Synopsis
Time Stands Still centres on Sarah, a war photojournalist recovering from injuries sustained while covering the conflict in Iraq, and her partner James, a foreign correspondent who has also returned from the field. As they attempt to rebuild their lives in their Brooklyn loft, they struggle to reconcile their shared experiences of danger and trauma with the ordinary rhythms of domestic life. Visits from their long-time friend Richard and his much younger girlfriend Mandy offer a mirror to their own relationship and provoke questions about love, purpose and the moral cost of bearing witness. Intimate, thought-provoking and sharply observed, Time Stands Still explores the pull between passion and peace, ambition and acceptance, and what it means to truly move on when the world refuses to stand still.
Reviews
“Under the expert direction of Daniel Sullivan, the four performers shine: Linney superbly conveys Sarah’s ambitious drive and acerbic intelligence, [d’Arcy] James is moving as a man who feels his significant other pulling away from him, Bogosian sharply essays the concerned editor going through a midlife change, and Silverstone is touching and funny as the woman who can’t understand what drives Sarah and James to live their lives on the edge.”
The Hollywood Reporter
“But the richly three-dimensional and fully centered characterizations of James and Linney keep it real. James’ explosions of anger out of carefully maintained calm and patience are particularly effective.”
Variety
“What is left is not so bad, however, especially in the scenes with Linney and [d’Arcy] James. In their hands the questions Margulies raises get their full due. Even when the text scurries around an issue, the actors don’t. The silences are loaded with live ammo and the words are offered as the best each has to give. They don’t always hit their mark, but these characters never stop trying.”
New York Theatre Guide