STAGE TUBE: Behind-the-Scenes of Michael Milligan's MERCY KILLERS, Premiering at the Stella Adler Studio, 1/7

By: Dec. 03, 2013
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Working Theater, in its 29th season off?Broadway, will in a co?production with the Harold Clurman Lab Theater, offer a piercing perspective on healthcare reform in the United States, with MERCY KILLERS, written and performed by Michael Milligan. The play, directed by Tom Oppenheim will make its off-Broadway premiere on January 7th at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting, 31 West 27th Street. The production will have its official opening on January 15th and will be performed in various communities throughout New York City in order to directly realize Working Theater's mission to bring theater to communities where working people live. Check out a behind the scenes look below!

Joe loves apple pie, Rush Limbaugh and his wife, Jane. He is blue?collar, made in the USA and proud, but when his wife gets sick and loses her insurance, his patriotic feelings are turned upside down. In MERCY KILLERS, a new one?man play, Joe struggles with the uniquely American experience of losing your health in the land of plenty.

Tickets are $25 (General Admission) and $23 (Students/Seniors/Union Members) and may be purchased in advance at www.smarttix.com or by calling 212?868?4444. For group rates, contact info@theworkingtheater.org. The running time is 65 minutes without intermission. Due to mature content, patrons under the age of 13 will not be admitted.

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