Event

Shining City

Upstream Theater presents Conor McPherson's acclaimed Shining City
"quiet, haunting and absolutely glorious" Ben Brantley, New York Times
"one of the finest plays of the decade" Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune
"brilliantly reconciles the mundane and the metaphysical" Michael Billington The Guardian
"moving, compassionate, ingenious and absolutely gripping." Charles Spencer, The Daily Telegraph

In 2003 in a modest Dublin office, a young ex-priest-turned-therapist is consulted by a well-off businessman with a terrible secret. How these characters change, and how they change each other, is the storya story that will grip you and move you and make you laugh and send shivers down your spine.
St. Louis audiences can finally see this remarkable work by Irish playwright Conor McPherson as part of Upstream Theater's 11th season. Performances run Jan. 29-Feb. 15 at the Kranzberg Arts Center.
Guest Director Toni Dorfman comes from New Haven where she teaches acting, directing and playwriting at Yale University.

With Chris Harris, Em Piro, Jerry Vogel and Peter Winfrey
Live music by Farshid Soltanshahi
Set by Michael Heil
Costumes by Bonnie Kruger
Lighting by Steve Carmichael
Props by Claudia Horn