Urban Stages Presents Two River Theater Company's REENTRY, Opens 2/6/2010
By: Gabrielle Sierra
Urban Stages (Frances Hill, Artistic Director, Lauren Schmiedel, Managing Director) will present the New York Premiere of Two River Theatre's celebrated production of ReEntry written by Emily Ackerman and KJ Sanchez, directed by Ms. Sanchez. ReEntry will begin on Saturday, February 6, opening on Thursday, February 11, 2010 and will initially run through Sunday, March 7. Urban Stages is located at 259 West 30 Street (between 7th and 8th Avenues). Tickets will be $40 ($25 during previews) and are available at Smarttix.com/ 212.868.4444.
ReEntry is an unflinching look at the lives of Marines returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. An honest, moving, surprisingly funny play based on interviews with privates and colonels, combat vets and clerks, and one particularly memorable family. ReEntry tells the stories you haven't heard. ReEntry is not about politics. It is not about the WHY of this war. It's about stepping off that plane and coming home, re-entering ones life, family and country - again.The creation of ReEntry began at home: Ackerman has two brothers who have served multiple deployments in Iraq (both Marines) and Sanchez had five brothers in the military during the Vietnam War. Over the course of a year, Ackerman and Sanchez interviewed many Veterans, enlisting several as advisors to the play. These men and women became integral to the development of the play, reading each draft, providing feedback, insight and introducing the authors to other veterans that then in tern also became part of the process. It was vital to ReEntry's authors that the voices in this play be authentic. It was also essential that the actors who portray these men and women have a deep and profound understanding of what it means to be a Marine, and so former USMC drill instructor Joe Harrell was employed to take the actors through a rigorous training program, akin to basic training. Sanchez went on to cast Harrell in the production, who's performance as the commanding officer in ReEntry garnered much acclaim.Urban Stages also presented its 25th Anniversary Retrospective Reading Series that offered highlights of the last 25 years of Urban Stages' fostering new plays and playwrights. During that time Urban Stages has presented critically acclaimed productions that include a Pulitzer Prize finalist, Outer-Critics Circle Award, two Drama Desk nominations, an Obie nomination, eight Audelco nominations and several commercial moves.
ReEntry
by Emily Ackerman and KJ Sanchez, directed by KJ Sanchez
through March 7, 2010Performance Schedule: Wednesday - Saturday at 8PM; Saturday - Sunday at 2PM
(Added shows: Monday, February 8 at 7PM)Tickets are $40 ($25 during preview through March 8, 2010)
Tickets available at www.SmartTix.com or call 212.868.4444
Tickets on Sale December 21, 2009Student Rush: $10 with valid ID 10 minutes before curtain (based on availability)
Running time: 90 Minutes, no intermissionFor more information about Urban Stages please visit www.urbanstages.org
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