'Perdita' Premieres Off-Broadway at the Lion Theatre Starting 11/13

“Perdita” by Pierre-Marc Diennet, premieres Off Broadway at The Lion Theatre (Theatre Row), 410 West 42nd Street, NYC with previews beginning November 13th.  The opening is Tuesday, November 18th at 8:00 pm.  The director is Linsay Firman; with set design by Nick Francone, costume design by Blythe Quinlan, lighting design by Les Dickert and the sound designer is Shane Rettig.  The new play is produced by Matthew Putman and Marine Putman.   (2 hours with one 15 minute intermission)

What is it like to be the son of a feminist hero?  What is it like to be his mother? “Perdita” is the compelling story of two generations, two genders, two experiences of the same pioneering life. Perdita and her son travel to the four corners of the world and to the very edge of life to find out what it costs to be an inspiration. “Perdita” exposes the good works as well as the lovers, heartbreaks and the difficult balance of family life and career.  The play is about the private side of a proud woman’s public life and about what it cost her child to be with her while she lived it.

Perdita Huston (1936-2001) was an extraordinary woman, a Feminist human rights activist.  She grew up in Maine. Perdita went to school in France earning degrees in International Relations and Journalism, and would become a globetrotting do-gooder, most notably for the Peace Corps, and in other positions.   She was a woman who felt passionately, acted decisively and spoke adamantly about equality between sexes; environmental protection, reproductive health and human rights.  Spanning several continents and decades from Bulgaria, Algeria, Paris, Geneva, Bangladesh, London, back to the United States and New York City and Washington, DC to The United Nations, she mothered from a distance.  These are the challenges of a driven mother who expanded the definition of family life.

Pierre-Marc Diennet has been acting and writing plays since high school. His acting credits include: Playwrights Horizons, BAM, The Utah Shakespearean Festival, The Denver Center Theatre Company, The Public Theatre of Maine, and the National and International Tours of ‘Scooby-Doo.’ He has written three other full length plays: “Shell”, “Murder of the Seas” (which just finished it's run at the 2008 New York International Fringe Festival), and “Bus to Bamako” (which will have it's debut at Opera House Arts in February). He dedicates this show to his mother, Perdita Huston, who was and has continued to be his inspiration.

“Perdita” performances through December 7th are: Monday & Tuesday and Thursday & Friday at 8:00 pm; Saturday at 2:00 pm & 8:00 pm and Sunday at 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm. There is no performance on Thanksgiving 11/27 and there will be a special performance at 2:00 pm on Friday 11/28.  Tickets are $41.25.  They will be available at the Theatre Row Box Office as well as through Ticket Central:  (212) 279-4200  or www.ticketcentral.com

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