THE HEADLANDS
written by Christopher Chen
directed by Knud Adamswith Laura Kai Chen, Edward Chin-Lyn, Mahira Kakkar, Mia Katigbak, Henry Stram, Johnny Wu, Aaron Yoo
set design by Kimie Nishikawa
projection design by Ruey Horng Sun
lighting design by Mark Barton
sound design by Peter Mills Weiss
costume design by Tilly Grimes
stage managed by Joshua Mark Gustafson
LCT3, 2020
Lortel Award winner for Outstanding Projection Design
Lortel Award nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play
New York Times: A Season to Celebrate Asian-American Theater Is Lost to Pandemic
REVIEWS
"Elegantly directed by Knud Adams, Christopher Chen’s ingeniously constructed new drama — a novel blend of twisty whodunnit, family mystery, immigrant tale, and memory play — finds ample humor early on, in the contrast between Henry’s upbeat affability and his grim hobby, but then turns unexpectedly and profoundly haunting. The design elements all work in satisfying unity."
Rollo Romig, The New Yorker
"The picture itself is key to this LCT3 production, sleekly directed by Knud Adams… Images flicker, regroup, disappear, return. What seems like documentary evidence may be merely a trick of light in air."
Jesse Greene, The New York Times
[★★★★] "This is not a production for the faint-of-heart. It’s a hard-hitting family drama that deals with tough issues. It’s real and it’s fascinating. But it’s not easy."
Donna Herman, New York Theatre Guide
"Knud Adams’ handsome production — with atmospheric lighting (by Mark Barton) and penetrating projections (by Ruey Horng Sun) that alternately illuminate and obfuscate Kimie Nishikawa’s gray-walled bare set — had me hanging on every twist and turn of the strikingly complex plot."
Cameron Kelsall, Exeunt
(photos by Knud Adams)