The Public's THE DESIGNATED MOURNER Announces Ticket Lottery; Begins Tonight

The Public Theater and Theatre for a New Audience Present THE DESIGNATED MOURNER, written by Wallace Shawn and directed by André Gregory. Featuring Deborah Eisenberg, Larry Pine, and Wallace Shawn, the production begins tonight, June 21 and runs through August 25, 2013. Click here for tickets and a performance calendar. Ticket Price: $86.50*.

The show just announced its $20 ticket lottery on the day of each performance. Beginning 2.5 hours prior to each scheduled performance, you can enter the lottery in The Public Theater lobby by filling out an entry card with your name and indicating if you want one or two tickets. Limit one entry per person, duplicate cards will be removed. At 2 hours prior to curtain, no more entries will be accepted and winner names will be drawn. Winners must be present at the time of the drawing and will proceed directly to box office to purchase tickets. Cash only, subject to availability.

THE DESIGNATED MOURNER is a monologue-triptych in which three artist-intellectuals recount their experiences as their once-liberal country sinks into political crisis. A famous poet-intellectual, his daughter, and her husband-people made of very different moral fiber despite their shared highbrow interests-witness the subtle and flagrant transformations of everyday life, public affairs and personal relationships until they finally are dragged into the middle of things themselves. This searing and disturbing drama, prescient of much that occurred during the Bush/Obama years, has been called Shawn's masterpiece.

TO ORDER TICKETS IN ADVANCE: Click here, call 212-967-7555, or visit The Taub Box Office at The Public Theater at 425 Lafayette Street. Box Office Hours: Sun-Mon 1-6pm, Tue-Sat 1-7:30pm. *Includes a $1.50 facility fee. Standard service fees apply for all internet and phone orders.