2012 Winter Season Set At 59E59 Theaters

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) is set to announce the roster of shows for the Winter 2012 Season. All performances take place at 59E59 Theaters (59 East 59th Street, between Park and Madison Avenues). Ticket prices and performance schedules vary. For tickets, call Ticket Central at 212-279-4200 or online at www.59e59.org.

Thursday, January 12 – Sunday, January 29
ONE THOUSAND BLINKS, written by Nick Starr, directed by Malinda Sorci
Produced by theNEST
Tickets: $18 ($12.60 for 59E59 Members)
Tuesday – Thursday at 7:30 PM; Friday – Saturday at 8:30 PM; Sunday at 3:30 PM
Morgan is willing to do anything to break his pattern of underachievement and get his floundering relationship with his girlfriend back on track. But when he takes a job overseas translating the work of a demanding and oddly alluring Professor of Engineering, Morgan’s desperate quest for productivity threatens to destroy his relationship and, perhaps, kill him.

Friday, January 13 – Sunday, February 5
THE FALL TO EARTH, by Joel Drake Johnson, directed by Joe Brancato
With Deborah Hedwall, Amelia Campbell, and Jolie Curtsinger
Produced by InProximity Theatre Company
Tickets: $35 ($24.50 for 59E59 Members)
Tuesday – Thursday at 7:15 PM; Friday at 8:15 PM; Saturday at 2:15 PM & 8:15 PM; Sunday at 3:15 PM
A mother and her adult daughter travel to an unfamiliar town in search of answers. A local policewoman becomes the emotional catalyst for their journey to discover the truth and themselves. All three become the wiser as they embark on this sharp witted and poignant quest to heal family wounds.

Friday, February 3 – Saturday, February 25
LOVESICK, by Lia Romeo, music and lyrics by Tony Biancosino, conceived and directed by Michole Biancosino
Produced by Project Y Theatre Company
Tickets: $25 ($17.50 for 59E59 Members)
Tuesday – Thursday at 7:30 PM; Friday – Saturday at 8:30 PM; Sunday at 3:30 PM
Amy gets dumped by Chuck right before prom. Susie and Stacy are bridesmaids and think the groom is gay. Brad and Doug have a bro-mantic moment in the elevator. Brian and Jessica wake up after a night only one of them remembers. LOVESICK is an uproarious collection of modern love songs and stories set on the most dreaded day of the year: Valentine’s Day.

Thursday, February 9 – Sunday, March 4
POETIC LICENSE, written by Jack Canfora, directed by Evan Bergman
Produced by The Directors Company in association with New Jersey Repertory Company
Tickets: $35 ($24.50 for 59E59 Members)
Tuesday – Thursday at 7:15 PM; Friday at 8:15 PM; Saturday at 2:15 PM & 8:15 PM; Sunday at 3:15 PM
Upcoming Poet Laureate John Grier, comfortably ensconced as a professor of literature in a renowned university, owes much of his success to his wife, Diane, who has been aggressively shepherding his career. When their daughter and her new boyfriend return home for the weekend, hidden secrets are revealed that threaten to destroy the professor’s esteemed reputation and career.

Thursday, March 1 – Saturday, March 31
ETERNAL EQUINOX, written by Joyce Hokin Sachs, directed by Kevin Cochran
Produced by Grove Theater Center
Tickets $25 ($17.50 for 59E59 Members)
Tuesday – Thursday at 7:30 PM; Friday at 8:30 PM; Saturday at 2:30 PM & 8:30 PM; Sunday at 3:30 PM
Art, sex, conquest and love collide on a fall day in 1923 when the dashing mountaineer George Mallory, who coined the phrase “because it's there,” pays a surprise visit to Charleston, the summer home of two of Britain's most important artists, the Bloomsbury Group painters Duncan Grant and Vanessa Bell.

Tuesday, March 6 – Sunday, April 1
THE MARIA PROJECT, written and performed by Marcella Goheen, directed by Larry Moss
Produced by Pure Projects, Inc. in association with Uncle Frank Productions
Tickets $35 ($24.50 for 59E59 Members)
Tuesday – Thursday at 7:15 PM; Friday at 8:15 PM; Saturday at 2:15 PM & 8:15 PM; Sunday at 3:15 PM & 7:15 PM
THE MARIA PROJECT is a compelling and moving Spanish-American tale that gives voice to Maria Salazar. This inspiring solo performance unleashes the story of a Spanish-American family’s legacy. Through the voices of family over three generations, the story deconstructs a family history down to the secret that shaped its destiny.