Cast: Teddy Bergman, Kristin Connolly, Erin Felgar, Heidi Niedermeyer, Matt Stadelmann & Joe Tippett
Scenic design by Daniel Zimmerman
Lighting design by Grant Yeager
Costume design by Erica Rice
Sound design by Amy Altadonna
Emerging America Festival, Huntington Theater Company May 2010 (workshop production)
HERE, NYC June 2010 (world premiere)
AFTER KURT, BEFORE MONICA.
Seven Minutes in Heaven is a hilarious and emotionally raw new play by playwright Steven Levenson, (The Language of Trees, Roundabout) that follows six high school freshman caught in the absurd, aching, terrible ecstasy of being young on a splintered night of dysfunctional party games, fumbling first kisses, ruined reputations, broken promises, and raw, raw fun. Set in 1995, the play is charged with the manic exhilaration and stultifying terror of adolescence and explores familiar territory with a unique, brash sense of theatricality.
Press
“Campbell-Holt captures the look, sound, and absurd operatic emotions of growing up in the mid-90s, “After Kurt, before Monica,” as the script nicely puts it… The play is so real that you almost believe it was written by one of the characters.”
“Wildly charming… we revel in director Adrienne Campbell-Holt’s hyperrealistic production and the cast’s deft portraits. Levenson’s spot-on teen dialogue means that we’re at imminent risk of losing him to Hollywood. So before those Twilight people kidnap him for script punch-ups, you should bustle downtown to see his wistfulness and weirdness from just a few feet away.”
“pitch-perfect”
“Quirky and expertly-crafted… 75 minutes of funny sadness… my favorite kind of play.”
“Pinter meets My So-Called Life… pitch perfect.”