Joe Mantello Will Direct Stephen Karam's THE HUMANS; Opens at Laura Pels Theatre in Fall 2015
By: Nicole Rosky
Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) just announced that acclaimed playwright and Pulitzer Prize finalist Stephen Karam's newest play The Humans will receive its New York debut Off-Broadway in Fall 2015, directed by two-time Tony Award® winner Joe Mantello.
The production begins performances in Fall 2015 at the Laura Pels Theatre in the Harold & Miriam SteinbergCentre for Theatre (111 West 46th Street). Karam's play The Humans is part of Roundabout's New Play Initiative, a collection of programs, designed to
foster and produce new work by emerging and established artists. The Humans is Karam's second play
commissioned by Roundabout Theatre Company, following his hugely acclaimed Speech & Debate (2007) and Sons of the Prophet (his first Roundabout commission; 2011). After a sleepless night, Mr. Blake has brought his family from Pennsylvania to celebrate Thanksgiving at his
daughter's new apartment. As darkness falls outside the crumbling pre-war duplex, mysterious things start to
go bump in the night and family tensions reach a boiling point. Stephen Karam (Sons of the Prophet, Speech &
Debate) takes a fresh look at the hilarity, heart and horrors of the modern American family. The full cast and design team will be announced at a later date.
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