Primary Stages Announces 'Pay What You Can' For SHIPWRECKED

Primary Stages (Casey Childs, Executive Producer; Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director; Elliot Fox, Managing Director) continues the second half of their 24th season with its special Pay What You Can ticket offer (a policy instituted earlier this season and offered by Primary Stages only) that will be available for the first two preview performances of Shipwrecked! An Entertainment - The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont (As Told by Himself) by Donald Margulies, a story-telling adventure suitable for all ages from the author of Sight Unseen, Collected Stories and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Dinner with Friends, in its New York Premiere. Mr. Margulies returns to Primary Stages where his play The Model Apartment won an Obie Award for Playwriting.

Performances begin Tuesday, January 27, 2009 for a limited run through Saturday, March 7, 2009, at 59E59 Theaters (59 East 59th Street, between Park and Madison Avenues). Opening night is set for Sunday, February 8, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.

Pay What You Can tickets go on sale two hours before curtain for the performances on January 27th at 7:00 p.m. and January 28th at 8:00 p.m. They are limited to one ticket per person, cash only, no change given, must provide mailing address and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis, only at the 59E59 Theaters Box Office.

Lisa Peterson (The Model Apartment) returns to Primary Stages to direct the three-member cast that features Jeremy Bobb (Is He Dead?) as Player 2, Michael Countryman (Dedication or The Stuff of Dreams) as Louis de Rougemont, and Donnetta Lavinia Grays (Well) as Player 1.

A tale of adventure that left England spellbound in the 19th century is the center of attention in Donald Margulies' play Shipwrecked! An Entertainment - The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont (As Told by Himself). Louis de Rougemont, a would-be explorer, invites you to hear his amazing story of bravery, survival and celebrity. Dare to be whisked away in a story of exotic islanders, rustic vessels and the high seas. Shipwrecked! An Entertainment examines how far we're willing to blur the line between fact and fiction in order to leave our mark on the world.

The creative team includes Neil Patel (Set), Michael Krass (Costumes), Stephen Strawbridge (Lights), and John Gromada (Original Music and Sound). The Production Stage Manager is Matthew Melchiorre.

Shipwrecked! An Entertainment - The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont (As Told by Himself) will play the following performance schedule: Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m., Wednesdays through Fridays at 8:00 p.m., Saturdays at 2:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m., and Sundays at 3:00 p.m. on February 1 and 15, 2009 and a Wednesday matinee at 2:00 p.m. on February 18, 2009.

Single tickets for Shipwrecked! An Entertainment - The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont (As Told by Himself) are priced at $60 each with a specially priced $20 ticket available to patrons 35 and under. For these economically challenging times, Primary Stages offers family priced tickets at $35 for Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday Matinees (Code: KIDM), and $25 for Friday & Saturday nights (Code: KIDE). Tickets may be purchased by calling Ticket Central at (212) 279-4200, online at www.ticketcentral.com, or in person at the 59E59 THEATERS Box Office. Group Tickets (10+) are $45.00 each, and are available by calling (212) 840-9705, ext. 204. Please visit the website at www.primarystages.org, or call (212) 840-9705 for more information.

Primary Stages concludes the 2008-2009 season with the world premiere of the comedy Chasing Manet by Tina Howe (March 24, 2009 - May 2, 2009), featuring Tony Award-Winner Jane Alexander and Lynn Cohen under the direction of Michael Wilson (Dividing The Estate).

A special 2-play subscription package priced at $86 (plus $8 handling fee) is available by calling Ticket Central at (212) 279-4200 or online at www.ticketcentral.com. For additional information about Primary Stages, please visit the website at www.primarystages.org.

Primary Stages opened the first half of the 2008-2009 with the New York premieres of Buffalo Gal by A.R. Gurney, A Body of Water by Lee Blessing, and the special added production of Love Child by Daniel Jenkins and Robert Stanton. Primary Stages was recently represented on Broadway with Horton Foote's Dividing The Estate (produced by Lincoln Center Theater, by special arrangement with Primary Stages), which made its New York premiere last season.