by Wendy Hammond
A World Premiere produced by People’s Light and Theatre Company
Directed by Ken Marini
Stage Managed by Patricia Sabato
Lighting by Gregory Scott Miller
Costumes by Lisa Zinni
Sound Design by Charles Brastow
Dramaturgy by Elizabeth Poole
Cast:
Greg Wood as Peter
Judith Lightfoot Clarke as Mary
“Absence chronicles the relationship between Peter and Mary, a young Mormon couple. … (Absence) could best be described as the unlikely amalgam of two very different influences:The Four Poster, Jan de Hartog's 1951 play that followed the progression of a marriage over several decades, and Steven Spielberg's 2005 film, Munich, which explored the horrible psychological effects of a career in counter-terrorism..
…As the years pass, Mary must raise their children mostly on her own because of Peter's frequent absences…. I've never seen actors age on stage more effectively “ —- Bill Murphy, Broad Street Review, October, 2009. Click Here for the full review