Reaching for the Stars: Emmy Rossum and Zoë Winters Explore the Tensions of Family and Future in Walden

by Beth Stevens

In the not-so-distant future, the boundaries between Earth and the cosmos are tested in Walden, a new play by Amy Berryman currently in previews and opening at Second Stage's Tony Kiser Theater on November 7. Centered on estranged twin sisters Stella and Cassie, played by Emmy Rossum, known for her role on Shameless and the film adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera, and Zoë Winters, best known for her role on S…