Tea at Five
Starring STEPHANIE ZIMBALIST
Sept 19 - Oct 1, 2006
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Tea at Five is an intimate look at Katharine Hepburn at home in her Fenwick estate in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. The first act takes place in September 1938. Despite Broadway appearances and her first Oscar, she has just been labeled “box office poison” after a series of film flops. With her professional future in doubt, she contemplates her childhood in Hartford, education and her start in show business. The second act takes place in February 1983, after Hepburn was injured in a car crash. The accident affords the now-legendary star an opportunity to reflect on the triumphs of her career and her heart-breaking romance with Spencer Tracy. Matthew Lombardo's play reveals Hepburn as an undeniable talent that is equal parts intuitive, witty and fiery.
“A REMARKABLE PERFORMANCE!”
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