Photo Flash: LETTERS FROM ALGERIA Opens at JHT

Ground UP Productions will present the world premiere of LETTER FROM ALGERIA, Michael I. Walker's edgy and exhilarating play. Directed by Adam Fitzgerald, performances of LETTER FROM ALGERIA will be held at The June Havoc Theatre at the Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex 312 West 36th St., 2nd Floor October 29 through November 20, 2010. The schedule is Tuesday through Saturday at 8:00 pm and Sunday at 2:00 pm. Tickets are $25 for adults and $20 for students and seniors with valid ID at http://www.theatermania.com or 212352-3101.

Three young Americans meet while studying abroad in Belgium. When their wit, charm, and sex appeal casts a spell on a wealthy older gentleman, it seems like a golden opportunity to explore a new world. Letter from Algeria reveals the class envy and emotional manipulation that dwell just below the surface of the ex-pat life, where everyone is trying to reinvent themselves.

Sex. Drugs. Imperialism. Everybody's got something to write home about.

Cast has not yet been announced. The production team includes Travis McHale set and lighting design, Amanda Jenks costume design, Kate Middleton assistant director, Dan Wheeless technical director, Wade Dansby graphic designer and Devan Hibbard stage manager.

Ground UP Productions produced the New York premiere of the smash hit musical The People vs. Mona by Jim Wann and Patricia Miller. The company has also produced the world premiere of Jason Chimonides' The Optimist as well as the acclaimed revivals of Barefoot in the Park, Baby with the Bathwater, Proof and Burn This. Ground UP Productions continues to break ground with the new classics, reviving well-known theatre in unique ways and producing new works destined for greatness. For additional information, visit www.groundupproductions.org.

 Photo credit: Randy Morrison