Moving From the Trenches to Turmoil at Home. ‘The Hero’ Reflects on War and Life in 1921.
Ken JaworowskiMarch 10, 2014: There’s a lot to watch in The Hero. But the real action is under the surface. This exceptional revival of Gilbert Emery’s 1921 play is steeped in subtext and repressed emotions: confusion, regret, desire and despair. Here, the silent moments are among the most moving. Set just after World War I, the story opens in the home of Hester (Casandera Lollar) and Andrew (Kevin Bernard), who scrape by as they support their son (Michael Fader), Andrew’s harping mother (Emily Jon Mitchell) and a refugee (Becca Ballenger).
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