Ali Ahn, Ramiz Monsef, Kellie Overbey and Thom Sesma to Star in LETTERS OF SURESH Off-Broadway

Second Stage Theater has announced full casting for the off-Broadway production of Rajiv Joseph's Letters of Suresh. The production will feature Ali Ahn, Ramiz Monsef, Kellie Overbey and Thom Sesma. Ms. Overbey also appeared in Joseph's play, Animals Out of Paper, which is a companion piece to Letters of Suresh that had its world premiere in Second Stage's Uptown Series in 2008.

Directed by May Adrales, Letters of Suresh will begin previews Tuesday, September 14, 2021 and officially open on Monday, October 4, 2021 at Second Stage's Tony Kiser Theater (305 West 43rd Street).

In Letters of Suresh, playwright Rajiv Joseph reveals intimate mysteries through a series of letters between strangers, friends, daughters, and lovers - many with little in common but a hunger for human connection. Sending their hopes and dreams across oceans and years, they seek peace in one another while dreaming of a city once consumed by the scourge of war. A companion piece to Joseph's play Animals Out of Paper, Letters of Suresh is the latest work from the Pulitzer Prize-short listed playwright hailed as "wonderfully daring, imaginative, and compassionate" (The New York Times).

The full creative team for Letters of Suresh includes scenic design by Mikiko Suzuki MacAdams; costume design by Amy Clark; lighting design by Jiyoun Chang; sound design and original music by Charles Coes & Nathan A. Roberts; projection design by Shawn Duan; casting by The Telsey Office.

LETTERS OF SURESH is the recipient of an Edgerton Foundation New Play Award. The production is supported by a grant from the Blanche & Irving Laurie Foundation. The play was commissioned with support from the Time Warner Foundation.

Tickets to Letters of Suresh are on sale now via www.2ST.com. $30 tickets are available to people age 30 and Under with valid ID.

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