Up on the Marquee: THE VELOCITY OF AUTUMN

By: Mar. 03, 2014
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The Velocity of Autumn will begin previews Tuesday, April 1, 2014, at Broadway's Booth Theatre (222 West 45 Street) for a limited engagement, following a sold-out, critically acclaimed run at Washington DC's Arena Stage (Edgar Dobie, Executive Producer) in the Fall of 2013. The Velocity of Autumn is a 90-minute powder keg dark comedy by Eric Coble that stars Academy Award winner Estelle Parsons(Bonnie and Clyde, "Roseanne") and two-time Tony Award winner Stephen Spinella (Angels In America, Spring Awakening), is directed by Molly Smith and will open Monday, April 21, 2014. The Velocity of Autumn will mark the Broadway debuts of playwright Eric Coble and director Molly Smith.

Check out photos of the marquee at the Booth Theatre below!

THE VELOCITY OF AUTUMN swirls around Alexandra, a 79-year-old artist in a showdown with her family over where she'll spend her remaining years. In Alexandra's corner are her wit, her volcanic passion and the fact that she's barricaded herself in her Brooklyn brownstone with enough Molotov cocktails to take out the block. But her children have their own secret weapon: estranged son Chris who returns after 20 years, crawls through Alexandra's second floor window, and becomes the family's unlikely mediator. No sooner are the words "Hi, Mom" uttered than the emotional bombs start detonating. The Velocity of Autumn,written by Eric Coble and directed by Molly Smith, is a wickedly funny and wonderfully touching discovery of the fragility and ferocity of life.

Photo Credit: Walter McBride


Theatre Marquee unveiling for 'The Velocity of Autumn' starring Estelle Parsons and Stephen Spinella at the BoothTheatre on March 3, 2014 in New York City.


Theatre Marquee unveiling for 'The Velocity of Autumn' starring Estelle Parsons and Stephen Spinella at the BoothTheatre on March 3, 2014 in New York City.


Theatre Marquee unveiling for 'The Velocity of Autumn' starring Estelle Parsons and Stephen Spinella at the BoothTheatre on March 3, 2014 in New York City.


Theatre Marquee unveiling for 'The Velocity of Autumn' starring Estelle Parsons and Stephen Spinella at the BoothTheatre on March 3, 2014 in New York City.


Theatre Marquee unveiling for 'The Velocity of Autumn' starring Estelle Parsons and Stephen Spinella at the BoothTheatre on March 3, 2014 in New York City.


Theatre Marquee unveiling for 'The Velocity of Autumn' starring Estelle Parsons and Stephen Spinella at the BoothTheatre on March 3, 2014 in New York City.


Theatre Marquee unveiling for 'The Velocity of Autumn' starring Estelle Parsons and Stephen Spinella at the BoothTheatre on March 3, 2014 in New York City.



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