Rabbit Hole
Creative Loafing Best of the Bay
- Reader’s Poll Best Actress Finalist – Meg Heimstead
- 2009 Top 10 Production
A Tampa Bay premiere!
“The rabbit-hole went straight on like a tunnel for some way, and then dipped suddenly down, so suddenly that Alice had not a moment to think about stopping herself before she found herself falling down a very deep well.” – Louis Carroll, Through the Looking Glass
Rabbit Hole, which earned five Tony nominations (including a Best Actress win for Cynthia Nixon) in addition to the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, tells the story of Becca and Howie Corbett, a typical suburban Westchester County couple whose four-year-old son, Danny, was fatally hit by a car eight months earlier.
Struggling to cope and unable to reconcile their different methods of grieving, Becca and Howie’s relationship begins to unravel: Becca is trying to forget the pain, Howie is holding onto his fading memories. The presence of Becca’s well-intentioned mother and off-kilter sister only complicates the situation. Everything again changes when Jason, the teenage boy driving the car that killed Danny, comes into their lives searching for his own closure.
A quietly moving play that’s also witty and warm, the story explores the reconnection of relationships and the possibilities of hope after great tragedy. The play ultimately follows Becca and Howie’s struggle back to the light of day, with Lindsay-Abaire showing the conflict, the anguish and the healing effects of humor with what the New York Times called, “meticulously mapped empathy.”
Without sentimentality or mawkishness, Lindsay-Abaire weaves a simple and honest tale of loss filled with brilliant dialogue, all-too-familiar characters, unexpected laughter and finally a sense of hope for Becca and Howie’s uncertain future.
David Lindsay-Abaire has crafted a drama that’s not just a departure but a revelation – an intensely emotional examination of grief, laced with wit, insightfulness, compassion and searing honesty.
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Cast & Crew
- Paul J. Potenza – Director
- Xylina Golding – Stage Manager
Cast
- Meg Heimstead – Becca
- Brent Reams – Jason
- Diana Rogers – Nat
- Christopher Rutherford – Howie
- Katrina Stevenson – Izzy
Crew
- Karla Hartley – Lighting Designer
- Shawn Paonessa – Sound & Video Designer
- Brian M. Smallheer – Scenic Designer
- Katrina Stevenson – Costume Designer
Patron Reviews
- Great show. I hope your reviews are good and lots of people attend. Please express my congrats to the cast and crew. – Deborah Kobritz
- Here's my advice to you: if you to nothing else in the next 2 weeks – go see Rabbit Hole. – Summer Bohnenkamp
- Definitely a must see! I wish I could go again! – Christina Joy Rutherford
- This was a magnificent play – wonderful evening ... I really felt that this is one of the best productions that I have seen. The actors and story line were so effective in carrying a sensitive, tender, meaningful story forward so professionally that you didn't walk away feeling totally destroyed, yet you felt the pain and know the pain of losing a child. Give my best to the wonderful cast, director and all of those behind the scenes that make our evening so pleasurable. – Jan McCarthy
- Saw Rabbit Hole last night and it was wonderful! Loved everything about it... the writing, acting, directing, sets, lighting.... Wow! This has been the best season. – Kim Smallheer
- Saw Rabbit Hole. Empty seats made me angry. Chris Rutherford was amazing. See it or die. – David Hood
- The play was excellent!!! The acting superb and direction superb! Congratulations on a fine evening. The Stagesetters loved it too!! – Andrea Graham
- Superlative on all counts. Well done, Jobsite. Bob and I both loved it. – Pat Forsythe
- Rabbit Hole was excellent! Beautiful portrayal of grief and how family members grieve differently and at different rates. – Nancy Bell
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