The Misunderstanding
by Albert Camus
Directed by Alex Lippard
Ass't Director: Hanna Sloat

Stage Manager: Rebekah Hughston
Production Mgr: Katherine M. Carter
With Wendy Allegaert, Erin Cherry, Ellen Crawford, Rafael De Mussa & Stuart Rudin

Lights: Zack Tinkelman Costumes: Amanda Bujak Sound: Amy Altadonna Sets: Michael Moore

Postcard Image: "'Ninth November Night' installation by Gottfried Helnwein, Cologne, 1988"

Invited dress rehearsal photographed: Wednesday, October 28, 2009; 9:00 PM at Downstairs at Flea Theater New York, NY.
Photograph: © 2009 Richard Termine

For Jan, it's been quite an eventful day. After twenty years absence, he has returned home to Europe to be reunited with his mother and sister. But as he anxiously awaits to reveal his identity to them, notions of love and family take on chilling new meanings in the hideous circumstances of his last few hours.

Albert Camus was born in Algeria on Nov. 7, 1913. He earned a worldwide reputation as a novelist and essayist and won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1957. Through his writings, and in some measure against his will, he became the leading moral voice of his generation during the 1950s. At the height of his fame, Camus was killed in a car crash near Paris.

The Misunderstanding runs October 29th –Nov 22nd, 2009.

The Flea Theatre. 41 White Street.
Tickets available at www.theflea.org
Or by Phone 212-352-3101 or 866-811-4111(toll free)

 

Reviews of The Misunderstanding
"If you're up for thorough contemplation of genuine conscience, with a satisfying catharsis, then head over to the Flea for The Misunderstanding."
- Mitchell Conway, nytheatre.com

"Ellen Crawford shines in Horizon Theater Rep's production of "The Misunderstanding,"
- Sam Thielman, Variety

"To understand Albert Camus' "The Misunderstanding," it's important to remember the circumstances that gave it birth. Presented in 1943 by a 29-year-old Camus in a Paris ruled by the German occupation, it is a youthful cry from the heart of man's inhumanity to his fellow man. Given the threatening climate in which the play was presented, Camus demonstrates not only a lively intelligence but a simple bravery in stating his cascade of rebellious thoughts."
- Karl Levett, Backstage

"'One can't always remain a stranger,' Jan says in Act One of The Misunderstanding. That line might be extended as an invitation to theatergoers to get to know Camus better by visiting the Flea Theater this month."
- Deirdre Donovan, Theater Scene.net

"The Misunderstanding is rarely revived and I applaud Horizon Theatre Rep's success. I recommend this play to anyone who loves drama or philosophy"
- Jim Strope, SF Community Theater Examiner

"A beautiful and tragic story."
- Mario Fratti, America Today / America Oggi