January 31 – February 9 | Studio 16 | 1551 W. 7th Avenue
Opening Night: Friday, January 31 at 8:00pm
Preview: Thursday, January 30 at 8:00pm
Performance Times: Tuesday-Saturday at 8:00pm
Matinees: February 2, 5, 8, & 9 at 2:00pm
Post-Show Talkback: Friday, February 7
Tickets: $15-$37 | Available online at http://mitchandmurrayproductions.com
(Vancouver, B.C.) – Mitch and Murray Productions is proud to present the Western Canadian premiere of Heroes of the Fourth Turning by Will Arbery from Friday, January 31 to Sunday, February 9, 2025 at Studio 16 in Vancouver.
In this multi-award-winning and Pulitzer Prize-finalist play, four young conservatives have gathered to toast the newly inducted president of their tiny Catholic college – one week after the Charlottesville riots in 2017. Their reunion spirals into spiritual chaos and clashing generational politics, becoming less a celebration than a vicious fight to be understood. On a dark, cold night in the middle of America, Will Arbery’s haunting play speaks to the heart of a country at war with itself.
“Our company has never shied away from challenging or provocative work,” says Artistic Director Aaron Craven. “With Donald Trump back in The White House, and with political polarization throughout the western world, Heroes of the Fourth Turning is as timely as a play can be. Characters like this are not often represented within the theatre community and their stories are not told with as much humanity, depth, and empathy as Arbery – who himself was raised in a large conservative Christian family – affords them. If art is meant to build bridges between disparate groups, then a mostly liberal audience forensically and artfully examining the “other side” is a first foothold. It’s a painful, funny, and incredibly complex piece of theatre and we’re thrilled to bring it to Vancouver.”
“An astonishing play.”
– Jesse Green, New York Times
“Flawless… A work of singular distinction, one for which the word ‘remarkable’ is an understatement. Arbery is a greatly talented writer who has given us a drama as exciting and challenging – nay, daring – as any new play I’ve ever reviewed.”
– Terry Teachout, Wall Street Journal
“A stunning play… Heroes of the Fourth Turning is so frighteningly well written, it’s hard to write about. It’s a rare play – lyrical and scary, brave and terribly gentle.”
– Sara Holdren, Vulture
“It’s hard to talk about Arbery’s play, in a way, because there’s so much talking in it, and the voices aren’t ones we hear often Off-Broadway. They are deeply religious, profoundly Catholic, proudly conservative, sometimes messianic. Arbery’s plays are important explorations of language…He’s showing us how language, even at its most beautiful, can destabilize a mind, backyard, the world.”
– Helen Shaw, Time Out New York
Credits for Heroes of the Fourth Turning:
Written by: Will Arbery
Directed by: John Murphy
Performances by: Elizabeth Barrett, Jennifer Clement, Aaron Craven, Nyiri Karakas, & David Kaye
Set Design by: David Roberts
Lighting Design by: Chengyan Boon
Stage Management by: Susan D. Currie
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