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Renaissance Now Theatre & Film is presenting the classic, “A Long Day’s Journey Into Night” by American Icon Eugene O’Neill at The Covey Theatre Brinton Black Box on Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 6 PM. A discussion is to follow the work. The Company is producing a staged reading of this acclaimed dramatic work, which is largely autobiographic, reflecting O’Neill’s struggles within his own family bonds. The cast is a tour d’ force 4 main characters including Barta Heiner as Mary, Marvin Payne as Tyrone, Stephen Pullen as the elder son Jamie, and David Biesinger as the younger son Edmund. Isabelle Purdie plays the young maid, Cathleen, who is caught in the torrents of familial conflict. Company Artistic Director, Kathy Curtiss directs.
The event is free to the public. Suggested Donations of $5 student and $10 General can be submitted here. Parking available for the Covey Theatre on the street in Provo, or behind the theatre off 100 South. The Play begins promptly at 6 pm with a discussion to follow.
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With focus on the dynamic character relationships, Barta Heiner & Marvin Payne offer an uncut Staged Reading of the Eugene O’Neill ‘s introspective “A Long Journey Into Night,” featuring also Stephen Pullen, David Biesinger and Isabelle Purdie
Renaissance Now Theatre & Film is presenting the classic, “A Long Day’s Journey Into Night” by American Icon Eugene O’Neill at The Covey Theatre Brinton Black Box on Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 6 PM. A discussion is to follow the work. The Company is producing a staged reading of this acclaimed dramatic work, which is largely autobiographic, reflecting O’Neill’s struggles within his own family bonds. The cast is a tour d’ force 4 main characters including Barta Heiner as Mary, Marvin Payne as Tyrone, Stephen Pullen as the elder son Jamie, and David Biesinger as the younger son Edmund. Isabelle Purdie plays the young maid, Cathleen, who is caught in the torrents of familial conflict. Company Artistic Director, Kathy Curtiss directs.
This is a rare opportunity to see this deeply personal play performed. The staging is simple, as it all takes place at the couple’s summer home. As they experience a rare season together, buried yet profoundly relevant issues & questions persist taking the family through the long day together into night, where some issues find clarity, but other fears are realized. The family is forced to face unresolved causes of their estrangement, which as the playwright suggests may leave them with yet a long night ahead.
Although Euene O’Neill is regarded as one of, if not the premier American writer, the play was first published in Great Britain in 1956. O’Neill dedicated the play to his wife Carlotta on their twelfth Anniversary saying the play was “written in tears and blood.” While the piece host much bright humor and a deep love within the family, we may also find the issues that attend human passion, and the dysfunction of American dreams, where hopes and vision have been thwarted . Kathy Curtiss states, “My hope is that the audience will find much to relate to. Like all great tragedy, the conflicts and triumphs are portrayed in a kind of extremity or with the vehicle of extreme circumstances, but at the heart of it all is a study of how we treat one another: passion and pride taking a toll on those we love.” Although there have been many stage and film version of the piece, an early, notable film version featured Katherine Hepburn, Jason Robards, Ralph Richardson, and Dean Stockwell. The 2025 film version features Ed Harris and Jessica Lange.