New Tragi-Comedy RING TWICE FOR MIRANDA to Premiere at New York City Center Stage II

Ring Twice for Miranda, a new play written by Alan Hruska (Laugh It Up, Stare It Down; The Man on Her Mind; New House under Construction) and directed by Rick Lombardo (San Jose Rep Artistic Director from 2008-2014, The Snow Queen, Bill W. and Dr. Bob), will premiere at New York City Center Stage II (131 West 55th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues), it was announced today by producers Red Horse Productions and RME Theatrical Group (Executive Producer).

Ring Twice for Miranda begins a strictly limited engagement on January 24th with opening night set for February 12th.

Ring Twice for Miranda is a tragi-comedy set in difficult times, roiled by economic upheavals. A man known only as Sir rules with a vengeance, but it's Miranda, a chambermaid, who adds intrigue to his life. When Elliot, the butler, is fired, she flees with him in defiance onto the frightening streets. All must soon make critical decisions with imperfect facts to guide them, since little in their world is as it appears.

The cast of Ring Twice for Miranda includes: William Connell (A View From the Bridge, The Coast of Utopia), Katie Kleiger (Juno and the Paycock, Blue Stockings, Miss Bennet), Graeme Malcolm (Equus, Translations, Aida), George Merrick (Honeymoon In Vegas, South Pacific, High Fidelity), and Daniel Pearce (Machinal, ...Spelling Bee).

Playwright Alan Hruska said, "Power is a fascinating subject, certainly to me. Why you want it, how you get it, what you do with it, how others react to it - and I wrote this play to express some thoughts on those questions. My hope is that it will be understood to speak to the times."

Ring Twice for Miranda features scenic design by Jason Sherwood (Taming of the Shrew - Shakespeare Theatre Company, Paint Your Wagon), costume design by Ann Hould-Ward (Beauty and the Beast, Into The Woods, A Catered Affair), lighting design by Matthew Richards (Grey Gardens, Grace), sound design by Rick Lombardo, andoriginal music by Haddon Kime (The Snow Queen, A Streetcar Named Desire). Casting is by Michael Cassara, CSA.

Ring Twice for Miranda begins a strictly limited engagement at New York City Center Stage II (131 West 55th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues) on January 24th. Opening night is February 12th. Performances from January 24th - February 19th are: Tuesdays at 7:30PM, Wednesdays at 7:30PM, Thursdays at 7:30PM, Fridays at 7:30PM, Saturdays at 2:30PM and 7:30PM and Sundays at 2:30PM and 7:30PM. Performances beginning February 21st are: Tuesdays at 7:30PM, Wednesdays at 2:30PM and 7:30PM, Thursdays at 7:30PM, Fridays at 7:30PM, Saturdays at 2:30PM and 7:30PM and Sundays at 2:30PM. Tickets are $79 with premium reserved seating available. All tickets are subject to a $1 facility fee plus $6.50 handling charge if tickets are purchased online or by phone. Tickets are available online at NYCityCenter.org, by calling CityTix at (212) 581-1212, or in person at the City Center Box Office.

Alan Hruska (Playwright) is the author of several plays, including Laugh It Up, Stare It Down (Cherry Lane Theatre, New York, 2015); The Man on Her Mind (Charing Cross Theatre, London, 2013) and New House under Construction (59E59, New York, 2008-09, which he also directed). He is a filmmaker who has written and directed or co-directed four films: Nola (2003), TheWarrior Class (2006), Reunion (2009), and The Man on Her Mind (2014). His play Laugh It Up, Stare It Down is published and licensed by Broadway Play Publishing. As a novelist, his books include Borrowed Time (Doubleday 1985), Wrong Man Running (Severn House and Thomas & Mercer 2011), and Pardon the Ravens(Prospect Park Books 2015). In 2005 he made his New York debut as a stage director with an acclaimed production of Waiting for Godot at Theatre at St. Clements. Among his other professional accomplishments, Hruska was for many years a successful trial lawyer and partner at a distinguished New York-based international law firm, where he is still senior counsel, and was a co-founder of the New York book publishing company, Soho Press, of which he is still Chairman. Hruska is a member of The Actors Studio, Playwrights and Directors Unit.

Rick Lombardo (Director) is a stage director, artistic director, adapter and educator. During the 2016-17 season he will be directing two New York premieres, Ring Twice for Miranda and Albatross at 59E59, which he has previously directed in Boston (2015 Elliot Norton Award for Outstanding Production), at Gloucester Stage Company and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Lombardo was the Artistic Director at San Jose Repertory Theatre for six seasons, where he directed the world premieres of The Snow Queen (New York Musical Theatre Festival Outstanding Production and Publishing Awards), which he also co-wrote with composer Haddon Kime, Game On (Theatre Bay Area Award Best New Play 2014), and Love in American Times. For 13 years he was the Producing Artistic Director of Greater Boston's New Repertory Theatre, where his productions were regularly recognized with awards and for which he received the 2008 Elliot Norton Prize for Sustained Excellence. His New Rep production of Bill W. and Dr. Bob played an engagement Off-Broadway at New World Stages. Lombardo is currently the Chair and Artistic Director of the Department of Theatre and Performance Studies at Kennesaw State University. He has served on the boards of the Society of Directors and Choreographers and the National New Play Network. www.ricklombardo.net

Red Horse Productions (Producer), founded by Petina Cole, produces theatre, film and music. Theatrical productions include the 2015 Off-Broadway production of Laugh It Up, Stare It Down (Cherry Lane Theatre); the 2013 production of The Man on Her Mind in the West End of London (Charing Cross Theatre); the 2008-09 Off-Broadway production of New House Under Construction (59E59); and the 2005 Off-Broadway revival of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot (Theatre at St. Clements). Film productions include the feature narratives Tiger Lily Road; The Man on Her Mind; Reunion (Showtime); The Warrior Class (Showtime); Nola (Lifetime, Showtime); the documentary Nowhere Now: The Ballad of Joshua Tree (PBS); the award-winning shorts A Rabbit's Life: In Three Parts; and Underground. Cole has also written music and has served as music supervisor for film and television.

RME Theatrical Group (Executive Producer) is the executive-producing division of Radio Mouse Entertainment, an award-winning New York based theater and media Production Company founded by M. Kilburg Reedy and Jason E. Grossman. RME Theatrical Group previously executive-produced the 2015 Off-Broadway production of Laugh It Up, Stare It Down at the Cherry Lane Theatre. Radio Mouse Entertainment's producing credits include the upcoming Broadway premiere of Come From Away (opening March 2017), the New York premiere of Shear Madness, the Off-Broadway production and original cast album recording of Nevermore - The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe at New World Stages (nominated for 3 Lucille Lortel Awards including Outstanding Musical), the Broadway production of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (winner of the Tony, Drama Desk, NY Drama Critics, Drama League, and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Play), and the Broadway and National Touring productions of Peter and the Starcatcher (nominated for 9 Tony Awards; winner of 5 Tony Awards).