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A New Broadway Comedy staring GINA AUSTIN and RAY WILLS
THE VELOCITY OF AUTUMN
By Eric Coble
SHE’S GOING OUT WITH A BANG! The Velocity of Autumn swirls around Alexandra, an 80-year-old artist in a showdown with her family over where she’ll spend her remaining years. In Alexandra’s corner are her wit, her volcanic passion, and the fact that she’s barricaded herself in her Brooklyn brownstone with enough Molotov cocktails to take out the block. But her children have their own secret weapon: estranged son Chris, who returns after 20 years, crawls through Alexandra’s second-floor window and becomes the family’s unlikely mediator. No sooner are the words “Hi, Mom” uttered than the emotional bombs start detonating. A wickedly funny and wonderfully touching discovery of the fragility and ferocity of life.
What the critics are saying:
“Bracing, honest, and deliciously funny….” The New York Times
“A vivid poetic expression….” The Washington Post
“Sublime and penetrating…a tale that resonates…” Variety
THE VELOCITY OF AUTUMN
STARRING:
Alexandra ……GINA AUSTIN
Chris…………..RAY WILLS*
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
*Denotes member of Actors’ Equity Association
GINA AUSTIN (Alexandra)
*RAY WILLS (Chris) has appeared on Broadway in The Producers, Wonderful Town, Big, and Anna Karenina. His many television credits include Law and Order, Law and Order Criminal Intent, and Law and Order SVU, and a recurring role on The Guiding Light. Films include Nixon and Pootie Tang. At the Forum Theatre Company has been seen in almost a dozen shows at the Forum Theatre, including Driving Miss Daisy, Man of La Mancha, Deathtrap, and Side by Side by Sondheim. He currently teaches at Newman University and Butler Community College, and is a proud member of Actor’s Equity Association and SAG-AFTRA.
THE VELOCITY OF AUTUMN
Written by ERIC COBLE
Directed by – KATHRYN PAGE HAUPTMAN
Production Stage Manager – MICHAEL MAYNARD
Set Design – BEN JUHNKE
Lighting Design – SEAN ROBERSON
Costume Design – KATHRYN PAGE HAUPTMAN
Property Design and Set Decoration – AARON PROFIT
Sound Design – ADAM AKERS