4000 Miles

After its wildly popular presentation at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage in 2014, the original Arts Club cast of 4000 Miles will tour select venues in the Lower Mainland February 13 – March 12, 2016.

Nicola Cavendish returns to her role as Vera in this touching, vividly rendered story about a sprightly 91-year-old New Yorker and her 21-year-old grandson. Leo (Nathan Barrett), who has just cycled across the country, shows up unannounced on Vera’s doorstep with a bike, no money, and nowhere to go. In time, these unlikely roommates stop squabbling and, with humour and compassion, help each other navigate their changing worlds. Amy Herzog’s 4000 Miles was a finalist for the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, won the 2012 Obie Award for Best New American Play, and was named Time Magazine’s #1 Play or Musical of 2012.

Artistic Managing Director Bill Millerd says, “In selecting shows for our touring season, I knew that Nicola reprising the role of Vera would be a highlight and I am thrilled that she agreed to bring her performance to our touring partners.”

Nicola Cavendish has a rich and varied performance history on Arts Club stages. Prior to 4000 Miles, she appeared in Mrs. Dexter and Her Daily, by Joanna Glass; Glorious, by Peter Quilter; Up Island, by David King; For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again, by Michel Tremblay; Unless, by Carol Shields and Sara Cassidy; Arsenic and Old Lace, by Joseph Kesselring; Dirty Blonde, by Claudia Shear; and Shirley Valentine, by Willy Russell.

IN BRIEF Arts Club Theatre Company’s 4000 Miles ON TOUR February 13 – March 12, 2016. Full schedule, including links to presenting partners at artsclub.com