Time Stands Still on Broadway with Laura Linney

By: Justin McGuire | Posted on: March 2nd, 2010 | No Comments | Read 1,033 Times

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Laura Linney’s portrayal of a tough, no nonsense war photographer who’s returned from Iraq with serious scars and injuries is absolutely mind-blowing. For this reason as well as the taut and engaging storyline, critics have rated this play as 4.3 out of 5.0. As NY Times puts it, the actors have given “performances of complementary sensitivity and richness. Although ‘Time Stands Still’ is deceptively modest, even laid back in its structure and sensibility, the range of feeling it explores is wide and deep.”

Pulitzer-winner Donald Margulies have written the play and the last time Linney and Margulies came together in 2004, the association ended in a Tony Award nomination for her role in the Broadway production “Sight Unseen.” In this play, she forces her audience to consider a very important question – Are we truly capable of enjoying happiness in a world that seems to be overflowing with sorrow?

The story isn’t too complicated. Sarah is a pragmatic war photographer who is of the opinion that the job of the camera is “to record life, not change it.” When a roadside bomb blast leaves her injured and with serious wounds and scars on her body, she and her reporter boyfriend, James (Brian D’Arcy James) come back to their home in New York. While normal life doesn’t go down well with Sarah and she wishes to continue documenting the brutal realities of war, James shows a lot of interest in marriage and freelance employment. Therein ensues a conflict of interest that has to be resolved by the characters.

Laura Linney continues to go strong at the age of 45, as this actress par excellence, delivers one of the most powerful performances of her career. A look at her past records is enough to convince you of her caliber as she has won three Emmy Awards and one Golden Globe Award. She has also received Academy Award nominations for her roles in “You Can Count on Me,” “Kinsey,” and “The Savages.”

Play Information

Stars: Eric Bogosian, Brian d’Arcy James, Laura Linney, Alicia Silverstone

Author: Donald Margulies

Director: Daniel Sullivan

Ticket prices: $55.00 – $109.00

Venue: Samuel J. Friedman Theater

Running Time: 2 hours (including one intermission)

Opening: January 28, 2010

Closing: March 27, 2010

Weekly Schedule:

Monday Dark

Tuesday 7:00 PM