Richard Nelson's THE GABRIELS Trilogy to Marathon at The Public Theater

The Public Theater announced today that THE GABRIELS: Election Year in the Life of One Family will present marathon performances of all three shows in this acclaimed trilogy.

Written and directed by Richard Nelson, all three plays will run in repertory on Saturday, December 10; Sunday, December 11; Wednesday, December 14; Saturday, December 17; and Sunday, December 18.

The second play in the trilogy, WHAT DID YOU EXPECT? begins previews tomorrow, Saturday, September 10 and has been extended one week through Sunday, October 9, with an official press opening on Friday, September 16. The final play in the cycle, WOMEN OF A CERTAIN AGE begins performances on Friday, November 4, with an official press opening on Election Day, Tuesday, November 8.

Tickets for the marathon performances will be available at a later date. Check www.publictheater.org for the most up to date information.

Tony-winning writer and director Richard Nelson returns to The Public with the next play in his new three-play cycle, THE GABRIELS: Election Year in the Life of One Family. The second play, WHAT DID YOU EXPECT?, brings us back to the kitchen of the Gabriel family, with the country now in the midst of the general election for president. In the course of one evening in the house they grew up in, history (both theirs and our country's), money, politics, family, art and culture are chopped up and mixed together, while a meal is made around the kitchen table.

In the exquisitely moving finale of his three-play cycle, the Gabriel family awaits the results of the Presidential Election on November 8, 2016. WOMEN OF A CERTAIN AGE takes place in the course of a single night, eight months after we first meet the Gabriels. Patricia, the family matriarch, joins her children and daughters-in-law as they prepare a meal from the past and consider the future of their country, town and home. Paying tribute to the difficult year behind them, the Gabriels compare notes on the search for empathy and authenticity at a time when the game seems rigged and the rules are forever changing.

The complete cast for THE GABRIELS: Election Year in the Life of One Family features Meg Gibson (Karin Gabriel), Lynn Hawley (Hannah Gabriel), Roberta Maxwell (Patricia Gabriel), Maryann Plunkett (Mary Gabriel), Jay O. Sanders (George Gabriel), and Amy Warren (Joyce Gabriel).

All three plays in THE GABRIELS feature scenic design by Susan Hilferty and Jason Ardizzone-West; costume design by Susan Hilferty; lighting design by Jennifer Tipton; and sound design by Scott Lehrer and Will Pickens.

For more information about tickets and performance schedules, visit www.publictheater.org.

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