on the same block.
Goldstar Member Reviews
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The first play was "cute," but that's generally the case when the cast is primarily under 10.Written on Dec 21 2009
The second one by Truman Capote was lovely. Very moving and exceptionally well acted. There was very little in the way of set design, but between the acting and the piano accompanist, you didn't notice. A real credit to the cast and director.
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Wendy
Actually, I would like to give one star to the "Act I", or "The Loudest Voice". This was really just a grammar school holiday pageant - if you have a child relative in this act, you will probably enjoy it. Otherwise, it is not worth attending. However, "Act 2" was absolutely fabulous and deserving of 4 stars! The male lead (Capote) rushed his lines a little and could have put a little more emotion into their reading but the female lead was superb - would go out of my way to see more by her. The set was sparse but really worked - I found myself rapt, nearly on the edge of my seat to see what would happen next!Written on Dec 12 2009
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The first production, The Loudest Voice, was beyond awful, but the second, A Christmas Memory, was so terrific that it totally outweighed the bad one. It was beautifully written, sensitively performed, and extremely moving.Written on Dec 28 2009
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The second act, the play based on Truman Capote's work, was marvelous. The acting was extraordinary and the adaptation was remarkable. Capote's writing is beautiful and the story was warm, funny, and very touching.Written on Dec 24 2009
The first act, Grace Paley's work, was disappointing. The children were hard to understand and their delivery unconvincing. The staging, however, was very good.
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More Information About Tru Grace: Holiday Memoirs
Website
http://centralsquaretheater.org/season/09-10/trugrace.html
Description
A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote
The Loudest Voice by Grace Paley
Adapted for the stage and directed by Wesley Savick
Underground Railway Theater pairs two heartwarming journeys into the foibles of the holiday season. Joyful, whimsical, and rich with humor, both are told from the point of view of children - one a girl, one a boy - and set in the '30's - one in the Bronx, one in Alabama. In A Christmas Memory, Truman Capote recalls his close friendship with another social outcast, his wildly eccentric older cousin, and the enduring spirit for life they shared. Grace Paley's The Loudest Voice takes us to a Russian Jewish immigrant school where "without shame" gentile teachers annually staged the Nativity. The inspired Wesley Savick crafts the perfect holiday alternative with an intergenerational cast, puppetry, music, and fruitcakes.
About the Ticket Supplier: Central Square Theater
The Central Square Theater is home to Underground Railway Theater (URT) and The Nora Theatre Company, two professional theater companies with a combined track record of over 48 years of excellence.
URT has a 29 year history of connecting high quality professional theater with communities, performing new plays for young audiences, families and adults, and teaching through its rigorous education programming. Combining actors, puppetry and music, URT reaches out to and engages diverse audiences with performances of great beauty and compelling social content.
During The Nora's 19 years, audiences and the media have recognized it for its exceptionally high quality work. Mission-driven to bring cutting-edge, thought- provoking, and contemporary productions to New England audiences, The Nora has introduced local audiences to Boston, New England, and/or world premieres.