{"id":5083963,"date":"2024-05-20T14:07:19","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T18:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ctlatinonews.com\/?p=5083963"},"modified":"2024-05-20T14:07:19","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T18:07:19","slug":"2-5-minute-ride-premieres-at-hartford-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/ctln\/2024\/05\/20\/2-5-minute-ride-premieres-at-hartford-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"2.5 Minute Ride Premieres At Hartford Stage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hartford Stage presents <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hartfordstage.org\/2.5-minute-ride\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>2.5 Minute Ride<\/em><\/a>, a surprising tragicomedy that fuses comedy, grief, and love. Written by Tony Award-Winning Playwright Lisa Kron, the one-person show runs from May 30 to June 23, 2024.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The performance follows a woman\u2019s personal journey as she revisits core memories of her and her elderly father\u2014who is nearly blind, a Holocaust survivor, and a roller coaster fanatic. Our protagonist, Lisa, decides to make a video that weaves two memorable father-daughter trips together. <em>2.5 Minute Ride<\/em> originally premiered in 1996 and was awarded an OBIE award in 1999.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cShe\u2019s capturing the big and small moments: from the annual amusement park family vacations to the father-daughter journey to Auschwitz, where his parents were killed \u2014 and everything in between,\u201d reads <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hartfordstage.org\/2.5-minute-ride?gad_source=1&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwgJyyBhCGARIsAK8LVLPykt8j16s9ovXYICiqfNklFF_dKnuaJpQwMcEb8QwjKz4eXa-2NfwaAleWEALw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hartford Stage\u2019s description<\/a>. \u201cStep on this rollercoaster ride of high hilarity and deep disquiet as one woman tries to make sense of it all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The performance is directed by Zo\u00eb Golub-Sass, with Richard P. Garmany as its Associate Artistic Director. Golub-Sass will also direct Hurricane Diane in Hartford Stages&#8217; 2024-2025 season.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c<em>2.5 Minute Ride<\/em> is a play I&#8217;ve loved for a long time,\u201d commented Golub-Sass. \u201cIt\u2019s funny, moving, and utterly captivating. It\u2019s about families and figuring out\u2014at times, accidentally\u2014who you are in the context of who you\u2019re from. It\u2019s filled with surprise and wit and offers brilliant, unexpected juxtapositions around every corner\u2014all propelled by an undercurrent of love, curiosity, and humor.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starring as Lisa, NYC-based actor and director Lena Kaminsky makes her Hartford Stage debut. Kaminsky is a member of The Actors Center and received her BFA from Emerson College. The creative team includes Costume Designer April Hickman, Scenic Designer Judy Gailen, Lighting Designer Daisy Long, Sound Designer Jane Shaw, and Production Stage Manager Avery Trunko, with casting by Alaine Alldaffer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tickets start at $30; discounts are available for students and groups. Learn more and purchase tickets at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hartfordstage.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.hartfordstage.org\/<\/a>, by phone at 860-527-5151, or in person through the box office at 50 Church Street, Hartford, CT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An open-captioned performance will be on June 16 at 2:00 p.m., and an audio-described performance will be on June 22 at 2:00 p.m. There will be post-show conversations with the cast and crew on June 9, June 18, and June 19.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Publisher\u2019s Notes:<\/strong> CT Latino News is proud to partner with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hartfordstage.org\/simonas-search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hartford Stage<\/a> in supporting the state\u2019s Arts and Culture.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hartford Stage presents 2.5 Minute Ride next month. 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