The Good Counselor at 1st Stage Theatre

The Good Counselor

1st Stage Theatre
1524 Spring Hill Road Tysons

Vincent seeks truth, not only for his client, a mother accused of killing her three-week old son, but also for himself and his haunted past with his own neglectful mother. Both riveting and poetic in the same breath, this vibrant new play is not just another courtroom drama but a thoughtful and thought-provoking examination of human failing and redemption.

Thru - Jun 28, 2015

Fridays: 8:00pm

Saturdays: 2:00pm & 8:00pm

Sundays: 2:00pm & 7:00pm

Price: $15 - $28

Box Office: 703-854-1856

Running Time: 2 hrs ; one intermission

www.1ststagetysons.org/

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The Good Counselor Reviews

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Washington Post - Highly Recommended

"...Playwright Kathryn Grant has packed her drama "The Good Counselor" with Issues: single motherhood, racial tensions, poverty, drugs, crime. Most of those topics she skims over, but she gets down in the weeds with motherhood, deconstructing the myths and cliches and exploring the human foibles that can result in neglect or, in the worst cases, infanticide."

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- Jane Horwitz

MD Theatre Guide - Recommended

"...The brother's relationship was nicely explored, and when onstage together, Kumasi and Uwemedimo provided exceptional moments. As the addict slowly remembering his past failings, he shows great emotion range, always on the edge, a hair-trigger away from failing. A burly man, his sense of weakness when confronted with the demons of his addiction was striking. The scene played on the second level of the set (effectively set up by Kathryn Kawecki, with construction by Howard Forman) of a train trestle and the brothers wrestling, a hair-trigger from death, riveted the theatre. And the overall design effectively incorporated multiple scenes on one stage, by effective use of lighting."

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- Brian Bochicchio

The Good Counselor at 1st Stage Theatre