THE HEIDI CHRONICLES

by Wendy Wasserstein
Directed by Jamie Horton

Wednesday–Friday, August 3–5 & 10–12 • 8 pm
Sunday, August 7 • 5 pm
Sunday, August 14 • 2 pm
The Moore Theater
$12 • Dartmouth students $3
All other students $6

Post-performance discussion with the cast, Friday, August 5, The Moore Theater

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This witty, bittersweet play follows Heidi Holland and a few close friends through three decades of sweeping social change in America. From a mid-'60s high school dance to Heidi's life as a Columbia art history professor in the late '80s, the drama zooms in on key moments of their intertwined lives: their relationships, politics and the women's liberation movement. With dialogue in the coded repartee of good friends, it chronicles their coming-of-age in a society filled with uncertainty and soul-searching, their newfound ideals tempered by the reality of careers, partners and parenthood. The Heidi Chronicles, which made history by winning both a Pulitzer and Tony Award, is a wryly incisive commentary on contemporary life and the timeless search for self-discovery. The play is directed by Jamie Horton, seasoned actor, director, TV and film writer, and longtime artist with the Denver Center Theatre Company.

Cosponsored by New Hampshire Public Radio

Wendy Wasserstein was a Spring 2005 Montgomery Fellow at Dartmouth.