Heartbreak House | Huntington Theatre Company

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George Bernard Shaw's comical masterpiece revolves around the hijinks at a country house on the eve of World War I. At Heartbreak House, the ruling elite shed societal conventions in favor of a frank and hilarious satire about love, hope, and the folly of men. Culminating in a shocking and thought-provoking finale, Heartbreak House reveals our collective humanity

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George Bernard Shaw Playwright George Bernard Shaw Playwright
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George Bernard Shaw

Playwright

George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright and a co-founder of the London School of Economics. His plays Heartbreak House (2002, 1986), Mrs. Warren's Profession (1999), Arms and the Man (1993), and Saint Joan (1986) have been produced at the Huntington.
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Darko Tresnjak Director Darko Tresnjak Director
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Darko Tresnjak

Director

Darko Tresnjak is a prominent American theatre director and current Artistic Director at Hartford Stage. From 2002-2004 he was Director in Residence at Boston’s Huntington Theatre Company where his productions included What the Butler Saw (2004), Heartbreak House (2002), and Amphitryon (2001).
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Alexander Dodge Scenic Design Alexander Dodge Scenic Design
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Alexander Dodge

Scenic Design

Alexander Dodge returns to the Huntington having previously designed the sets for Bad Dates (2018); Tartuffe (2018); Bedroom Farce (2016); Smart People (2014); Rapture, Blister, Burn (2013); Good People (2012); The Miracle at Naples (2009); Boleros for the Disenchanted (2008); Brendan (2007); and many more.
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Rui Rita Lighting Design Rui Rita Lighting Design
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Rui Rita

Lighting Design

Rui Rita designed lighting for the Huntington's productions of Choice (2015), The Power of Duff (2013), The Miracle at Naples (2009), Present Laughter (2007), The Sisters Rosensweig (2005), The Blue Demon (2003), and Heartbreak House (2002). His Broadway credits include The Trip to Bountiful, Velocity of Autumn, Present Laughter, Dividing the Estate, Old Acquaintance, Enchanted April, The Price, and A Thousand Clowns.
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Mia BarronEllie Dunn
Alice DuffyNurse Guinness
JP LintonCaptain Shotover
Deirdre LovejoyLady Utterwood
Amy Van NostrandHesione Hushabye
John SeidmanMazzini Dunn
Richard BekinsHector Hushabye
Edward James HylandBoss Mangan
James Joseph O'NeilRandall Utterwood
Linda ChoCostume Design
Jerry YagerSound Design

Artists

George Bernard Shaw

Playwright

Darko Tresnjak

Director

Alexander Dodge

Scenic Design

Rui Rita

Lighting Design

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