The Sunset Limited
West Coast Premiere
by Cormac McCarthy
directed by Bill English
September 28-November 6th
Press Opening, Saturday October 2, 2010
To kick off the season we bring one of the most insightful writers of our time, Cormac McCarthy (The Road, No Country for Old Men) together with two of the most powerful actors in the Bay Area, Carl Lumbly (Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train, Alias, Cagney & Lacey) and Charles Dean (White Christmas, Awake and Sing!). A startling encounter on a New York subway platform leads two strangers to a run-down tenement where they engage in a brilliant verbal duel on a subject no less compelling than the meaning of life.
"Sunset Limited Pulses with Urgency", "Lumbly makes the words sing…English stages the interplay as a tense psychological cat-and-mouse game and brings it to a compelling climax." - Robert Hurwitt, San Francisco Chronicle
+ Reviews & Quotes
"…a fascinating and compelling evening of theater in Bill English's beautifully acted SF Playhouse production…[The Sunset Limited] pulses with intelligence and allows two extraordinary actors the opportunity to give us a master class on their art." - Chad Jones, Theater Dogs
"…an intimate look into the author's bleak, yet engrossing, view of the world…The two performances by Charles Dean and Carl Lumbly are…divine." - Clinton Stark, Stark Silver Creek
"McCarthy's story is strong and poignant…English's direction, and the fine acting talents of Dean and Lumbly make this printed-page dialogue into a tense ninety-minute confrontation." - Albert Goodwyn, For All Events
"To say this show is brilliant would be an
understatement…The life-death discussion in this play is riveting."
- Jeffrey R. Smith, For All Events
"It's brilliant theater and a breathtaking high-wire act…Director, actors, and playwright collaborate in creating a challenging, compelling, surprisingly suspenseful play." - Janos GerebenSF Examiner
+ Calendar
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+ Sunset Limited Video
Trailer:
Behind the Scenes:
+ Production Photos
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Carl Lumbly* and Charles Dean*
Carl Lumbly* and Charles Dean*
Carl Lumbly* and Charles Dean*
Carl Lumbly* and Charles Dean*
Carl Lumbly* and Charles Dean*
Carl Lumbly* and Charles Dean*
*Courtesy of Actors' Equity
Photos by Jessica Palopoli
