Primary Stages (Casey Childs, Executive Producer; Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director; Elliot Fox, Managing Director) has announced complete casting for its 24th season New York premiere of A Body of Water by Lee Blessing. Maria Mileaf (Going to St. Ives) returns to Primary Stages to direct the three-member cast that features Margaret Colin (Old Acquaintance) as Avis, Laura Odeh (The Rivals) as Wren and David Rasche (Getting and Spending, Speed-the-Plow) as Moss. Performances begin Tuesday, September 30, 2008 for a limited run through Sunday, November 9, 2008 at 59E59 Theaters (59 East 59th Street, between Park and Madison Avenues). Opening night is set for Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.
Who are we without our memories? A Body of Water by
Lee Blessing is a haunting drama that explores the slippery nature of reality and conviction. Avis and Moss awake one morning in a house set in the forested hills above a picturesque body of water. The weather's great, the view's magnificent. However, neither of them seems to know whose house this is or who they are. Will the stranger at their doorstep be able to help?
Lee Blessing is the author of such notable plays as the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize nominated A Walk in the Woods and the
Primary Stages Outer Critic's Circle Award winning production of
Going to St. Ives, directed by
Maria Mileaf.
Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director, said, "We are delighted to be working with this particular cast, and are especially privileged to have the chance to work with
Lee Blessing and
Maria Mileaf again. We could not have asked for a better group of people to depict this exceptionally thrilling piece of theater."
The creative team includes
Neil Patel (Set),
Candice Donnelly (Costumes),
Jeff Croiter (Lights), and
Bart Fasbender (Sound). The Production Stage Manager is
Bonnie Brady.
A Body of Water will play the following performance schedule: Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m., Wednesdays through Fridays at 8:00 p.m., Saturdays at 2:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m., and Sundays at 2:00 p.m. with Wednesday matinees at 2:00 p.m. on October 22nd & 29th , and November 5th. There are special "Artist/Audience Talkbacks" for the attendees of performances on October 16th & 23rd.
Single tickets for A Body of Water are priced at $60 each with a specially priced $20 ticket available to patrons 35 and under. Tickets may be purchased by calling Ticket Central at (212) 279-4200, online at www.ticketcentral.com, or in person at the
59E59 Theaters Box Office. Group Tickets (10+) are $45.00 each, and are available by calling (212) 840-9705, ext. 204. Please visit the website at www.primarystages.org, or call (212) 840-9705 for more information.
Primary Stages has instituted a Pay What You Can special ticket offer available for the first two previews of all productions in their 24th season. Pay What You Can will be available for performances on September 30th at 7:00 p.m. and October 1st at 8:00 p.m. Tickets go on sale two hours prior to curtain and are limited to one ticket per person, cash only, no change given, must provide mailing address and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis, only at the 59E59 Theater Box Office.
Primary Stages continues the 2008-2009 season with the New York premiere of Love Child written and performed by
Daniel Jenkins and
Robert Stanton (October 12, 2008 - November 19, 2008) that will perform in a rotating repertory with A Body of Water. The second half of the season begins with Shipwrecked! An Entertainment - The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont (As Told By Himself) by
Donald Margulies (January 27, 2009 - March 7, 2009) and concludes with the world premiere of a new comedy Chasing Manet by
Tina Howe (March 24, 2009 - May 2, 2009), featuring Tony Award-Winner
Jane Alexander.
Subscription packages start at $120 and are available by calling Ticket Central at (212) 279-4200 or online at www.ticketcentral.com. For additional information about
Primary Stages, please visit the website at www.primarystages.org.
Photo Credit
Walter McBride/Retna Ltd.
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