The Middletown Press (Middletown, CT)
‘The Farnsworth Invention’
Saybrook Stage Company presents fast-paced, electric play OLD SAYBROOK >> The invention of television comes to life in “The Farnsworth Invention” at The Kate running from Thursday through Sunday, Jan. 19 to 22. “The Farnsworth Invention” is a fastpaced, e
It’s 1929. Two ambitious visionaries race against each other to invent a device called “television.” Separated by two thousand miles, each knows that if he stops working, even for a moment, the other will gain the edge.
Who will unlock the key to the greatest innovation of the 20th century: the ruthless media mogul or the self-taught Idaho farm boy? This compelling story moves at lightning speed as two very different groups attempt to transmit a moving picture at the speed of light.
The play is packed with every possible emotion — love, deceit, compassion, death, ambition and power – all intertwined as these two industry giants fight for the ultimate prize of being named the father of television.
“The Farnsworth Invention” opened on Broadway in 2007 and the Chicago SunTimes described it as “a firecracker of a play in a fittingly snap, crackle and pop production…the drama has among its many virtues the ability to make you think at the same time it breaks your heart.” The play has a cast of more than 20 people who play over 60 roles which makes for a quick moving storyline from scene to scene.
The Saybrook Stage Company show is directed by John Pike, and marks the group’s 13th production at The Kate
FROM PAGE 1 with the largest cast to take the stage to date. The company has produced and presented Deathtrap, Rumors, The Wayside Motor Inn, Moon Over Buffalo and Noises Off. t
For tickets and information, go to www.thekate.org or call 877-5031286.
Visit www.SaybrookStage.org for more information about Saybrook Stage Company.