Phillipa Soo, Ashley Park, and More Among Final Rotating Stars of NASSIM
Barrow Street Theatricals announced today the final rotating cast of guest actors for the American premiere of the Nassim Soleimanpour and Bush Theatre production of Nassim. Written by celebrated Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour (White Rabbit Red Rabbit) and featuring direction by Omar Elerian,NASSIM will play its final performance on Saturday, April 20, after 7 preview and 148 regular performances. Completing the production will be:
Thursday, April 4 at 7:30pm - Phillipa Soo
Tony Award Nominee & Grammy Award Winner (Hamilton, "The Code," The Parisian Woman)
Friday, April 5 at 7:30pm - Emma Ishta
Teen Choice Award nominee ("Stitchers," "Manhattan Love Story)
Saturday, April 6 at 2:30pm - Andrew Roffe
(Prison Logic, Think Like a Man, The Second City Chicago)
Saturday, April 6 at 7:30pm - Peter Jacobson
Two-time Screen Actors Guild Award Nominee ("House M.D.," Good Night, and Good Luck, "Colony," "The Americans")
Sunday, April 7 at 2:30pm - Allyn Burrows
Shakespeare & Company Artistic Director (Bug, Killer Joe, Manchester by the Sea, Company Men)
Sunday, April 7 at 7:30pm - Greg Kotis
Two-time Tony Award & Obie Award Winner (Urinetown, Pig Farm, Yeast Nation)
Tuesday, April 9 at 7:30pm - John Rothman
Emmy Award Winner ("Birdland," "One Mississippi," "Separate But Equal," United 93)
Wednesday, April 10 at 7:30pm - Will Eno
Pulitzer Prize Finalist & Obie Award Winner (Thom Pain (based on nothing), The Realistic Joneses, The Open House)
Thursday, April 11 at 7:30pm - Todd Almond
Lucille Lortel Nominee (Girl From the North Country, Iowa, On the Levee)
Friday, April 12 at 7:30pm - Noah Galvin
Lucille Lortel Nominee (Dear Evan Hansen, Alice By Heart, "The Real O'Neals")
Saturday, April 13 at 2:30pm - Steven Boyer
Tony Award Nominee & Obie Award Winner (Hand to God, Time and the Conways, "Trial and Error")
Saturday, April 13 at 7:30pm - Sally Murphy
NY Drama Critics' Circle Citation Recipient (August: Osage County, The Apple Family Plays, The Threepenny Opera)
Sunday, April 14 at 2:30pm - Michael Patrick Thornton
Joseph Jefferson Award Winner ("Private Practice," "The Red Line")
Sunday, April 14 at 7:30pm - Ashley Park
Tony & Grammy Award Nominee & Lortel Award Winner (Mean Girls, Sunday In The Park With George, KPOP)
Tuesday, April 16 at 7:30pm - Jeremy Shamos
Tony Award Nominee and Obie & Lortel Award Winner (Clybourne Park, Meteor Shower, Dinner with Friends)
Wednesday, April 17 at 2:30pm - Bernard White
("Quarantine," "Silicon Valley," "Kidding")
Wednesday, April 17 at 7:30pm - Lee Pace
Drama Desk & Obie Award Winner (Angels in America, The Normal Heart, The Hobbit, "Pushing Daisies," "Halt and Catch Fire")
Thursday, April 18 at 7:30pm - Sarah Goldberg
Screen Actors Guild & Olivier Award Nominee ("Barry," "Hindsight," Clybourne Park)
Friday, April 19 at 7:30pm - Michael Stahl-David
(Cloverfield, "The Black Donnellys," "Narcos," "The Deuce")
Saturday, April 20 at 2:30pm - Mark Hattan
(Our Town, "Blue Bloods," "The Affair")
Saturday, April 20 at 7:30pm - Carla Gugino
Screen Actors Guild Award Nominee ("The Haunting of Hill House," "Entourage," Watchmen, "Wayward Pines," Desire Under the Elms)
Barrow Street Theatricals, formerly Barrow Street Theatre, moves uptown to New York City Center, Stage II (131 West 55th Street) just for this production, which celebrated its official opening night on Wednesday, December 12, 2018.
No rehearsals. A different guest actor at every performance. A sealed envelope. And some surprises.
NASSIM was originally commissioned and produced by the Bush Theatre and received its world premiere at the Bush Theatre, London, July 25, 2017.
Nassim Soleimanpour's first play, White Rabbit Red Rabbit, ran for more than nine months in New York, and was performed by Whoopi Goldberg, Bobby Cannavale, Nathan Lane, F. Murray Abraham, and other celebrated actors. It has been performed thousands of times in the United States and has been translated into more than 25 languages.NASSIM is his latest exploration into imaginative storytelling that also challenges traditional theatrical forms.
Tickets can be purchased by visiting www.NYCityCenter.org; on the phone by calling CityTix at 212-581-1212; or in person at New York City Center box office, open Monday-Saturday, noon-8pm, and Sunday, noon-7:30pm.
NASSIM is produced off-Broadway by Scott Morfee, Jean Doumanian, and Tom Wirtshafter.
Photo Credit: Walter McBride / WM Photos
