Eugene O’Neill’s
LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT
October 4 - 29, 2017
One fateful summer day, the Tyrone family gathers in New London, Connecticut, bound to a past they are unable to forgive or forget. James and Mary Tyrone and their two sons fight for the stability and survival of their family, but are caught in a hopeless cycle of love and resentment. As day turns to night and the family indulges in its vices, the truth unravels, leaving behind a quartet of ruined lives. An unashamedly autobiographical account of O’Neill’s own life “written in tears and blood,” Long Day’s Journey into Night is considered one of the most powerful American plays of the 20th century. The production starred Barrymore Award Winner E. Ashley Izard as Mary Tyrone.
REVIEWS
"Long Day’s Journey Into Night strikes home: it nevertheless transfixes the American soul with a pin through the heart."
- The Philadelphia Inquirer
“That the Tyrones' claustrophobic battles are harrowing is to be expected; that they're so engrossing is a testament not only to O'Neill's talents, but to Quintessence's maturing skills."
- The Broad Street Review
"Excruciating and exquisite"
- Talkin' Broadway
"At Quintessence, Burns and his cast capture the blame, shame, and anger which course through each character."
- Phindie
ENSEMBLE
Paul Hebron
James Tyrone
E. Ashley Izard
Mary Tyrone
Josh Carpenter
James Tyrone Jr.
James Patrick Davis
Edmund Tyrone
Cassandra Nary
Cathleen
CREATIVE TEAM
Alex Burns
Director / Set Design
Ellen Moore
Light Design
Jane Casanave
Costume Design
J. Alex Cordaro
Fight Director
Leonard Kelly
Dialect Coach