Photo Flash: POETIC LICENSE, Starring Geraint Wyn Davies, Opens at 59E59 Theaters

POETIC LICENSE, starring Geraint Wyn Davies, opens tonight at 59E59 Theaters. See production photos below!

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) welcomes The Directors Company in association with New Jersey Repertory Company with the New York City premiere of POETIC LICENSE, written by Jack Canfora and directed by Evan Bergman. POETIC LICENSE opens tonight, Wednesday, February 15, at 7:15 PM.

POETIC LICENSE began performances on Thursday, February 9 for a limited engagement through Sunday, March 4. The performance schedule is Tuesday - Thursday at 7:15 PM; Friday at 8:15 PM; Saturday at 2:15 PM and 8:15 PM; and Sunday at 3:15 PM. Performances are at 59E59 Theaters (59 East 59th Street, between Park and Madison Avenues). Tickets are $35 ($24.50 for 59E59 Members). To purchase tickets, call Ticket Central at (212) 279-4200 or go to www.59e59.org. 

John Grier has a charmed career--this professor of literature at a renowned university is about to be named Poet Laureate. He owes much of his success to his wife, Diane, who has been aggressively shepherding his pursuits. But when their daughter and her new boyfriend return home for the weekend, hidden secrets are revealed that threaten to destroy the professor's career. Has this esteemed poet plagiarized his life's work? POETIC LICENSE is a biting drama that explores the fall out from the cut-throat, "publish or perish" world of academia. 

POETIC LICENSE features Ari Butler (Fugue  at the Cherry Lane Theater); Geraint Wyn Davies ("24"); Natalie Kuhn (Stop the Virgens at St. Ann's Warehouse); and Liza Vann (Machiavelli at the ArcLight Theater).

The design team includes Jessica Parks (set design); Jill Nagle (lighting design); Patricia E. Doherty (costume design); and John Emmett O'Brien (sound design). The production stage manager is Rose Riccardi.

Photo Credit: Carol Rosegg