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checkbox Critic's Pick
"Oanh Nguyen's superlative cast pulls off the script's dual demands, demonstrating effortless comic timing and dramatic chops of equal ease yet of considerable emotional impact."
-- Back Stage West

“… a profoundly moving, emotionally arresting play that, in the highly capable hands of director Oanh Nguyen and his five-person cast, ranks among the most riveting pieces of theater to grace a local stage in years.”
-- OC Weekly

"It is very evident that Nguyen and the rest of the company involved took to heart the very essence of Lindsay-Abaire’s examination of the grief process. ... This production at The Chance Theater of Rabbit Hole is one not to be missed."
-- EDGE Los Angeles

"Nguyen's superb cast handles the script's dual styles, comedic and dramatic, with equal ease and with no visible shift."
-- Orange County Register

"Kudos to Oanh Nguyen for his impeccable, sensitive direction of this timeless tragedy; and to his five-member ensemble who play off of each other like well-tempered chambre music."
-- Stage Happenings

"flawlessly directed by Oanh Nguyen, [Rabbit Hole] is both Alice in Wonderland enchanting and mine shaft disorienting."
-- What The Butler Saw

"What makes this production such a memorable one, and superior even to the Geffen Playhouse’s excellent West Coast Premiere, is the intimacy of its setting, the superb direction by Oanh Nguyen, and the inspired performances of its cast of five."
-- StageSceneLA

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2007 Pulitzer Prize Winner!
Orange County Premiere!

Rabbit Hole
by David Lindsay-Abaire
directed by Oanh Nguyen

Back Stage West Critic's Pick

May 11 - Jun. 8
Thu. 8pm, Sun. 7pm

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CAPTION: HOLDING IT TOGETHER
Becca (Jennifer Ruckman) and Howie (Jonathon Lamer) try to hold on to what they have after their life is turned upside-down in the Orange County premiere of "Rabbit Hole," playing at The Chance Theater thru June 8.
CREDIT: Press photo by Doug Catiller

CAPTION:

CHEER UP, SISTER!
Becca (Jennifer Ruckman) gets an energetic hug from her sister, Izzy (Alex Bueno) in a scene from the 2007 Pulitzer Prize winner, "Rabbit Hole," which receives its OC Premiere under the direction of Chance Theater Artistic Director, Oanh Nguyen.
CREDIT: Press photo by Doug Catiller

CAPTION:

FIGHTING FOR WHAT THEY HAD
Howie (Jonathon Lamer) and Becca (Jennifer Ruckman) hit a rough patch as they strain to find their way back to a normal life in the OC Premiere of "Rabbit Hole" at The Chance Theater.
CREDIT: Press photo by Doug Catiller

CAPTION:

LISTEN TO YOUR MOTHER
 Becca (Jennifer Ruckman) gets some advice from her mother, Nat (Karen Webster) about how to cope with a tragedy in David Lindsay-Abaire's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama "Rabbit Hole," playing at The Chance Theater thru June 8.
CREDIT: Press photo by Doug Catiller

CAPTION:

A LONELY MESSAGE
 Jason (Kevin Johnston) sends a letter to the Corbetts in hopes of having a chance to meet them in person, and hopefully find some peace, in "Rabbit Hole," David Lindsay-Abaire's award-winning drama, making its OC Premiere at The Chance Theater.
CREDIT: Press photo by Doug Catiller

CAPTION:

REKINDLING THE ROMANCE?
 Howie (Jonathon Lamer) tries to set the mood and rekindle his marriage with Becca (Jennifer Ruckman) in David Linsay-Abaire's "Rabbit Hole," now playing at The Chance Theater under the direction of Artistic Director Oanh Nguyen.
CREDIT: Press photo by Doug Catiller

CAPTION:

I WAS EATING THAT!
 Izzy (Alex Bueno) tries to sneak a taste of her birthday cake before Becca (Jennifer Ruckamn) can take it away and cut slices for the rest of the family in "Rabbit Hole," the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama that is playing at The Chance thru June 8.
CREDIT: Press photo by Doug Catiller



Special Thanks to
Gary & Patricia Housholder
and
Lewis & Marty Crouse
for sponsoring
Jonathon Lamer in this production.

The opening gala for this production was generously catered by Le Grand Marketing.