SENSE OF AN ENDING to Make US Premiere at 59E59 Theaters

59E59 Theaters will welcome kef theatrical productions with SENSE OF AN ENDING, written by Ken Urban and directed by Adam Fitzgerald. SENSE OF AN ENDING begins performances on Thursday, August 20 for a limited engagement through Sunday, September 6. Press opening is Wednesday, August 26 at 7:30 PM. The performance schedule is Tuesday - Thursday at 7:30 PM; Friday - Saturday at 8:30 PM; and Sunday at 3:30 PM. Performances are at 59E59 Theaters (59 East 59th Street, between Park and Madison Avenues). Tickets are $18 ($12.60 for 59E59 Members). To purchase tickets, call Ticket Central at (212) 279-4200 or go to www.59e59.org.

Charles, a disgraced New York Times journalist, arrives in Rwanda for an exclusive interview with two Hutu nuns. Charged with homicide, the nuns must convince the world of their innocence during the 1994 genocide or face a lifetime in prison. When an unknown survivor contradicts their story, Charles must choose which version of the truth to tell the world. SENSE OF AN ENDING shines a light on questions of faith and responsibility in the face of violence.

Marking the 21st anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, SENSE OF AN ENDING was hailed as "an extraordinarily powerful piece of theatre that approaches this most difficult of subject matter with confidence, intelligence and a surfeit of humanity" (London City Nights) in its UK premiere in the spring. Time Out London said the play was "so intense that, in between each scene, you can hear the audience gulp for air."

kef theatrical productions returns to 59E59 after their critically acclaimed production of Ken Urban's The Awake, also directed by Adam Fitzgerald, in 2013.

The cast of SENSE OF AN ENDING features Danyon Davis (Henry V at The Public Theater), Hubert Point-Du Jour (Angels in America at Signature Theatre Company), and Heather Alicia Simms (Ma Rainey's Black Bottom on Broadway).

The design team includes David L. Arsenault (scenic design); Travis McHale (lighting design); and Christian Frederickson (sound design).

Ken Urban (playwright) is a playwright and screenwriter based in New York. His plays have been produced Off-Broadway at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, kef productions, The Summer Play Festival at The Public, and Studio 42. He has developed new work at Playwrights Horizons, The Huntington, Williamstown Theatre Festival, and Donmar Warehouse (London). In 2015, A Future Perfect received its World Premiere at SpeakEasy Stage Company. Sense of an Ending opened in London at Theatre503 in May prior to arriving at 59E59 Theaters in August. Upcoming: The Awake at Chicago's First Floor Theatre in February 2016. Awards include the Weissberger Playwriting Award, Huntington Theater Playwriting Fellowship, Headlands Artist Residency, Djerassi Artist Residency, Dramatist Guild Fellowship, and MacDowell Colony Fellowships. He is a Core Writer at the Playwrights' Center. He wrote the screenplay for The Happy Sad, which screened internationally at over 25 film festivals, and is available on iTunes and Amazon. His plays are published by Dramatists Play Service and Methuen.

Adam Fitzgerald (director) is the Artistic Director of kef theatrical productions. With kef: The Awake (NY Times Critics' Pick), Methtacular!, (Time Out NY Critics' Pick), Killing Women, Lyric is Waiting, and It's Only Kickball, Stupid (Advocate Magazine Best of 2014); Other select NYC: A Dish for the Gods and Getting the Business (Rachel Reiner Productions), Songs for a More Funnier World (NYMF), Letter from Algeria (GroundUP Productions). Concerts: Ali Ewoldt and Adam Jacobs Heart Full of Love (Town Hall), Carner and Gregor's Island Song (92YTribeca); Are You Working on Something New? (BC/EFA); Infinite Joy (Las Vegas benefit). Selected Regional: Defiance (Playhouse West, Critics' Circle Award nominations for Director and Production), Santaland Diaries (Homemade Theater), Methtacular! (About Face Theater, TimeOut Chicago Critic's Pick). TV/FILM: PSA for the Ad Council and GLSEN which won the national Talent House competition judged by Brett Ratner and Tom Ford; Eight episodes (Director, Producer, Co-Writer) of FIFTY2&NINE's web series, Conversations w/ My Ex for GWIST TV, Occupy Me (short film for 2015 release).