Estelle Parsons, Justin Long, Blair Underwood & More Join Williamstown Theatre Festival's Star-Studded 2015 Season

By: Apr. 16, 2015
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Artistic Director Mandy Greenfield has announced additional casting for Williamstown Theatre Festival's Main Stage and Nikos Stage productions for the upcoming summer Season, which kicks off on June 30 and runs through August 23, 2015.

On the Main Stage: Becky Ann Baker (returning for her 13th season at WTF), Aaron Costa Ganis (WTF's Whaddabloodclot!!!), Howard W. Overshown (Julius Caesar), Academy Award-winner Estelle Parsons (Bonnie and Clyde), and Mary Wiseman (An Octoroon) join Kyra Sedgwick in Off the Main Road (June 30-July 19); Tony Award-nominee De'Adre Aziza (Passing Strange), Andre Holland (Selma), Keith Randolph Smith (Fences) and Blair Underwood ("Sex and the City"; A Streetcar Named Desire) all join the cast of the World Premiere of Dominique Morisseau's Paradise Blue (July 22-August 2); and Aaron Costa Ganis and Howard W. Overshown also join the cast of A Moon for the Misbegotten (August 5-August 23), with Audra McDonald and Will Swenson.

On the Nikos Stage, Justin Long joins the cast of Legacy (July 1 - July 12), with previously announced Jessica Hecht and Eric Bogosian. Penny Fuller and Chris Lowell ("Veronica Mars") join Cynthia Nixon in Kinship (July 15- July 25) directed by Jo Bonney; David Greenspan, Derek Klena, Erik Lochtefeld, Estelle Parsons, and Tony Award-nominee Lauren Worsham (A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder) will all appear in the world premiere of the new musical Unknown Soldier.

Additional programming and events, as well as complete casting and creative team information will be announced at a later date.

Single tickets for the 2015 Williamstown Theatre Festival season are now available through the WTF website (www.wtfestival.org) and by mail order using WTF's season brochure (call 413-597-3400 to join the mailing list). The WTF Box Office will open on June 2 at which point tickets may be purchased online, by phone, or in person at the '62 Center for Theatre and Dance Box Office at 1000 Main St (Route 2), Williamstown, MA 02167.

Every summer since 1955, the Festival has brought America's finest actors, directors, designers, and playwrights to the Berkshires to produce unique experiences for artists and audiences alike. The Festival creates bold, innovative theatre, hosts dynamic development opportunities for new plays and musicals, and offers a rich array of accompanying cultural events such as Free Theatre, Late-Night Cabarets, Comedy, and One-Night Concerts. With offices in both Williamstown and New York City, WTF creates vibrant work that feeds the wider theatrical landscape. The artists and productions shaped at the Festival each summer often go on to reach diverse audiences nationally and internationally. The Festival is currently represented by The Elephant Man, Living on Love, and The Visit on Broadway this season and Fool for Love next season, as well as Here Lies Love in London. WTF is also home to one of the nation's top training and professional development programs for new generations of aspiring theatre artists and administrators. The Festival is a recipient of the Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre and the Massachusetts Commonwealth Award for Achievement.



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