a new play by Ross G. Hewitt

directed by Aimee Todoroff

Returning home can often be fraught with family drama. For Ruth Hemmerich, bringing her young son to meet her parents is marred with a dark history and racial tensions. Set in 1962 with flashbacks to the late 1920s, in the home of Marion and Henry Hemmerich, the family tries to navigate social and familial expectations in the wake of loss that echoes through the generations.

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Graphics by Samantha Hewitt

That's a wrap.

We were thrilled to be able to remount this beautiful play, work with artists we know and meet some new ones!

A company of 26 working together in person for 8 weeks - following Covid protocols - and no one got sick!!

The Chain Theatre - 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor, NYC

October 20 - November 6, 2021

CAST

Arthur Aulisi*........................Henry

Cheri Wicks*.........................Marion

Richarda Abrams*................Lillian

Jake Roberson*....................Young Henry

Caroline Portner................. Young Marion

Natasja H. Naarendorp ........Young Lillian

Sarah Young..........................Ruth

Rhylee Watson......................David

Jace Swinger.........................David

* Denotes members of Actors' Equity Association

Thinking Theater NYC News and reviews from New York City's off-Broadway and independent theater scene. Review: "Echoes in the Garden," a Conflict Between Roots and Branches

- John R. Ziegler and Leah Richards

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Richarda Abrams and Cheri Wicks. Photo by Basil Rodericks

"Marion has a perfectly friendly, even affectionate relationship with her long-time domestic worker Lillian (terrifically realized by Richarda Abrams), so her skepticism of these desired reforms efficiently represents both that disengagement and inaction help to maintain racial oppression..." (Read full review here)

Designers

Scenic Design - Mike Mroch

Costume Design - Debbi Hobson

Sound Design - Jeanne Travis

Lighting Design - Annie Garret-Larsen

Asst. Lighting Design - Emily Murphy

Graphic Design - Samantha Hewitt

Prop Master - Alexandra Cremer

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Review Fix Exclusive: Ross Hewitt Talks ‘Echoes in the Garden’:

I met my maternal grandmother only twice in my life. The first time, I was three years old. This play is based loosely on that visit. My mother brought my sister (who is one year younger than myself) and I to visit her parents in the early 1960s. She didn’t like to talk about the subject much. I only remember visiting a chicken coop for the first time and her saying the visit did not go well. I took those few facts, and what personality descriptions I had of my grandparents and deduced what may have happened and why. READ MORE HERE....