Annie Dow and Eddie Martinez to Star in FADE at Primary Stages; Cast Complete!

Primary Stages has announced complete casting today for the New York premiere of FADE, written by Tanya Saracho (Mala Hierba) and directed by Jerry Ruiz (Basilica). The cast of FADE will feature Annie Dow (SONG FOR THE DISAPPEARED) as "Lucia" and Eddie Martinez ("Sense8") as "Abel".

FADE begins performances at the Cherry Lane Theatre (38 Commerce St, New York, NY, 10014) on January 25, 2017, with an official opening night set for Feburary 8, 2017 for a limited run through March 5, 2017. Tickets are on sale now at www.primarystages.org.

Acclaimed playwright and screenwriter Tanya Saracho comes to Primary Stages with the New York Premiere of FADE, a behind-the-scenes comedy about the burgeoning friendship between Lucia and Abel, two Latinos of Mexican descent working at a ruthless Hollywood studio. Lucia is a tenacious novelist, newly hired to write for a TV detective series and struggling to find her place among a team of domineering white male co-workers. Abel is one of the studio's janitors, compassionate to Lucia's difficulties and generous with his opinions and personal anecdotes, which keeps them in an absorbing tête-à-tête throughout their workdays. As their bond grows, Abel's stories quickly blur with those Lucia is writing for the show and they both find themselves in the center of their own not-quite-made-for-TV drama.

FADE features set design by Mariana Sanchez, costume design by Carisa Kelly, lighting design by Amith Chandrashaker, sound design by M.L. Dogg, and casting by Stephanie Klapper Casting.

The performance schedule for FADE is as follows: Wednesday through Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 3pm. Exceptions: There will be additional performances on Tuesday, January 31 at 8pm, Saturday, February 11 at 2pm, and Wednesday, March 1 at 2pm. There will be no 8pm performance on Wednesday, March 1. In addition, a series of talkbacks will be held on the following dates immediately following each performance: Wednesday, February 15; Wednesday, February 22; and Wednesday, March 1.

Single tickets for FADE are priced at $70 and available at PrimaryStages.org or by calling OvationTix at 212-352-3101. Group tickets are available for $45 per ticket ($35 for student groups) by contacting 212-840-9705. Subscriptions for the Primary Stages 2016/17 Season are on sale now for $90. Subscriptions include tickets to the two remaining mainstage productions, FADE and DANIEL'S HUSBAND. All subscription packages can be purchased by visiting PrimaryStages.org or by calling OvationTix at 212-352-3101.

Primary Stages' 2016/17 season began with THE ROADS TO HOME, written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Horton Foote (Harrison, TX) and directed by Michael Wilson (The Trip to Bountiful). Following Tanya Saracho's FADE, the season will conclude with the New York Premiere of DANIEL'S HUSBAND, presented by Primary Stages & Ted Snowdon. Written by Michael McKeever (Moscow) and directed by Joe Brancato (Miracle on South Division Street), DANIEL'S HUSBAND will run from March 22-April 28, 2017.

Primary Stages is an Off-Broadway not-for-profit theater company dedicated to inspiring, supporting, and sharing the art of playwriting. We operate on the strongly held belief that the future of American theater relies on nurturing playwrights and giving them the artistic support needed to create new work. Since our founding in 1984, we have produced more than 125 new plays, including Donald Margulies' The Model Apartment (1995 premiere and 2013 revival); David Ives' Lives of the Saints and All in the Timing (original 1993 production and 2013 revival); Billy Porter's While I Yet Live; Kate Fodor's Rx; Charles Busch's The Tribute Artist and Olive and the Bitter Herbs; A.R. Gurney's Black Tie; Horton Foote's Harrison, TX and Dividing the Estate (Two 2009 Tony Award® nominations); Theresa Rebeck's Poor Behavior; Deborah Zoe Laufer's Informed Consent; Terrence McNally's Dedication or the Stuff of Dreams and The Stendhal Syndrome; Danai Gurira and Nikkole Salter's In the Continuum (which went on to tour the U.S., Africa, and Scotland); and Conor McPherson's St. Nicholas (which marked the playwright's U.S. debut). Our productions and artists have received critical acclaim, including Tony, Obie, Lortel, AUDELCO, Outer Critics' Circle, Drama League, and Drama Desk awards and nominations. Primary Stages supports playwrights and develops new works through commissions, workshops, readings, and our education and training programs: The Dorothy Strelsin New American Writers Group, the Marvin and Anne Einhorn School of Performing Arts (ESPA), the Fordham/Primary Stages MFA in Playwriting, and the newly launched Primary Stages Off-Broadway Oral History Project. Through these programs, Primary Stages advocates for our artists, helping them make important-and often transformative- connections within the theater community.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:

Tanya Saracho (Playwright), born in Sinaloa, México, is a playwright, actor and TV writer ("How To Get Away With Murder," HBO's "Looking" & "Girls," "Devious Maids.") Plays produced at: Denver Theatre Center 2nd Stage (NYC), Steppenwolf Theater, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, The Goodman Theater, Teatro Vista, Teatro Luna, Fountain Theater, Clubbed Thumb, NEXT Theater and 16th Street Theater. PLAYS INCLUDE: Fade; Hushabye; The Tenth Muse; Song for the Disappeared; Enfrascada; El Nogalar (inspired by The Cherry Orchard); an adaptation of The House Street for Steppenwolf SYA; Our Lady of the Underpass; Kita y Fernanda and Quita Mitos. IN DEVELOPMENT WITH: Starz, Two Rivers Theatre, South Coast Rep. Tanya's a proud Union member of SAG/AFTRA & WGA.

Jerry Ruiz (Director). Recent projects: Basilica by Mando Alvarado at Rattlestick Playwright's Theater and Philip Goes Forth for the Mint Theater Company. Prior directing credits includeEnfrascada by Tanya Saracho at Clubbed Thumb, Love Goest to Press at the Mint Theater, A King of the Infinite Space for Summerstage and HERE Arts Center, and Mariela in the Desert. Other credits: 26 Miles by Quiara Hudes, The King is Dead by Caroline V. McGraw, Election Day by Josh Tobiessen, The Near East by Alex Lewin, and Rattlers by Johnna Adams. Regional credits include Waiting for the Hearse at Mixed Blood in Minneapolis and Twelfth Night for Chalk Rep in Los Angeles. Jerry has developed work at Second Stage, Playwright's Horizons, Soho Rep, The Public, The Atlantic, Oregon Shakespeare Festival and the Playwrights Realm. Jerry collaborates with Two River Theater Company as the Curator of their new play series, Crossing Borders. Jerry was a recipient of the 2009-2011 NEA/TCG Career Development for Directors Grant. He was the 2011 Phil Killian Directing Fellow at Oregon Shakespeare Festival. He was a Van Lier Directing Fellow at Second Stage Theater from 2007-2009. Member of Soho Rep Writer/Director Lab, 2008-2009. Resident Assistant Director on La Boheme (dir. Baz Luhrmann) from 2002-2004. Lincoln Center Director's Lab, 2002. Directing MFA: UCSD. BA: Harvard.

ANNIE DOW (Lucia). Regional: Much Ado About Nothing (Shakespeare Theatre Company), Song for the Disappeared (Passage Theatre Company). NY: Workshops/readings at The Lark, CAP 21, Baryshnikov Arts Center, The New Victory Theatre, and Playwrights Realm. TV: "I Love You...But I Lied", "The OA", "The Late Show With David Letterman". Training: NYU Tisch School of the Arts.

EDDIE MARTINEZ (Abel). Chicago Theatre credits include: Parachute Men as Andrew (Teatro Vista), Big Lake Big City as Stewart (Looking Glass Theatre), Our Lady of 121st Street as Pinky (Steppenwolf Theatre Company). Denver Theatre credits: Fade as Abel (Denver Center Theater Company), As You Like It as Corin (Denver Center Theatre Company). Film & TV credits include "The Dilemma", "The Break Up", "Boss", "Chicago Fire", "Sense8', and "Sirens".