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Two intelligent and deeply troubled women—a Victorian governess and a modern historian—inhabit the same house, 140 years apart. Struggling to find happiness in their respective worlds, the lives of these women mysteriously converge across the centuries.

Part modern drama, part Gothic romance, Abandonment takes us on a wild ride through love and loss, grief and joy, even time and space as parallel characters and plot lines interweave, and eventually, brilliantly, collide.

Along the way, Abandonment wryly addresses an array of modern subjects including Chaos Theory, Genetic Design, Karma, and Animal Spiritualism. Crackling with wit, compelling in design, electric in feel, and darkly funny, Abandonment premiered at the Traverse Theatre Company, Edinburgh. AWT is pleased to present the first non-New York staging in the U.S.

Cast: James Farruggio; Kathy Holahan; Rebekka James; Laura Jones Macknin; Marssie Mencotti; Marisa Sanders; William J. Watt

Crew: David Kropp (Director); Theo Marshall (Asst. Director); Meg Raminiak (SM/Rehearsals); Tim Amorella (SM/Run); Michael Smallwood (Tech Director/Lighting Design); Christopher Scholl (Set Design); Miles Polaski (Sound Design); Camilla Haith (Costume Design)