Arden Theatre Company : 2012/13 Season : Freud's Last Session, By Mark St. Germain

Productions

2012/13 Season at a Glance

PRODUCTIONS

Freud's Last Session

By MARK ST. GERMAIN
Directed by IAN MERRILL PEAKES
On the Arcadia Stage
October 25 - December 23, 2012

On the day England enters World War II, Sigmund Freud invites a young C.S. Lewis to his London flat. Here, the father of modern psychology challenges a little known professor on the brink of literary fame. Freud’s Last Session imagines a collision of these two brilliant minds over love, God, and life.

Freud’s Last Session was supported by the Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation.

“A wholly engaging play [that] will leave you thinking… Freud’s Last Session is a show you don’t really want to end.” –Chicago Tribune

Photos by Mark Garvin

Critical Acclaim–

"This Arden production is excellent in every particular — the play choice itself, the design team’s work, the acting, and the direction. It’s completely absorbing, it transpires in a wonderful space, and it offers the opportunity to spend quality if imaginary time with two of the great minds of the last century.”
–CurtainUp [Read More]

"An intellectual and emotional jousting match.”
–Broad Street Review [Read More]

"An exhilarating verbal battle. The most intellectually stimulating 75 minutes I’ve spent in the theater in a long time.”
–Chestnut Hill Local [Read More]

"Gripping dialogue. Tour de-force acting and direction. Theater at its finest. Not only entertains, but also encourages thought, conversation, and a desire to seek knowledge”
–Stage Magazine [Read More]

"An intelligent work that respects its subjects and its audience, and makes complex religious and philosophical arguments approachable.”
–Talkin’ Broadway [Read More]

Cast
David Howey (Sigmund Freud)
Todd Scofield (C.S. Lewis)

Scenic Designer
DAVID P. GORDON
Costume Designer
KATHERINE FRITZ
Lighting Designer
JAMES LEITNER
Sound Designer
JORGE COUSINEAU
Stage Manager
JOHN GRASSEY

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