'night Mother at Garage Theatre

In her quiet family home, an unhappy  young woman calmly reveals to her mother her shocking plans for the future. The simple, inexorable progression of this quiet tragedy is the structure of Marsha Norman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play ‘night Mother, which opens at the Garage Theatre on February 9.  The production of what Newsweek called “domesticated apocalypse” will run Thursdays through Sundays at the Becton Theatre on the Campus of Fairleigh Dickinson University, 960 River Road in Teaneck.

     A devastating and thought-provoking play, ‘night Mother represents the kind of theater for which Garage (now in its 18^th season) has become known.  A compact, razor-sharp play that takes place in the space of a single evening, ‘night Mother proceeds with what the New Republic described as “the force of a juggernaut.”   It’s virtually impossible to sit through the play’s 90 minutes unchanged.

      As part of its continuing commitment to making theatre available to all, Garage offers several special discounted opportunities to see ‘night Mother:

•  The Sunday, February 12 performance is “Pay What You Can Day” for any available tickets.  (NO reservations, tickets at the door only).

• Thursday nights are Bergen County Nights. Tickets are half price to residents of Bergen County. (Two tickets per resident; proof of residency required.)

• Student Rush is available for all performances. At curtain time, any unsold tickets will be made available for $15 to anyone with a valid student ID.

     ‘night Mother will be performed Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 pm and Sundays at 3 pm.  Tickets are $37 ($32 for students and seniors over 65). Tickets are available by phone at (201) 569-7710 and online at www.garagetheatre.org