The Gallery Players Presents Craig Lucas’ Fractured Christmas Tale Reckless

The Gallery Players announces cast and crew for its production of Craig Lucas', Reckless. Directed by The Gallery Players' Artistic Director, Heather Siobhan Curran and produced by the theatre's Executive Director, Neal J. Freeman, Reckless opens at The Gallery Players Saturday December 3.

On Christmas Eve, Rachel is informed by her guilty husband that he has hired a hitman to kill her. Scrambling out the kitchen window into the snowy night, she embarks on a manic journey involving a deaf woman in a wheelchair (or is she?), numerous psychiatrists, a TV game show, and her own increasingly shaky sanity. Craig Lucas' Reckless is a zany, comic, and ultimately poignant reflection on living in, and escaping from, the past. The New York Times calls Reckless, "A bittersweet Christmas fable for our time. Reckless has an emotional pull akin to that of a Crosby ballad born of the lonely World War II home front."

Reckless stars Carey Van Driest* (Robin Hood w/Maureen McGovern; The Importance of Being Earnest, Arms and the Man, Jean Cocteau Rep) as Rachel, and features Jan-Peter Pedross* (The Drowsy Chaperone, TGP) as Lloyd, Zac Hoogendyk* (Dancing at Lughnasa, TGP, Cleveland Play House) as Tom, Lauren Roth (2011 NYIT Best Featured Actress nominee, Billy Carver and the Children in Mind) as Pooty, Lara Knox* (company member, Ohio Shakespeare Festival; Apple Tree, Pennsylvania Center Stage) as Trish, Allison Moody* as The Doctors and Jason Jacoby as Roy, Tim, and others. *Appearing courtesy Actor's Equity Association.

The Gallery Players' Artistic Director Heather Siobhan Curran (Dancing at Lughnasa, The Crucible) directs Reckless, the producer is Executive Director Neal J. Freeman. The production stage manager is Ashley Nelson, the set designer is Jason Sherwood, the costume designer is Kristina Sneshkoff, the lighting designer is Annie Wiegand, the sound designer is Julianne Merrill and the props master is Ashley Cavadas.

Reckless opens Saturday, December 3 at 8pm and runs Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Saturdays at 2 and Sundays at 3pm through Sunday, December 18.

Tickets to Reckless are $18 for adults, $14 for Seniors & Children 12 and under. Individual tickets can be purchased by calling TheaterMania at (212) 352-3101, or online at www.galleryplayers.com. The Gallery Players is located at 199 14th St., between 4th and 5th Aves. in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Take the F Train to 4th Ave. or the R Train to 9th Street. By car: BQE to Hamilton Avenue to 14th Street.

A New York institution since 1967, The Gallery Players has served actors and audiences alike for more than 4 decades by showcasing burgeoning new talent and offering a home base for theater professionals. Its eclectic programming of intimate revivals and ambitious new work in inventive productions has earned it the reputation of "New York's Best Kept Secret." The Gallery Players is the recipient of the Off-Off Broadway Review's 2000 Award for Lifetime Achievement and was the recipient of New York Innovative Theatre Award for Outstanding Production of a Musical in 2007, 2008, 2009 & 2011 for their productions of Urinetown! the musical, Yank! A New Musical, Like You Like It and The Drowsy Chaperone. The Gallery Players' production of The Drowsy Chaperone also took home awards for Outstanding Costume Design, Choreography and Ensemble. Among the theatre's famous alumni are founding member Harvey Fierstein; Broadway regulars Nancy Anderson, Jeffry Denman and Diedre Goodwin; New York theater personality Seth Rudetsky and many others.

The Gallery Players' 45th Season continues in 2012 with A Man of No Importance, January 28-February 19, 2012; A Raisin in the Sun, March 17-April 1, 2012; Wonderful Town, April 28 - May 20, 2012 and The 15th Annual Black Box New Play Festival runs May 31-June 24, 2012.