REDBUD PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS COMEDY-DRAMA OF A FAMILY IN CRISIS: THE HERD
REDBUD PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS
THE MICHIGAN PREMIERE OF
THE CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED
COMEDY-DRAMA
OF A FAMILY IN CRISIS
THE HERD
BY
RORY KINNEAR
THURSDAY, FRIDAY & SATURDAY, MAY 30, 31 & JUNE (8:00 PM)
Directed By Loretta Grimes
Kerrytown Concert House, 415 North Fourth Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI
Reserved Seating Tickets: $20 – adults; $15 – students |front row reserved seating $25
special front row café table seating for groups of 2 – $55 per table
To purchase tickets, visit kerrytownconcerthouse.com.
Redbud Productions continues its 20th year with the Michigan premiere of this witty and heartfelt play which examines a family falling apart and pulling together when life doesn’t turn out the way they imagined. “A warm, but unstinting look at the burdens and rewards of caring for a loved one with special needs.” —Time Out Chicago.
A birthday party….two surprise guests…one unexpected evening.
Anxiety-ridden Carol (Lisa Coveney) is determined to have an intimate family dinner party for her disabled son who is turning twenty-one. Everything is going wrong. Her estranged ex-husband (Brian Hayes) drops in unexpectedly after years of having nothing to do with her or their son’s disability. Her daughter (Katie Whitney) reveals that she has a new boyfriend (Chris Krenz), who Carol has never met, who will also attend. And Carol’s son and caregiver are late..very, very late to the party.
Lenore Ferber and Michael Haifleigh play the older generation of this clan confronting the possibilities of reconciliation, the power of the past, and the irresistible pull of family.
“A lively and moving comedy-drama… breathing with real, complicated life….buoyantly entertaining.” – The New York Times
Rory Kinnear is a British actor and writer. This debut play, The Herd, premiered at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2013 and Kinnear won the Critics’ Circle Award for Most Promising Playwright.
Director Loretta Grimes trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York and has been teaching acting to area teens and adults for over two decades, based on the methods of Sanford Meisner. She most recently directed If I Forget, Nice Girl, Prodigal Son, Good People, Assisted Living, Other Desert Cities, 4000 Miles, The Great God Pan, Circle Mirror Transformation and A Small Fire – all at Kerrytown Concert House; and has won acclaim for her performances in Redbud Productions’ Luna Gale, August: Osage County; Rabbit Hole and as Vivian Bearing, the cancer patient in Wit. She has directed and performed in many other Redbud plays and has won several awards from The Ann Arbor News and Current Entertainment for her efforts as both actress and director.
Redbud Productions was created by Tim & Loretta Grimes. For twenty years, Redbud Productions has offered acting classes for both adults and teens based on the acting techniques of Sanford Meisner. All of the cast and crew members in this production are current or former Redbud students.
For information on other upcoming Redbud Productions activities, including Meisner acting classes, visit us online at redbudproductions.com.
Kerrytown Concert House is located at 415 North Fourth Avenue in Ann Arbor. For more information on this performance, or to purchase tickets, contact the concert house by calling 734-769-2999 or visit kerrytownconcerthouse.com.
