The Production Company MEG'S NEW FRIEND Makes Its World Premiere at Manhattan Theatre Source 11/29

The Production Company (Mark Armstrong, Artistic Director) launches its fifth season with the world premiere of Meg's New Friend by Blair Singer (The Most Damaging Wound, Matthew Modine Saves the Alpacas). Directed by Mark Armstrong, previews of Meg's New Friend begin November 27th prior to a November 29th opening (7:00 pm) at Manhattan Theatre Source (177 MacDougal Street).

Meg's New Friend is a timely, provocative play about a local New York television features reporter who realizes that, in the age of Obama, she doesn't have one African-American friend. When she meets her best friend's new beau, a sexy African-American yoga teacher, Meg thinks she's found exactly what she was looking for. This play was written and named for Megan McQuillan (The Most Damaging Wound). Joining McQuillan in the cast are Michael Solomon and Mary Cross.

"I'm honored and thrilled to have Blair Singer, one of the country's hottest playwrights, as our playwright-in-residence," commented Artistic Director Mark Armstrong. "The enthusiasm he's shown for our ensemble has been extremely gratifying for both me and our company members. Meg's New Friend is a powerful, alive play by this great contemporary writer."

Performances of Meg's New Friend run November 27 through December 21, Wednesday through Saturday at 8:00 pm, Sunday at 3:00 pm and Monday at 8:00 pm at Manhattan Theatre Source (177 MacDougal Street, between Waverly Pl. and West 8th St., Subway: A/C/E or B/D/F/V to West 4th). The official opening is Sunday, November 29 at 7:00 pm, the only Sunday evening performance during the run. Tickets are $25 at www.theatermania.com or by calling (212) 352-3101.

The Production Company's work promotes and deepens cultural exchange between the United States and Australia and encourages artists to explore the relationship between our two countries. The company's recent production of The Most Damaging Wound was hailed as "clever, engrossing and skillfully directed by Mark Armstrong" by the New York Times, and "ninety of the best minutes you'll spend in the theater" by Theater Talk's New Theater Corps. For more information on the company, visit www.productioncompany.org.