Lee Pace and Katherine Moennig Star in Guardians, April 11-May 25

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 The Culture Project will present the New York premiere of Guardians, a play written by Peter Morris. Directed by Jason Moore (Avenue Q, Steel Magnolias), Guardians will features Katherine Moennig of Showtime's hit series "The L Word" in her off-Broadway debut as the American girl and Golden Globe-nominated actor Lee Pace as the English boy. The show begins preview performances on Saturday, April 1, 2006 at 8pm. Opening Night is Tuesday, April 11, 2006 at 7:30pm at The Culture Project (45 Bleecker Street at Lafayette). This limited engagement will play through May 25, 2006.

"Winner of the Fringe First Award at the 2005 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Guardians is a two-character monologue play - a fictional account inspired by prominent true scandals of the Iraq War: the Abu Ghraib/Lynndie England affair and the publication by the British paper The Daily Mail of fake torture photos, which led to the resignation of its editor. This twin scandal and the eerie collision of Britain and America raise troubling questions about torture and accountability in the U.S. Army and the responsibility of journalists during wartime. These monologues, which are searingly intelligent, empathetic, troubling, yet very funny, make Guardians a serious satire of Anglo-American relations and modern political morality," according to press notes.

Playwright Peter Morris (The Age of Consent), an American who does most of his work in London says, "I wanted to treat these scandals in a dramatic context. Their obvious direct similarities reflect the larger issues they raise, primarily that of America: its role in the world, the low esteem in which the educated British public holds it and whether or not its actions are justifiable. I don't intend to answer these questions, merely to pose them."

Tony Award-winner Richard Hoover is the set designer of the play.

Moennig is best known for playing Shane in the Showtime series "The L Word." She most recently appeared in the feature film Art School Confidential. Other film credits include The Shipping News, Love The Hard Way and Invitation to a Suicide. Her other television credits include "Young Americans," "Law & Order" and the lead actress in the music video "Is Anybody Home" for the band Our Lady Peace. On stage, she has appeared in As You Like It, Comedy of Art, The Theory of Total Blame and Morning in the City at the Williamstown Theatre Festival.

Pace was the star of the 2003 Sundance hit, "Soldier's Girl" (Showtime). He received a Golden Globe nomination, an Independent Spirit Award nomination and a Gotham Award for Outstanding Breakthrough Performance for his work. Pace recently completed production on the Universal project The Good Shepherd. directed by Robert DeNiro. He stars opposite Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie, Alec Baldwin, and John Turturro. Other film credits include: The Fall, Infamous and The White Countess. His television credits include: "Wonderfalls" and "Law & Order: SVU." Theatre credits include: The Credeaux Canvas, The Fourth Sister and Small Tragedy (nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award and winner of the Ensemble Obie Award).

Guardians will play the following performance schedule at The Culture Project (45 Bleecker Street): Tuesday – Saturday at 8PM, Saturday & Sunday at 3PM. There will be a special Monday evening performance on April 10 only. Ticket prices are $46 and can be purchased at Ticketmaster (212.307.4100 or ticketmaster.com) or in person at The Culture Project Box Office (45 Bleecker St. at Lafayette). Student rush tickets are $21 and are available one hour before show time. Limit one ticket per valid student ID. For more information visit The Culture Project's website (45bleecker.com). 



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