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The Engagement Party at Gil Cates Theater at the Geffen Playhouse

Why see The Engagement Party?

on a knife edge

An engagement party should be a celebration of a couple's choice to forge a new path together. But how much could that one night itself change the course of their lives entirely? In a fancy Park Avenue apartment, a group of people are about to find out. With the scene set with high-class champagne, exquisite canopes and the couple's friends and family gathered around, a simple spilt beverage signals the start of a gripping drama which may alter their futures forever.

Under the guidance of the Tony, Drama Desk and Obie Award-winning director Darko Tresnjak, "The Engagement Party" emerges as a compelling contemporary drama which received unanimous praise upon its debut in 2019 Connecticut's Hartford Stage. With a star cast including Brian Lee Huyn (War Horse) Bella Heathcote (Fifty Shades Darker), Richard Bekin (Love! Valour! Compassion), Wendie Malick (Dream On, Baywatch, Just Shoot Me) Jonah Platt (Wicked) and Tony-Nominee Lauren Worsham (A Gentlemans Guide to Love and Murder), don't miss this captivating piece of theater which hits deep at the complexities and precariousness of romantic and familial relationships.

Key Information

Run Time

One hour and 20 minutes

Dates

Finished Nov 5, 2023

Reviews

Customer reviews

2 reviews, average rating: (5.0 Stars)

Tim Harris

Engagement Party - Get an "invite" it's wonderful!

I truly enjoyed this beautifully acted, directed, designed and written NEW play! Good for the Geffen to take a chance on a new playwright: they have a triumph. FUN with lots to think about. Loved the young ones but to see pros like WENDY MALICK & RICHARD BEKINS was a real bonus. Get an "invite" (or a ticket) and enjoy! ... Read more

Yolanda Farr

The Engagement Party

This is one of the best plays I've seen lately. It's well written, well acted, and well directed and keeps you involved throughout the show. The set designer did an amazing job of adding to the complexity and beauty of the play. I loved it and will tell everyone I know to try to see it. ... Read more

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