Photo Preview: Second Stage Theatre's THE ELABORATE ENTRANCE OF CHAD DEITY

Second Stage Theatre (Carole Rothman, Artistic Director) will present the New York premiere of THE ELABORATE ENTRANCE OF CHAD DEITY, a new play written by Kristoffer Diaz and directed by Edward Torres. Preview performances begin on Tuesday, April 27 with an opening night set for Thursday, May 20 at 6:30pm. THE ELABORATE ENTRANCE OF CHAD DEITY will star Usman Ally, Terence Archie, Desmin Borges, Christian Litke, and Michael T. Weiss (NBC's "The Pretender").

A comic powerslam of a play, THE ELABORATE ENTRANCE OF CHAD DEITY is a theatrical event that dares to throw political correctness out of the ring. Macedonio "The Mace" Guerra is a middle rank pro-wrestler who may have discovered his ticket to the big time: a charismatic, trash-talking Indian kid from Brooklyn whom he recruits as the perfect foil to the All-American champion, Chad Deity. But when their rivalry is used to exploit racial stereotypes in the name of ratings, all three men find themselves fighting for much more than the championship title.

THE ELABORATE ENTRANCE OF CHAD DEITY will feature scenic design by Brian Sidney Bembridge; costumes by Christine Pascual; lighting design by Jesse Klug; sound design by Mikhail Fiskel; and projection design by Peter Nigrini.

Photo credit: Fadi Kheir

Usman Ally, Desmin Borges, Michael T. Weiss, Terence Archie, Christian Litke