Set in contemporary London, CYCLING PAST THE MATTERHORN is a fast-paced comedy about a mother and daughter at a crossroads. Amy is a young sidewalk psychic (with mediocre abilities) who earns her modest living forecasting the troubled lives of the British public. Amy's eccentric mother, Esther (Ms. Knight), has recently been left by her husband and has just discovered she is slowly going blind. Amy, fearing being stuck as Esther's caretaker, considers marrying her American boyfriend to escape the predicament while Esther decides to forge ahead with her life ("If Stevie Wonder can do it then so can I!"), and joins a cycling excursion in Switzerland to see the mountains while she still can.
Playwright Deborah Grimberg received Sherrill C. Corwin Metropolitan Theatre Award in 2000 for CYCLING PAST THE MATTERHORN. The play had its world premiere in 2003 as part of the New York International Fringe Festival in a production directed by Ms. Grimberg. Last year, CYCLING PAST THE MATTERHORN was presented regionally by The Theatre Company at the University of Detroit, Mercy.
CYCLING PAST THE MATTERHORN also stars Carrie Preston as Amy; Brenda Wehle as Esther's sister, Anita; Ben Fox as Amy's fiancé, Doug; and Nina Jacques as Joanne.
CYCLING PAST THE MATTERHORN has scenic design by Beowulf Boritt, costume design by Kiki Smith, lighting design by Les Dickert and sound design and original compositions by Scott Killian.
CYCLING PAST THE MATTERHORN will play Tuesday- Saturday evenings at 8 p.m.; with matinees on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays at 3 p.m.
Tickets for CYCLING PAST THE MATTERHORN are priced at $55.00 and are now available from TicketCentral.com (212-279-4200).
