SMOKE FALL Starring Zachary Quinto at Lortel Theater

Zachary Quinto, who played the iconic role of Dr Spock in the latest Star Trek trilogy, is cast in a 1st rate crew of actors in this stellar show.  SMOKE FALL is a unique theatrical hybrid.  This family/drama is a blend of tragedy/love, vaudeville/theology and classic literary references.  The family at the center revolves around a husband & wife; the couples' daughter and the wife's father.  Footnotes for the characters:  the mother, Violete, is 9 months pregnant with twin boys, the husband Daniel, abandons the family prior to Violete's delivery, their young daughter, Beauty, has been mute for 3 years and subsists, inexplicably on toxic materials & inedible materials.  Addendum to the footnote:  Violete's father, the Colonel, a life-long military man is senile which is both troubling and bemusing.  To clarify further, the male actors perform duo roles, the female actresses stay in character but appear at different stages in their lives.  Quinto's commanding leads are both as narrator (or footnote explainer,) Fetus Two and Samuel (one of the twins.)  There is a hilarious & clever scene between the two fetuses occurring during labor that is beyond brilliant.  The brothers tickle each other & the audience with their religious banter & future aspirations.  Scenes steer through time at warp speed, traveling between present, past & future.  Playwright & screenwriter (Stand up Guys with Al Pacino) Noah Haidle's skillful writing is engaging & profound.  Questions regarding faith, familial bonds and life's meanings are struck with gravitas.  Regardless of the Colonel's mystifying grasp on reality, he delivers beams of resounding wisdom.  "The greatest act of courage is to love."  This sizzling production will live long and prosper.