Beautiful gowns and vibrant performances bring glamorous life to Arena Stage’s plush Gilded Age drama The Age of Innocence. But the pleasures of those finer qualities fade over the course of a stiffly ...
To tell the love story of Newland Archer (A. J. Shively) and Countess Ellen Olenska (Shereen Ahmed), Zacarías uses a narrator (Felicia Curry), which enables deft condensation of Wharton's detailed ...
2025 is a propitious time to revisit “The Age of Innocence.” Edith Wharton’s wistful 1920 survey of the rigid social codes of 1870s New York, penned in the wake of a global pandemic, did not suggest ...
Social status and wealth are powerful motivators, especially for those considered to be upper class. When one’s world is dictated by others’ perceptions, it can drastically affect one’s actions and ...
Against the lush backdrop of 1870s New York, where hypocrisy thrives and forbidden romances simmer, The Age of Innocence follows Newland Archer as he grapples with the rigid constraints of privilege ...