Annie Baker's JOHN Begins Previews Tonight Off-Broadway

Signature Theatre just announced a one-week extension for JOHN, written by Pulitzer Prize winner-Annie Baker (The Flick) and directed by Tony Award-winner Sam Gold (Fun Home). The production, which kicks off Signature's 25th Anniversary Season, will now play through Sunday, September 6. John begins performances tonight, Wednesday, July 22, and opens Tuesday, August 11 in The Irene Diamond Stage at The Pershing Square Signature Center (480 West 42nd Street between 9th and 10th Avenues).

The cast includes Christopher Abbott (HBO's "Girls") as Elias, Hong Chau ("A to Z," "Treme") as Jenny, five-time Emmy Award-nominee Georgia Engel ("The Mary Tyler Moore Show") as Mertis, and Tony Award-nominee Lois Smith (Signature's The Trip to Bountiful, The Illusion, Heartless and The Old Friends) as Genevieve.

The design team includes Mimi Lien (Scenic Design), Ásta Bennie Hostetter (Costume Design), Mark Barton (Lighting Design), Bray Poor (Sound Design). Amanda Michaels is the Production Stage Manager. Casting by Telsey + Company, Will Cantler, CSA.

The week after Thanksgiving. A Bed & Breakfast in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. A cheerful innkeeper. A young couple struggling to stay together. Thousands of inanimate objects, watching. John is the first production of Signature's 2015-16 25th Anniversary Season, and marks the first show of Annie Baker's Signature residency.

There will be post-show talkbacks on July 28 and August 13, 18 and 25. Talkbacks brought to you by American Express.

Please note that the expected running time of John is 3 hours 30 minutes, including 2 intermissions (subject to change). To purchase tickets to John or subscriptions for Signature's 2015-16 25th Anniversary Season, call Ticket Services at 212-244-7529 (Tues. - Sun., 11am - 6pm) or visit signaturetheatre.org.