'The Four of Us' Premieres at MTC with Banner & Esper on March 6

Gideon Banner (Big Bill, Blue Man Group) and Michael Esper (SubUrbia; Me, Myself and I) will star in the upcoming New York premiere of Itamar Moses' two-person show The Four of Us. The production, to be directed by Pam MacKinnon (Peter and Jerry), will begin previews Thursday, March 6 and open on Tuesday, March 25 at MTC at New York City Center - Stage II (131 West 55th Street).

"When Benjamin's (Banner) first novel vaults him into literary stardom, his friend David (Esper), a struggling playwright, is thrilled for his newfound success...or is he?  Should Benjamin help David by using his new connections? Can David even expect such favors from his friend?  And, most importantly, who should pay for lunch? The Four of Us is a poignant new play about friendship and memory, the gap between our stories and our lives, and what happens when your dreams come true - for your best friend," explain press notes.

The creative team for The Four of Us includes David Zinn (scenic and costume design), Russell H. Champa (lighting design), and Daniel Baker (sound design).

Other listings information for The Four of Us will be announced in the coming weeks.

Gideon Banner (Benjamin) New York: Blue Man Group (New York, Boston Chicago), Big Bill (Williamstown, Lincoln Center), The Franklin Thesis (Les Freres Corbusiers), I Was Tom Cruise (Redux Productions/Fringe), Itamar Moses'  Authorial Intent/Idea (Manhattan Theatre Source) and Untitled Short Play (Naked Angels); Regional: The Four of Us (Old Globe), Sincerity Forever, Ubu Roi (Williamstown Theater Festival), Galileo (Yale Rep), King o' the Moon (Merrimack Repertory Theatre).  Resident Artist, Atlantic Center for the Arts, with Eric Bogosian.  BA, Yale University.

Michael Esper (David) Currently in world premiere of Me, Myself & I by Edward Albee at the McCarter Theater. Long Days Journey Into Night (dir. Garry Hynes) with James Cromwell at the Gaiety Theater, Dublin. New York: Crazy Mary (Playwrights Horizons), The Agony and the Agony (Vineyard Theater), SubUrbia (Second Stage), Manic Flight Reaction (Playwrights Horizons), As You Like It (NYSF), Big Bill (Lincoln Center), Gone Missing (Belt Theater), Moon Bath Girl (EST). Regional: Henry Flamethrowa (Trinity Rep), Blur (DTC), Moon for the Misbegotten (Great Lakes), American Buffalo (Two River) Film: Bittersweet Place (Tribeca Jury Award), Loggerheads (Sundance 2005), Light and the Sufferer, A Beautiful Mind. Member of The Civilians.

Tickets for The Four of Us are available by calling CityTix at (212) 581-1212, online at NYCityCenter.org, or in person at the New York City Center box office (131 West 55th Street, between 6th and 7th Avenue). Tickets are $50.00. Group and student rates are also available. For group ticket information, call (212) 399-3000 x 4132. Student tickets are $25 and will be on sale for all performances based on availability on the day of the performance, up to one hour before showtime. Call (212) 581-1212 for further information. MTC at New York City Center is accessible to people with disabilities and is equipped with a hearing augmentation system. www.ManhattanTheatreClub.com

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