Book description
There are echoes. Do you know what I mean? They were here. And then
they weren't. And I have to stay here. Because this is where they were.
Every thirty years, the planet Saturn returns to the same place in the
universe it occupied on the day of your birth. Its arrival is said to
herald pivotal events in a person's life. In Saturn Returns, we follow
one man, Gustin Novak, at the ages of 28, 58 and 88, as he reaches a
series of crossroads with three key women and comes to understand how
the echoes of the past have defined the orbit of his life. An
enthralling time-bending structure allows us to watch Gustin over a
period of sixty years in a series of deftly interwoven scenes. Moving
from wry humour to touching poignancy, this new play from one of
American theatre's brightest new voices unashamedly looks for answers to
life's big questions. Playwright Noah Haidle is one of America's most
exciting young writers and "a name to watch" (LA Times). His
other work includes Persephone , Vigils, Mr. Marmalade, Princess
Marjorie and Rag and Bone. He is the recipient of three Lincoln Center
Le Compte Du Nuoy Awards, the 2005 Helen Merrill Award for emerging
playwrights, the 2007 Claire Tow Award, and an NEA/TCG theatre residency
grant.
