This Beautiful Future
About The Show
Elodie is 17. She’s French. She finds reflective surfaces everywhere to test out new looks. Otto is 16. He’s a German soldier. He tries not to look at himself in the mirror.
Caught in the middle of a war, these two teenagers meet secretly for one night together as the world outside tears apart. Rita Kalnejais’ kaleidoscopic play asks us to consider the limits of empathy in a divided world. It seeks out tenderness amidst tragedy – hope in the hopeless.
Starring Tony-Award Nominee Austin Pendleton (The Minutes, Choir Boy), Tony-Award Winner Angelina Fiordellisi, Francesca Carpanini (All My Sons), and Uly Schlesinger (HBO Max’s “Generation”), This Beautiful Future places us at the nexus of two generations falling in love – one reflecting on old memories, and the other aspiring to make new ones.
What We Did
OHenry Productions produced the North American Premiere of This Beautiful Future Off-Broadway.
Where & When
Off-Broadway
Sept 10, 2022 – Oct 23, 2022
Cherry Lane Theatre
Who’s Who
by Rita Kalnejais
directed by Jack Serio
with Francesca Carpanini, Angelina Fiordellisi, Austin Pendleton, and Uly Schlesinger
Reviews
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FRAGILE AND WONDROUS. THIS BEAUTIFUL FUTURE ACHIEVES A REMARKABLE, ACHING ALCHEMY.
Laura Collins Hughes The New York Times -
DARINGLY UNCONVENTIONAL. AN EXTRAORDINARY WORK & PROFOUND PIECE OF THEATRE.
The Stage -
What are the limits of empathy in the theater? This Beautiful Future dances precariously close to the edge. This dramatic jitterbug on the side of a cliff is what makes the play extraordinary. Only the most determined will walk away having felt nothing.
Theatermania -
SMOOTH, POLISHED, AND GLOSSY. IT SHINES.
Vulture
Awards & Honors
New York Times Critics’ Pick (2022)
BroadwayWorld Off-Broadway Awards (2022)
10 Nominations including Best Play
