Charles Grodin's 'The Right Kind Of People' Premieres At Primary Stages Beginning January 24

By: Dec. 15, 2005
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Primary Stages in association with Julian Schlossberg presents the New York premiere of the new play The Right Kind of People by Charles Grodin at Primary Stages at 59E59 Theaters (59 East 59 Street between Park & Madison Avenues). Under the direction of Chris Smith, the cast features DorisBelack, Stephen Bradbury, Fred Burrell, Mitch Greenberg, Keith Jochim,Katherine Leask, Ed Owens, Robert Stanton, Evan Thompson and John C. Vennema.

Preview performances begin Tuesday evening, January 24, 2006 at 7PM for a Thursday evening, February 9, 2006 opening night at 7PM.  The limited engagement will continue through Sunday afternoon, March 5, 2006.

The creative team includes Annie Smart (sets, with furniture pieces generously provided by Bloomingdale¹s New York), Jenny Mannis (costumes), Russell Champa (lights) and Fabian Obispo (sound).  The Production Stage Manager is Emily Wells.

The Right Kind of People by Charles Grodin is abiting send-up of a fashionable Fifth Avenue co-op board, where issuesof race, gender and social status simmer just beneath the surface. This comedy, from the celebrated screen actor who made sarcasm andsatire a legendary art, comes to Primary Stages following its worldpremiere at the Magic Theatre in San Francisco, where it was one of thehighest grossing shows in that theatre's 37-year history.

The Right Kind of People plays the following schedule: Tuesdays at 7pm, Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8pm, Saturday matinees at 2pm and Sunday matinees at 3pm.  The limited engagement begins previews January 24, 2006.  OPENING NIGHT IS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2006 at 7:00PM and continues through Sunday afternoon, March 5, 2006.  Single tickets, now on sale, are $60 and may be purchased at the Primary Stages at 59E59 Theaters box office, through Ticket Central online at www.ticketcentral.com or by calling (212) 279-4200.

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