Hard Times by Charles Dickens February 10, 2010

Adapted by Stephen JeffreysDirected by J.R. Sullivan From childhood, Louisa and Tom Gradgrind were trained to shun emotion, imagination, passion - to put their trust in Cold Hard Facts. Now faced with a loveless marriage and a life devoid of dreams, Louisa has begun to wonder - has something inside her been maimed? In Stephen Jeffreys whirlwind adaptation of Dickens saga - crowded with eccentric circus performers, shrewd businessmen, cunning widows, and downtrodden workers - we find that even in the darkest industrial landscape, honesty, loyalty, joy, and love aboundand the human heart will not be silenced forever. Location: New York City Center Stage II