Photo Flash: Road Less Traveled Productions' Presents the Western New York-Premiere of DISGRACED

Road Less Traveled Productions (RLTP) tackles politics and religion in its upcoming Western New York production of Disgraced by Ayad Akhtar. Disgraced, winner of 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and nominated for 2015 Tony Award for Best Play, will star Afrim Gjonbalaj, Kristen Tripp Kelley, Matt Witten, Candace Whitfield, and Mohammad Farraj under the direction of RLTP Associate Artistic Director John Hurley. Production team includes Lynne Koscielniak (set design), John Rickus (light design), Jenna Damberger (costume design), Sam Crystal (props), Katie Menke (sound design) and Adam Rath (violence coordinator). Disgraced is proudly sponsored by The Law Office of LeRoi C. Johnson PLLC.

Synopsis: Amir Kapoor, a breath away from making partner in his NYC law firm, is living the "American Dream". That dream, however, could come crashing down after Amir and his wife Emily host a dinner party for co-workers at their upscale Manhattan apartment, and find it's their actions and intentions on the menu instead. Winner of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and nominated for a 2015 Tony Award for Best Play, this daring, explosive play questions our perception of identity and religion in a fractured 21st Century America.

Disgraced opens Friday, March 9 and runs through Saturday, March 31 at the Road Less Traveled Theater at 500 Pearl Street. Regular performance times are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7:30PM and Sunday at 2:00PM. Tickets are $35 general admission plus $5 students (Thursday) $20 students (Friday, Saturday, Sunday). Mighty Taco Student Thursdays will now be extended to four weeks, dates: March 8, 15, 22, 29. Tickets can be ordered online at www.roadlesstraveledproductions.org, by calling the RLTP Box Office at (716) 629-3069, or by visiting the Box Office during the 30 minutes prior to any performance. Advance purchase is suggested.

Road Less Traveled Productions challenges audiences through provocative storytelling and passionate artistry. The RLTP Ensemble constructs bold and imaginative ways to explore, discuss, and understand timely and timeless issues that connect diverse communities, globally and locally, to the commonality of human experience. Our mission is to develop the canon of contemporary voices through production of new and notable works by regional and national playwrights, creating unforgettable live theatre experiences that bring value to our lives. RLTP, a member of the National New Play Network and Theatre Communications Group, is currently at 500 Pearl Street in the Theatre District of Downtown Buffalo, NY. For more information about RLTP and to purchase tickets, please visit www.RoadLessTraveledProductions.org or call (716) 629-3069. RLTP's work is made possible through public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.

Photos courtesy of Gina Gandolfo.

Road Less Traveled Productions Presents DISGRACED

Road Less Traveled Productions Presents DISGRACED

Road Less Traveled Productions Presents DISGRACED

Road Less Traveled Productions Presents DISGRACED

Road Less Traveled Productions Presents DISGRACED

Road Less Traveled Productions Presents DISGRACED

Road Less Traveled Productions Presents DISGRACED

Road Less Traveled Productions Presents DISGRACED

Road Less Traveled Productions Presents DISGRACED

Road Less Traveled Productions Presents DISGRACED

Road Less Traveled Productions Presents DISGRACED