West Coast Premiere
The Engagement Party
10.04 – 11.05.2023
- Written By
- Samuel Baum
- Directed By
- Darko Tresnjak
- Featuring
- Richard Bekins, Bella Heathcote, Brian Lee Huynh, Mark Jacobson, Wendie Malick, Brian Patrick Murphy, Jonah Platt & Lauren Worsham
The champagne is on ice, the hors d'oeuvres are perfectly arranged, and the table is exquisitely set. At a swank Park Avenue apartment, a young couple is celebrating their engagement with an intimate gathering of family and friends. When a glass of wine is spilled, the night takes an unexpected turn, unleashing a spiraling sequence of events and revelations that will irrevocably change their lives.
Directed by Tony Award winner Darko Tresnjak (A Gentlemen's Guide to Love and Murder, Anastasia), The Engagement Party’s original production at Hartford Stage in 2019 was heralded as a "masterful piece of playwriting” and a “theatrical experience worth its 80 minutes in gold.”
Performance Information
- Running Time
- 80 minutes, no intermission.
- Warnings
Content Advisory: This production contains profanity and adult subject matter.
Age Recommendation: 12+
All Geffen Playhouse productions are intended for an adult audience; children under 10 years of age will not be admitted.
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“Entertaining” “keeps audiences guessing” “A Must-See Production” “All of the performances are spot on” “Guaranteed to keep you riveted to your seat” “A Dazzling Drama” “Entertaining” “keeps audiences guessing” “A Must-See Production” “All of the performances are spot on” “Guaranteed to keep you riveted to your seat” “A Dazzling Drama” “Entertaining” “keeps audiences guessing” “A Must-See Production” “All of the performances are spot on” “Guaranteed to keep you riveted to your seat” “A Dazzling Drama”
“Entertaining”
— Los Angeles Times
“keeps audiences guessing”
— Variety
“A Must-See Production”
— Splash Magazines
“All of the performances are spot on”
— Hollywood Progressive
“Guaranteed to keep you riveted to your seat”
— Stage Scene LA
“A Dazzling Drama”
— Daily Bruin
Cast
- Actor Richard BekinsConrad
- Actor Bella HeathcoteKatherine
- Actor Brian Lee HuynhKai
- Actor Mark JacobsonAlan
- Actor Wendie MalickGail
- Actor Brian Patrick MurphyJohnny
- Actor Jonah PlattJosh
- Actor Lauren WorshamHaley
Understudies
- Actor Daniel Bonjouru/s Alan/Johnny
- Actor Susan Denakeru/s Gail
- Actor Matthew Kimbroughu/s Conrad
- Actor Ethan Kirschbaumu/s Josh/Johnny
- Actor Robert M. Leeu/s Kai
- Actor Sara Lindseyu/s Katherine/Haley
Credits
Gallery
- The Engagement Party Opening Night
- The Engagement Party Production Photos
What Could Go Wrong?
Audiences React to "The Engagement Party"
The Formation of a Play with Samuel Baum
You're Invited to "The Engagement Party"
See You At Dinner
The Many Facets of Darko Tresnjak
- The Engagement Party Rehearsal Photos
News
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