A Park Avenue Armory Production

Judgment Day

Ödön von Horváth
Christopher Shinn
Richard Jones

A Park Avenue Armory Production

Judgment Day

Ödön von Horváth
Christopher Shinn
Richard Jones

December 6, 2019 - January 10, 2020

Wade Thompson Drill Hall

Ödön von Horváth’s play is an intriguing hybrid of theatrical genres: part moral fable, part sociopolitical commentary, part noirish thriller. A dutiful train station master, performed by Emmy® Award-winning actor Luke Kirby (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, The Deuce, and Slings & Arrows) is momentarily distracted and a tragic train crash results. This adaptation is a fresh take on who should bear responsibility for certain actions, a theme that resonates in today’s societal climate.

Having dazzled Armory audiences and critics alike with his mesmerizing revival of The Hairy Ape in 2017, visionary director Richard Jones returns to take on this gripping play in a new adaptation by Pulitzer Prize finalist and Obie Award®-winning playwright Christopher Shinn. Judgment Day dramatically plays on the interior of the Wade Thompson Drill Hall—reminiscent of the original Grand Central Depot and the great train stations of Europe—as an immersive environment in which the characters become overcome by the burden of guilt.

Performances

Monday–Thursday at 7:30pm
Friday at 8:00pm
Saturday at 2:00pm & 8:00pm
Sunday, December 29 at 2:00pm & 7:00pm

Run Time & Content Advisory

This performance is approximately 90 minutes performed without intermission. Please note that this performance uses theatrical haze and strobe effects.

“This Armory production feels even more monumental than ‘The Hairy Ape’ ”

The New York Times

“Entrancing! A visual feast.”

New York Magazine

Gallery

  • Luke Kirby (Thomas Hudesz) in Christopher Shinn's adaptation of Ödön von Horváth's Judgment Day, directed by Richard Jones at Park Avenue Armory.
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  • Christopher Shinn's adaptation of Ödön von Horváth's Judgment Day, directed by Richard Jones at Park Avenue Armory.
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  • Christopher Shinn's adaptation of Ödön von Horváth's Judgment Day, directed by Richard Jones at Park Avenue Armory.
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  • Christopher Shinn's adaptation of Ödön von Horváth's Judgment Day, directed by Richard Jones at Park Avenue Armory.
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  • Christopher Shinn's adaptation of Ödön von Horváth's Judgment Day, directed by Richard Jones at Park Avenue Armory.
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  • Christopher Shinn's adaptation of Ödön von Horváth's Judgment Day, directed by Richard Jones at Park Avenue Armory.
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  • Christopher Shinn's adaptation of Ödön von Horváth's Judgment Day, directed by Richard Jones at Park Avenue Armory.
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  • Luke Kirby (Thomas Hudesz) and Susanna Perkins (Anna) in Christopher Shinn's adaptation of Ödön von Horváth's Judgment Day, directed by Richard Jones at Park Avenue Armory.
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  • Luke Kirby (Thomas Hudesz) in Christopher Shinn's adaptation of Ödön von Horváth's Judgment Day, directed by Richard Jones at Park Avenue Armory.
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  • Christopher Shinn's adaptation of Ödön von Horváth's Judgment Day, directed by Richard Jones at Park Avenue Armory.
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Related Videos

  • Trailer | Judgment Day

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  • Artist Talk | Judgment Day

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Creative Team

  • Playwright

    Ödön von Horváth

  • Adaptation

    Christopher Shinn

  • Director

    Richard Jones

  • Set Design

    Paul Steinberg

  • Lighting Design

    Mimi Jordan Sherin

  • Costume Design

    Antony McDonald

  • Original Music and Sound Design

    Daniel Kluger

  • Sound Design

    Drew Levy

  • Movement Director

    Anjali Mehra

Cast

  • Ferdinand

    Alex Breaux

  • Frau Hudetz

    Alyssa Bresnahan

  • Policeman

    Charles Brice

  • Inspector

    Cricket Brown

  • Frau Krenn

    Gina Daniels

  • Herr Koller

    John Glowacki

  • Frau Liemgruber

    Harriet Harris

  • Prosecutor/Pokorny

    Maurice Jones

  • Thomas Hudetz

    Luke Kirby

  • Innkeeper of the Wild Man

    Tom McGowan

  • Stoker/Truck Driver

    George Merrick

  • Lumberjack

    Andy Murray

  • Salesman/Trackworker

    Jason O’Connell

  • Anna

    Susannah Perkins

  • Alfons

    Henry Stram

  • Detective

    Joe Wegner

  • Leni

    Jeena Yi

Production Credits

A Park Avenue Armory Production

Related Events

Thursday, December 12, 2019 at 6:00pm

Artist Talk: Judgment Day

Director Richard Jones and playwright Anne Washburn discuss adapting Ödön von Horváth’s play for the stage and mounting it in an unconventional space.

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