Photo Flash: THE TEMPERMENTALS At The Barrow Group Studio Theater

The MAN underdog production of "The Temperamentals" by Jon Marans, Off Broadway at The Barrow Group Studio Theater, 312 West 36 Street 3rd Floor, NYC. Previews begin Thursday, April 30, 2009 and the opening is Monday, May 4 at 8:00 pm for the limited engagement at the intimate studio theatre.

Thomas Jay Ryan plays Harry Hay and Michael Urie is Rudi Gernreich, Tom Beckett, Matthew Schneck, & Sam Breslin Wright complete the cast. It is directed by Jonathan Silverstein. Set & Costume design is by Clint Ramos, lighting by Josh Bradford and Daniel Kluger is the sound designer. Classical composer and vocal coach Aaron Dai is the Musical Consultant.

"Temperamental" was a code word for "homosexual" in the early 1950s, part of a created language of secret words that gay men used to communicate. In this underground world, danger was always an underlying presence. But with it, a heady, intoxicating secrecy also hung in the air. www.thetemperamentals.com

Performances of the limited Off Broadway engagement at the intimate theatre for "The Temperamentals" are: Friday - Monday at 8 pm and matinees on Sunday at 4 pm; with special performances on Thursday, April 30 at 8 pm and Saturday, May 2 at 2 pm through May 18. There is no performance Saturday evening 5/2. Over half the performances are now sold out for the run. There will be a waiting list at the theatre for all Sold Out shows. Tickets are only $18.00 through Smarttix: online at www.smarttix.com or by phone at (212) 868-4444.