Hindsight
September 18 - October 23, 2021
Paradise Factory
A World Premiere play by Alix Sobler
Directed by Aaron Rossini
Paradise Factory
64 E 4th Street
New York, NY 10003
This venue is wheelchair accessible.
Every Sunday matinee will feature closed captioning access via smartphone.
Feel free to contact us with any questions on accessibility.
“You have your facts and I have mine.”
In the theater, there has always been a grey area between what is fact and what is fiction. As we've seen lately, grey areas can lead to confusion, disaster, and violence when it comes to the news and our politics. Where did it all begin? In Hindsight, an intrepid Playwright traces the problem back to 1987 and the abolishment of the Fairness Doctrine. But as she builds her case, the facts, historical characters, and her own memories refuse to cooperate. Is it possible to trace our problems as a nation back to one decision made in the 80s? And if so, is a play really the right place to unpack this conversation? Like an episode of "John Oliver" crashing headfirst into a production of Our Town, Hindsight is a comedy that asks questions about how we communicate when we can't even get our facts straight.
Featuring
Andrea Abello *
Craig Wesley Divino *
Lynnette R. Freeman *
Daniel Pearce *
Alix Sobler *
Luis Vega *
Production Stage Manager: Shayna O’Neill *
Set Design: Tristan Jeffers
Costume Design: Dina El-Aziz†
Lighting Design: Cha See†
Sound Design: Chad Raines
Props Supervisor: Addison Heeren
Associate Lighting Designer / Master Electrician: Zack Lobel
Wardrobe Supervisor: Megan Esty
Costume Assistant: Xurui Wang
Associate Director: Clyde Voce
Assistant Stage Manager: Elis Cesar Arroyo Jaime *
Fault Line Theatre Artistic Directors: Aaron Rossini
Production Manager: Elizabeth Goodman
House Manager: Catherine Sholtis
Line Producer: Aaron Rossini
* These Actors and Stage Manager(s) are appearing courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association
† These Designers are members of United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829.
Reviews
“A wonderfully versatile and antic ensemble—Andrea Abello, Craig Wesley Divino, Lynnette R. Freeman, Daniel Pearce, and Luis Vega—alternates roles impressively, playing the top brass of the F.C.C. as well as the Playwright’s news-poisoned family. See Hindsight to watch that pit in your stomach be turned into art .”
“Got to see Hindsight at Fault Line Theatre today and it was stupendous. A brilliant and sophisticated treament of the topic but also somehow - improbably! - hilarious and entertaining and a joy to watch. Cannot recommend it enough.”
“It’s good to be back in a theatre again, experiencing a full-throated battle of ideas. It’s equally good to make the acquaintance of Sobler”
“[Sobler] demonstrate(s) how to stretch out a hand to a father who will not ever understand, who is past hearing. Who cares if we don’t find the answers in the past? Isn’t it still worth looking backward? We have to learn somewhere how to reach out to things that aren’t capable of reaching back. That particular failure will be relevant, eventually, to us all.”
“It is never dull, though, thanks to a zippy production directed by Aaron Rossini. Tristan Jeffers’s open scenic design allows us to leap across time and place, with Chad Raines’s evocative sound design filling in the gaps. All of these elements undergird excellent performances from a highly committed cast.”
“The dynamic ensemble of Andrea Abello, Craig Wesley Divino, Lynnette R. Freeman, Daniel Pearce, and Luis Vega all exhibit tremendous comedic and dramatic skills.”