“Sullivan is one of the best pianists in the world today, and he has all of the musical attributes I love: creativity, technique always in the service of expression, joy and humor, fearlessness, and pianistic mastery.” — Producer Fred Hersch
Much in the story has always been harsh and defiant, but there has always been a good amount of old-fashioned heart in the play and that seems to be missing here.
It is summer for these women on stage and they transform summer into an attractive fall: a fall from grace, a fall from anxiety and a fall into the autumn of our lives.
“A Year by the Sea’ has several Berkshire connections, among them the lead actress Karen Allen, as well as a key character, Joan Erikson, widow of the renowned psychologist Erik Erikson who worked at the Austen Riggs Center in Stockbridge.
