The Violet Hour

In this new play by the Tony Award-winning playwright of Take Me Out a fledgling (and upper-class) World War I-era publisher is trying to decide which work to choose as his imprint''s first title. He has two manuscripts but lacks the funds to publish both. His difficult decision--whether to publish his lover''s memoir or the novel written by his best friend--is further complicated by the arrival of a mysterious machine that produces pages predicting the future of the play''s protagonists affecting their lives and relationships in haunting and unexpected ways. The Violet Hour opened on Broadway on November 6 2003 starring Robert Sean Leonard.[A] wonderful new work…of serious writing of glittering style and dark substance…[The Violet Hour]…balances heights of wit with depths of feeling.--The New York Times