THE LEHMAN TRILOGY
I’m the first person to admit that a three hour play about the origins of Lehman Brothers sounds like a total snooze. Yet somehow, this masterful production is anything but. Written by Stefano Massini and adapted by Ben Power, THE LEHMAN TRILOGY employs three actors (in this case Simon Russell Beale, Adam Godley, and Adrian Lester) across dozens of roles. The three men tell the entire 164 year history of the Lehman Brothers institution, from their origins as immigrant shopkeepers in 1844 Alabama all the way up to the 2008 financial crisis. The three men are captivating to watch, even as they inhabit unlikeable characters. Wearing one costume and standing in one room for the duration of the play (a rotating glass boardroom in which the windowpanes are treated like whiteboards), the three actors are absolute chameleons, jumping from one character to the next with ease. If you want to see perhaps the best stage performance of this theatre season, I highly recommend checking it out!
—Julia Hammer, Director of Production
