"A View of the Mountains" Now Playing at NJ Rep

The
world premiere of Lee Blessing’s “A View of the Mountains”, directed by
Evan Bergman, is now playing at New Jersey Repertory Company at 179 Broadway in Long Branch and will run through May 25. The play explores how the current extreme polarization
in our society has come home to roost and threatens not only our nation, but
the intimate ties that bind families.

John
Honeyman is a former arms negotiator who represented the U.S. in the early
1980’s and held secret meetings with his Russian counterpart to defuse the
explosive tensions that divided the two nuclear super-powers. The fate of the
entire world hung in the balance as the men sought to build a bridge based on
mutual trust over the turbulent waters of suspicion and paranoia that separated
the two nations.

It
is now thirty years later and Honeyman is retired, remarried, and living an
idyllic life in his country home along the Hudson when his estranged son, the
junior Senator from Tennessee, arrives for a visit. Will Branch detests his
father and his legacy, and feels that he was soft with the pragmatic and
ruthless Russians and that his efforts on behalf of his country irreparably
hurt the U.S. in the long-run. In turn, Honeyman loathes his son’s radical
right-wing politics and fears his ascendancy that makes him a promising
candidate for the Vice-Presidency. Their coerced meeting is not a joyful
reunion, rather one filled with threats, animosity, ultimatums and long–buried
family secrets.

Performances are Thursdays at 8:00pm; Fridays at 8:00pm; Saturdays at 3:00pm and 8:00pm;
and Sundays at 2:00pm.  Tickets are $42; Seniors are $38 and Students at $25.  Group Discounts available. Call 732-229-3166 to reserve seats today or visit www.njrep.org. Like us on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.