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Pied-à-Terre

Full-Length Play  /  2w, 1m

Lives are about to collide. Julia, a successful television journalist, discovers a Manhattan apartment secretly owned by her attorney husband, Jack. As Julia explores the place, her musing and pain are interrupted by the sudden appearance of Katie, a beautiful young woman who seems to know Jack a little too well.

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 1m
  • Duration
    Duration
    105 Minutes
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Teen (Age 14 - 18)

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Summary
Lives are about to collide. Julia, a successful television journalist, discovers a Manhattan apartment owned by her attorney husband, Jack, that she was unaware existed. As Julia explores the apartment, her musing and pain are interrupted by the sudden appearance of Katie, a beautiful young woman who seems to know Jack a little too well. At first glance, the two women appear to have nothing in common save Julia's husband. As they face off in the apartment, secrets unfold revealing the burdens each has been carrying, and they learn they have more in common than either could have thought possible. Pied-à-Terre, or a second home, has a central theme about grieving, loss and survivor's guilt, where the passions of the soul come into conflict with the obligations of the mind and the needs of the heart. Not your usual love triangle.
History
Pied-à-Terre premiered off-Broadway at the Kirk Theater at Theater Row on December 1, 2007. Directed by Tom Ferriter, the production featured John Howard Swain, Robin Riker and Jessica McKee.
JULIA – Late forties, professional newscaster
KATIE – Nineteen-year-old streetwise woman
JACK – Fifties, lawyer
  • Time Period Contemporary, Present Day
  • Setting

    An elegant Manhattan penthouse apartment, with piano. The present.

  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Additional Features Not Applicable
  • Duration 105 Minutes
  • Cautions
    • Strong Language

Media

“A provocative examination of the fantasies and delusions that complicate our lives.” – Altoona Mirror
Pied-à-Terre offers a provocative examination of the fantasies and delusions that complicate our lives. As Anastasi's play plumbs the mysteries of the human heart, it movingly reveals the ways in which the tragedies of the past continue to impact our existence in the present.” – Altoona Mirror

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)

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  • Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

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Authors

John Anastasi

John Anastasi's works written for the stage include In My Father’s Eyes, a play with music, produced at the Forum Theatre (New Jersey) and the historic Mishler Theatre (Altoona, PA), music by David Friedman. It was selected as an alternate at the New York Fringe Festival sum ...

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