Manhattan Theatre Source Adds Performances to THE WEIRD

Five performances have been added to THE WEIRD at Manhattan Theatre Source (177 Macdougal Street). The play -- by comic book writer, television writer ("Big Love"), and playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa - - was originally set to play one weekend (Feb 18 to Feb 21), however due to support and ticket sales, the producers - Wake Up, Marconi! -- have added a second weekend.

Performances are now: February 18 through 20 at 8:00 PM; February 20 and 21 at 2:00 PM; February 25 through 27 at 8:00 PM; February 27 and 28 at 2:00 PM. Tickets ($18) are available at: theatermania.com. The production stars Matt Cohn, Allison Hirschlag, Melissa Pinsly, Lucky Gretzinger, Mark Stetson and Mark Rosenthal, and is directed by Celine Rosenthal and Erin Gilmore.

THE WEIRD is a collection of six short pulp plays that riff on classic horror movies, urban legends and comic book characters, linked together by themes of trust and the nature of relationships. Each one takes archetypal characters from well-known tales of terror and fantasy and throws them into more turmoil than the original creators could ever have imagined. In The Ten Minute Play About Rosemary's Baby, Rosemary must cope quickly with her husband's betrayal while carrying the spawn of Satan. Insect Love teaches us that mad scientists have a difficult time asking people out too. Morning Becomes Olestra is a cautionary tale for any woman considering cheating on her husband, especially with a vampire. Anything can happen when the horrors of love are mixed up with the horrors of the supernatural, but one thing is for sure, no one is going to make it out alive.

Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's (playwright) other works include The Muckle Man (City Theatre in Pittsburgh), Dark Matters (Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre), Based on a Totally True Story (Manhattan Theatre Club), and The Mystery Plays (Yale Rep/2econd Stage Theatre). His early comedies Golden Age and Say You Love Satan were nominated for GLAAD Media Awards. For Marvel Comics, Aguirre-Sacasa is the Harvey Award-winning author of Angel: Revelations and The Dead of Night: Man-Thing. His latest title Marvel Divas was released in 2009. Most recently, he joined the writing staff of HBO's Big Love and developed a series about werewolves, Howl, for the Fox Network. The Los Angeles Times named Aguirre-Sacasa one of their "Faces to Watch in 2010."

THE WEIRD is produced by Wake Up, Marconi! Productions, a New York City company formed in 2005 by a group of New York University Tisch School for the Arts' students. More information and tickets for THE WEIRD at: theatermania.com and www.marconitheatre.com.

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