Buffalo Gal

"Buffalo takes center stage in Gurney's plays ... the city is once again in the limelight. The comedy tells the story of Amanda, a successful television actress who, fallen on hard times, returns to the stage in her hometown of Buffalo, hoping to recharge her career and connect with her roots. Art imitates life as she prepares the role of Madame Ranyevskaia, a character from Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard who returns home after many years absence" - Heather Violanti, The Buffalo News

"... Gurney has a brilliant work here. With great ingenuity he inserts Chekhov into contemporary culture, melding Chekhov's lines with his own and quietly making his characters seem updated versions of the irresolute, sad/comic people who drift through The Cherry Orchard" - Richard Huntington, The Buffalo News