THE HUMANS Casting Announced at AT&T Performing Arts Center

By: Feb. 01, 2018
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The nonprofit AT&T Performing Arts Center and producers Scott Rudin and Barry Diller announce casting for The Humans. The first national tour will feature Richard Thomas as Erik, Pamela Reed as Deirdre, Daisy Eagan as Brigid, Lauren Klein as Momo, Therese Plaehn as Aimee, and Luis Vega as Richard.

In November, The Humans kicked off its coast-to-coast national tour at Seattle Repertory Theatre before moving on to engagements in top markets across the United States. The full tour itinerary includes stops in the following cities:

SEATTLE, WA Seattle Repertory Theatre Nov. 17 - Dec. 17, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. The Kennedy Center Jan. 9 - 28, 2018

CHICAGO, IL Cadillac Palace Theatre Jan. 30 - Feb. 11, 2018

MINNEAPOLIS, MN Orpheum Theatre Feb. 13 - 18, 2018

SCHENECTADY, NY Proctors Theatre March 6 - 11, 2018

BOSTON, MA Shubert Theatre March 13 - 25, 2018

DES MOINES, IA Civic Center April 3 - 8, 2018

CLEVELAND, OH Palace Theatre April 10 - 29, 2018

CHARLOTTE, NC Knight Theater May 1 - 6, 2018

DALLAS, TX AT&T Performing Arts Center May 8 - 20, 2018

TEMPE, AZ ASU Gammage May 29 - June 3, 2018

SAN FRANCISCO, CA The Orpheum June 5 - 17, 2018

LOS ANGELES, CA Ahmanson Theatre June 19 - July 29, 2018

Garnering the most ecstatic reviews of any play in recent memory, and heralded in 2016 as "The Best Play of the Year" by The New York Times, New York Magazine, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, The Record, Time Out New York, The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, and The Wrap, the tour will feature the entire creative team from the Broadway production, led by Tony Award-winning director Joe Mantello and including Tony Award-winning scenic designer David Zinn, costume designer Sarah Laux, lighting designer Justin Townsend, and sound designer Fitz Patton.

The angst, anguish and amity of the American middle class are first coaxed-then shoved-into the light in this uproarious, hopeful, and heart-breaking play that takes place over the course of a family dinner on Thanksgiving. Breaking with tradition, Erik Blake has brought his Pennsylvania family to celebrate and give thanks at his daughter's apartment in lower Manhattan. As darkness falls outside the ramshackle pre-war duplex, and eerie things start to go bump in the night, the Blake clan's deepest fears and greatest follies are laid bare. Our modern age of anxiety is keenly observed, with humor and compassion, in this new American classic.

After transferring from Off-Broadway's Laura Pels Theatre, the Broadway production began performances on Sunday, January 24, 2016 and officially opened on Thursday, February 18 at the Helen Hayes Theatre. Sweeping the 2016 Awards Season, including winning the Tony Award for Best Play, the limited engagement was extended and moved, on August 9, to the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, thereby doubling its capacity. At the time of its closing,

The Humans had played 502 performances in New York.

The Humans is the recipient of four 2016 Tony Awards including Best Play (Author, Stephen Karam), Best Featured Actress in a Play (Jayne Houdyshell), Best Featured Actor in a Play (Reed Birney), and Best Scenic Design of a Play (David Zinn), 4 Drama Desk Awards including Outstanding Play, Outstanding Lighting Design of a Play (Justin Townsend), Outstanding Sound Design in a Play (Fitz Patton), and a 2016 Special Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble. In 2016, The Humans was named the

 

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