THE ETERNAL HUSBAND
A Noir Unravelling in 1 Act
Synopsis: A stomach-tightening contemporary noir thriller, loosely based on the Dostoevsky novella of the same name, about a flailing private detective whose life is turned upside-down during a brutal summer heatwave by a visit from an erratic, unpredictable old man wearing a heavy black coat.
Available for purchase: New Play Exchange (e-copy)
Run-time: 75m
Breakdown: 2M, 2W
Available for purchase: New Play Exchange (e-copy)
Run-time: 75m
Breakdown: 2M, 2W
Production history:
The Eternal Husband was originally produced in March 2008 by Fine Feathered Friends Productions, along with an adaptation of A Nasty Story, by Sara Jeanne Asselin, as part of Dostoevsky in Workshop, at the FAR Space in New York City, with the following cast and credits:
YOUNGER MAN: David Ian Lee
OLDER MAN: Arthur Aulisi
CLAUDIA: Sara Jeanne Asselin
NATALYA: Kristin Kos
Director: Nat Cassidy
The Eternal Husband was subsequently produced by Sid and Nancy Productions and Triumvirate Productions as part of the 2011 New York International Fringe Festival at La MaMa ETC in New York City, with the following cast and credits:
YOUNGER MAN: Arthur Aulisi
OLDER MAN: Charles E. Gerber
CLAUDIA: Karen Sternberg
NATALYA: Elyse Mirto
Director: Nat Cassidy
Stage Manager: Laura Schlachtmeyer
Lighting Design: Greg Solomon
Sound Design: Nat Cassidy
Costume Pieces Donated by: Jennifer Anderson
The production received an extension at the Manhattan Theatre Source with the following change of crew:
Stage Manager: Olivia Edery
The Eternal Husband was originally produced in March 2008 by Fine Feathered Friends Productions, along with an adaptation of A Nasty Story, by Sara Jeanne Asselin, as part of Dostoevsky in Workshop, at the FAR Space in New York City, with the following cast and credits:
YOUNGER MAN: David Ian Lee
OLDER MAN: Arthur Aulisi
CLAUDIA: Sara Jeanne Asselin
NATALYA: Kristin Kos
Director: Nat Cassidy
The Eternal Husband was subsequently produced by Sid and Nancy Productions and Triumvirate Productions as part of the 2011 New York International Fringe Festival at La MaMa ETC in New York City, with the following cast and credits:
YOUNGER MAN: Arthur Aulisi
OLDER MAN: Charles E. Gerber
CLAUDIA: Karen Sternberg
NATALYA: Elyse Mirto
Director: Nat Cassidy
Stage Manager: Laura Schlachtmeyer
Lighting Design: Greg Solomon
Sound Design: Nat Cassidy
Costume Pieces Donated by: Jennifer Anderson
The production received an extension at the Manhattan Theatre Source with the following change of crew:
Stage Manager: Olivia Edery
Press:
"Nat Cassidy's starkly original adaptation of Dostoevsky's The Eternal Husband is, amazing, unforgettable. ... absolutely electrifying ... generates heat that is pure brilliance. This is 75 minutes you must not miss!"
- Joe Franklin, Bloomberg Radio
"The Eternal Husband is a well-executed noir drama, staged simply and with utmost confidence by writer/director Nat Cassidy ...The material is startlingly well structured ... the cast is stellar ... Certainly, among the shows I've seen thus far in this year's festival, The Eternal Husband offers the most enjoyable night of theater. I can't wait for Cassidy's next creation."
- Nathaniel Kressen, nytheatre.com
"Nat Cassidy's The Eternal Husband has pretty much everything. Moments of sheer terror mixed with darkly funny humour; a romantic core with a violent exterior. But my gosh does it work. Running at a mere seventy five minutes there isn't a dull moment. Yet, it is not just the excitement that is so impressive but the careful layers of thoughtful philosophy. ... Cassidy makes the material work on its own terms, pacing things beautifully, letting the shocking conclusion breathe rather than overwhelm. ... The skilled cast conjures fully formed characters ... An impressive piece of work by any standards. I'd love to see Cassidy's adaptation given a slightly more polished production, the scope for terror could only increase, but at the tiny La MaMa theatre this is still, in every way, worth a look."
- Robert Walport, The Tyro Theatre Critic
And be sure to check out Nat's other plays:
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