Photo Flash: Atlantic Theater's 'OFFICES' Opens Off-Bdwy

The world premiere production of OFFICES, Academy Award® winner Ethan Coen's new triptych of one-acts directed by Neil Pepe, is being presented at the Atlantic Theater Company's Linda Gross Theater (336 West 20 Street). OFFICES officially opened Thursday, May 7th for a recently extended engagement through June 7th, 2009. 

Hiring and firing are antisocial acts. Workplace pressures make for nasty competition. And the work itself can be meaningless and alienating. Accordingly, the three short plays that make up OFFICES are comedies.

The Ensemble cast features Academy Award® winner F. Murray Abraham (Coen's Almost an Evening), Daniel Abeles (Behold, the Bowery!),Brennan Brown (Atlantic's Celebration), Aya Cash(From Up Here), John Bedford Lloyd (Some Americans Abroad), Daniel London (Patch Adams), Mary McCann (Atlantic's Spring Awakening), Joey Slotnick (Almost an Evening),Greg Stuhr (November), C.J. Wilson (Atlantic's The Voysey Inheritance) and Daniel Yelsky (upcoming film Meet Monica Velour).

Academy Award® winner Ethan Coen returns to Atlantic with another world premiere production of one-act comedies. He made his Off-Broadway debut last season with the hit world premiere of Almost an Evening, which transferred Off-Broadway following a sold out extended Atlantic Stage 2 run. Coen has made fourteen movies with his brother Joel, including the Academy Award® winning films No Country for Old Men and Fargo; O Brother, Where Art Thou?; Raising Arizona; Barton Fink; The Hudsucker Proxy, The Big Lebowski and Burn After Reading.

Atlantic artistic director Neil Pepe made his acclaimed Broadway debut this season with the hit revival of David Mamet's Speed-the-Plow, and staged David Pittu's world premiere comedy What's That Smell: The Music of Jacob Sterling, which transferred Off-Broadway following a sold out engagement at Stage 2. He recently staged Harold Pinter's first and most recent plays, The Room and Celebration at Atlantic, and the world premiere of Mamet's Romance at Atlantic and at the Mark Taper Forum.

The design team for OFFICES features scenic design by Riccardo Hernandez, costume design by Laura Bauer, lighting design by David Weiner and sound design by Obadiah Eaves.

OFFICES plays Tuesday - Friday at 8p, Saturday at 2p & 8p and Sunday at 3p & 7p.Tickets are $65.00, and available by calling Ticket Central at 212-279-4200 (ticketcentral.com).

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Photos Courtesy of Shevett Studios

Director Neil Pepe and Offices stars Mary McCann and F. Murray Abraham

The Offices company: Greg Stuhr, Brennan Brown, John Bedford Lloyd, Aya Cash, C.J. Wilson, Daniel Yelsky, Daniel London, Daniel Abeles, Joey Slotnick, Playwright Ethan Coen, Director Neil Pepe and Mary McCann

Homeland Security's family, Daniel Yelsky, Daniel Abeles, Aya Cash, Mary McCann and John Bedford Lloyd

Playwright Leslie Ayvazian and Director Christian Parker are in rehearsal for the world premiere of Make Me at Atlantic Stage 2

Mad Men star John Slattery toasts Offices star Mary McCann

Mary McCann and Aya Cash

Atlantic regular Chris Bauer and wife, costume designer Laura Bauer

Reunited! Ethan Coen and Neil Pepe