Time Stands Still
Time Stands Still
by Donald Margulies
directed by Georgette Verdin
May 11 - June 11, 2017
About the show: Time Stands Still focuses on Sarah and James, a photojournalist and a foreign correspondent trying to find happiness in a world that seems to have gone crazy. Theirs is a partnership based on telling the toughest stories, and together, making a difference. But when their own story takes a sudden turn, the adventurous couple confronts the prospect of a more conventional life.
Sara Pavlak-McGuire received a Jeff Award nomination for Leading Performer in a Play for her performance as Sarah.
PRODUCTION TEAM
Georgette Verdin – Director
Matthew Nerber – Assistant Director
Melanie Kulas – Stage Manager
Jeremiah Barr* – Set/Props/Make-Up Designer
Samantha Barr* – Production Manager/Lighting Designer
Arielle Valene – Costume Designer
Ray Kasper* – Sound Designer
Claire Yearman – Intimacy Coordinator
Emily Schwartz - Production Photographer
*denotes AstonRep company member
CAST
Sara Pavlak-McGuire* - Sarah
Robert Tobin* - James
Rob Frankel - Richard
Kirra Silver - Mandy
Maeli Goren – Mandy understudy
Tim Larson* – James understudy
Ray Kasper* – Richard understudy
Reviews
“Directed by Georgette Verdin, Time Stands Still is given just the right touch of light and dark to balance the hurt, the memories, the decisions, the frustration, the joy and the confusion that confronts long-time couple Sarah (Sara Pavlak McGuire), a photojournalist, and James (Robert Tobin), a foreign correspondent, as they try to move forward together and individually.”
— PerformInk
“An intimate portrait of a unique and risky profession, AstonRep’s production is heartwrenching, humorous and true: a tall order for a small play. Time Stands Still presents a complex female protagonist in a world set on killing her, with the resilience to move ahead at whatever the cost.”
— Chicago Theatre Beat
“More than anything else, Time Stands Still is brought to life in this production by top-shelf acting. When Sarah and James (Sara Pavlak McGuire and Robert Tobin) fight and exchange pointed verbal volleys it flows from their beings with incredibly natural rhythms. They seem to give the lines more heft than they might have as standalones on the script page.”