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LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE
in association with Gare St. Lazare Ireland and the Rubicon Theatre Company
present the Rolling Southern California Premiere of
FALINE ENGLAND, SORCHA FOX,
CONOR LOVETT & JOE SPANO starring in
THE REALISTIC JONESES
Written by Will Eno
Directed by Judy Hegarty-Lovett
LIMITED ENGAGEMENT BEGINS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26
AT THE LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE IN LAGUNA BEACH!
One of the Best Plays of the Year! “A tender, funny, terrific new play. Mr. Eno’s voice finds glinting humor in the static that infuses our faltering efforts to communicate…as distinctive as any American playwright’s today.” – NY Times
Laguna Playhouse announces, in association with Gare St. Lazare, Ireland and the Rubicon Theatre Company, Faline England, Sorcha Fox, Conor Lovett and Joe Spano starring in the rolling Southern California premiere of THE REALISTIC JONESES, written by Will Eno and directed by Judy Hegarty-Lovett. THE REALISTIC JONESES begins previews on Wednesday, April 26 at 7:30 pm, with a press opening on Sunday, April 30 at 5:30 pm and runs through Sunday, May 14 at 1:00pm at the Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Dr. in Laguna Beach.
Meet Bob and Jennifer and their new neighbors John and Pony, two suburban couples who discover they have more in common than their identical homes and their surnames. Spare, suggestive, slyly hilarious, and strangely maddening, this profound play explores what is said what is unsaid and the role that denial plays in helping us navigate life’s chaos. Nominated for the Outer Critics and Drama League Awards and listed by The New York Times as one of the “Best Plays of the Year,” THE REALISTIC JONESES will haunt you long after the play ends, leaving you wondering whether we can ever truly know anyone, including ourselves.
THE REALISTIC JONESES will preview on Wednesday, April 26 at 7:30pm; Thursday, April 27 at 2pm and 7:30pm; Friday, April 28 at 7:30pm & Saturday, April 29 at 2pm and 7:30pm; will open on Sunday, April 30 at 5:30pm (press opening) and perform through Sunday, May 14 at the Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Dr. in Laguna Beach.
Performances will be Wednesdays through Fridays at 7:30pm; Saturdays at 2pm & 7:30pm; Sundays at 1:00pm & 5:30pm. There will be added performances on Thursday, April 27 at 2:00pm and Tuesday, May 9 at 7:30pm. There will be no performance on Sunday, May 14 at 5:30pm.
Tickets range from $56 – $81 and can be purchased online at www.lagunaplayhouse.com or by calling (949) 497-ARTS (2787). Group discounts are available by calling 949-497-2787 ext. 229. Prices subject to change.
The box office is open Tuesdays – Sundays: 12pm to 4pm; Mondays open 2 hours prior to show time and until 15 minutes after curtain. Open until showtime on all performance days.
COVID PROTOCOLS for the LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE
The Laguna Playhouse is no longer requiring vaccine or testing to attend performances. This policy is subject to change without notice and may not apply to every performance. Please see the performance listing and ticket buying page for specifics. Please visit
https://lagunaplayhouse.com/health-and-safety-policy/ for additional details
For more information on all shows and programming visit www.lagunaplayhouse.com. LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE is located at 606 Laguna Canyon Road in Laguna Beach.
Founded in 1920, the historic Laguna Playhouse is one of the oldest continuously-operating not-for-profit theatres on the West Coast and is proud to be an active participant in the celebrated Laguna Beach arts community. From classic plays and musical comedies to the current off-Broadway smash, cutting edge and traditional music exhibitions, dance festivals and stand-up comedy performances, Laguna Playhouse brings the magical experience of the performing arts direct to over 80,000 patrons each season.
Learn What’s Going On at www.lagunaplayhouse.com.
GARE ST. LAZARE IRELAND
‘The unparalleled Beckett champions.’ – The New York Times.
Over the past 25 years Gare St. Lazare Ireland (GSLI) has built a repertory of work that includes over 23 Beckett productions as well as new work by Michael Harding and Will Eno; an adaptation of ‘Moby Dick’ and a Beckett creation with music, song and a visual artwork by Brian O’Doherty. The company premieres work in Ireland and tours nationally and internationally. GSLI has performed in over 25 countries worldwide and developed ongoing relationships with theatres and festivals everywhere from Kilkenny to Shanghai.
Between 2015 and 2021, the company staged ‘How It Is’, Samuel Beckett’s last novel in three parts across stage and screen. With live presentations at the Everyman Cork and Coronet Theatre London and culminating with a filmed re-imagining of all three parts at the Dublin Theatre Festival, How It Is was directed by Judy Hegarty-Lovett and featured actors Conor Lovett and Stephen Dillane with original sound design and new compositions by Mel Mercier.
The productions also featured performances by The Irish Gamelan Ensemble, Nick Roth, Claudia Schwabb, MÓNCKK and Mark Padmore. Joint artistic directors Judy Hegarty-Lovett and Conor Lovett are internationally regarded as leading interpreters of Beckett. In 2021 Judy completed a PhD on her career of staging Beckett’s prose at University of Reading. Her staging of ‘How It Is’ in 3 parts completed over 6 years, has been cited as a major contribution to Beckett scholarship.
GSLI’s repertory includes ‘Molloy,’ ‘The Beckett Trilogy,’ ‘Lessness,’ ‘First Love,’ ‘The End,’ ‘The Calmative, Texts for Nothing,’ ‘A Piece of Monologue’ and ‘Worstward Ho’ by Samuel Beckett. ‘Here All Night’ (Music in Beckett) created by Paul Clark, Judy Hegarty-Lovett, Conor Lovett and Caoimhin O’Raghallaigh, ‘Title and Deed’ by Will Eno, ‘The Good Thief’ by Conor McPherson and ‘Moby Dick’ (adapted for the stage by Judy Hegarty-Lovett & Conor Lovett). In 2023, the company will open a new research, development and residency initiative in Mericourt, France. The Atelier Samuel Beckett will welcome artists, performers, scholars and thinkers from across the globe.
‘The Realistic Joneses’ (premiere Dublin Theatre Festival 2022) marks Gare St Lazare’s second collaboration with the award-winning US playwright, Will Eno. In 2011, Eno wrote ‘Title and Deed’ especially for the company. Following its premiere at Kilkenny Arts Festival, the production went on to a successful off Broadway run at the Signature Theater (New York) where it was nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award and at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2014 where it was winner of The Stage Award for Acting Excellence.
RUBICON THEATRE COMPANY
Rubicon Theatre Company has been described as “the rising star of the Southern California cultural constellation.” The not-for-profit professional regional has reached more than 500,000 attendees and 48,000 students. Rubicon serves area residents and visitors with innovative productions of classic and contemporary plays, as well as a wide array of educational programs and events. Acclaimed by critics and industry professionals, the company has received the L.A. Drama Critics Margaret Harford Special Award for “Sustained Excellence,” a Drama Desk Award for the Off-Broadway production of The Best is Yet To Come and has won more than 20 Ovation Awards from the L.A. Stage Alliance.
For more information about Rubicon Theatre Company, or to purchase tickets, call (805) 667-2900 or go to www.rubicontheatre.org. The theatre is located at 1006 E. Main Street in Ventura’s Downtown Cultural District.
