ACFNY RECOMMENDS | THEATER | FINAL ANALYSIS
The Austrian Cultural Forum is pleased to recommend the acclaimed new play by Otho Eskin, Final Analysis.
Final analysis is set in turn-of-the-century Vienna — the crossroads of civilization — a major confluence of art, music, science and politics. But, festering beneath the façade of frivolity and joy, the city is rotting at its core, sickened by moral corruption, obsessed with death, and ravaged by a growing hatred of the Jews.
Against this background — Gustav Mahler, the great composer and conductor, falls in love with the talented, tempestuous Alma Schindler; Joseph Stalin meets a dangerous young man over a game of chess; Ludwig Wittgenstein, destined to become a dominant force in world philosophy, runs into an old schoolmate with unpleasant consequences, and in the midst of this, Sigmund Freud faces what he has always denied — the essential evil nature of man.
Final Analysis is nominated for 13 MITF awards, including Outstanding Production, Outstanding New Script, Outstanding Ensemble Performance, and Outstanding Lead Actors and Actress.
Directed by Ludovica Villar-Hauser
“From the wealthier class of artists are Gustav Mahler (Ezra Barnes), one of the great composers and orchestral conductors, and Alma Mahler (Elizabeth Jasicki), his wife, whose love affairs with prominent artists of Vienna keep him miserable. His failing marriage sends him into the arms of Sigmund Freud (Gannon McHale) who attempts to help him recover his dignity and foster renewed hope through love, while Freud perfects his new science of the mind. Periodically joining the company of Freud and the Mahlers is Ludwig Wittgenstein (Michael Satow), the brilliant intellectual who dominated philosophical thought for half a century. These individuals mingle with each other at the cafe and make ancillary comments to the lower class representatives of the proletariat whom they mostly eschew, Joseph Stalin (Tony Naumovski) and an irascible and obnoxious anti-Semite who remains anonymous, “The Young Man” (Ryan Garbayo).” – Carole DiTosti
For further information on the play, author, and cast, please visit >> finalanalysistheplay.com
VENUE
The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre
The Pershing Square Signature Center
480 W. 42nd street
Tickets can be purchased through Ticket Central via www.ticketcentral.com, by calling 212-279-4200, or in person at 416 W. 42nd Street (12-8pm daily)
$25-$95