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'''''Almost an Evening''''' is a series of three one-act [[Play (theatre)|plays]] written by [[Ethan Coen]] and directed by Neil Pepe. It premiered [[Off-Broadway]] in January 2008 at the [[Atlantic Theater Company]] Stage 2.<ref>[http://www.atlantictheater.org Atlantictheater.org]</ref> After its initial run through February 10, 2008 it was transferred to the [[Lynn Redgrave Theater|Bleecker Street Theater]]. ''Almost an Evening'' began previews March 20, 2008 and ran through June 1, 2008.<ref>[http://almostanevening.com Almostanevening.com]</ref> The commercial run is the first partnership with Art Meets Commerce and the Atlantic Theater Company.

==Plays==
*'''Waiting''' – Someone waits somewhere for quite some time.
*'''Four Benches''' – His voyage to self-discovery takes a British intelligence agent to steam baths in New York and Texas, and to [[bench (furniture)|park bench]]es in the U.S. and U.K.
*'''Debate''' – Cosmic questions are taken up.  Not much is learned.

==Characters and casts==
;Atlantic Theatre Company Cast
*[[F. Murray Abraham]] - Control/God Who Judges
*[[J.R. Horne]] - Mr.Broodhum/Angel 2/Understudy
*[[Jordan Lage]] - Mr. Sebatacheck/Texan/Young Man
*[[Mark Linn-Baker]] - McMartin/God Who Loves
*Mary McCann - Receptionist/Young Woman
*[[Del Pentecost]] - Polhemus/Earl/Angel 1
*[[Joey Slotnick]] - Nelson/Waiter
*[[Jonathan Cake]] - One/Maitere D'
*[[Elizabeth Marvel]] - Woman with Pram/Lady Friend

;Bleecker Street Theatre Cast
*[[F. Murray Abraham]] - Control/God Who Judges
*[[J.R. Horne]] - Mr.Broodhum/Angel 2/Understudy
*[[Jordan Lage]] - Mr. Sebatacheck/Texan/Young Man
*[[Mark Linn-Baker]] - McMartin/God Who Loves
*Mary McCann - Receptionist/Young Woman
*[[Del Pentecost]] - Polhemus/Earl/Angel 1
*[[Joey Slotnick]] - Nelson/Waiter
*[[Tim Hopper]]- One/Maitere D' 
*[[Johanna Day]] - Woman with Pram/Lady Friend

==Critical response==
'''Head Critic for ''The New York Times'', Ben Brantley stated:'''[http://theater2.nytimes.com/2008/01/23/theater/reviews/23brantley.html]<br>
“Tasty, bite-sized comedies. Nimbly directed by Neil Pepe. Theatergoers nostalgic for the urbane, mind-teasing divertissements that once flourished Off-Broadway should leave happily hungry. A dream team.”

'''Melissa Rose Bernardo from ''Entertainment Weekly'' stated:'''[https://archive.today/20130122153325/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20173636,00.html]<br>
“Boisterous and fun [...] Coen couldn’t ask for a better production than this Atlantic Theater Company treatment.”

'''Linda Winer from ''Newsday'' Stated:'''[http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/stage/ny-etsecw5547255jan23,0,4162294.story]<br> 
“Gleeful, thoughtful and darkly loopy. These new, lean pieces mark the serious stage debut of a shrewd and weirdly endearing comic voice.”

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120405080202/http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?search_by=show&id=5165 Internet Off-Broadway Database listing, "Almost an Evening", partial]

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