Christopher Stetson Boal's PIMM'S MISSION to Premiere at 59E59 Theaters

59E59 Theaters welcomes Oberon Theatre Ensemble with PIMM'S MISSION, written by Christopher Stetson Boal and directed by Terrence O'Brien. PIMM'S MISSION begins performances on Thursday, July 30 for a limited engagement through Sunday, August 16. Press opening is Tuesday, August 4 at 7:30 PM. The performance schedule is Tuesday - Thursday at 7:30 PM; Friday at 8:30 PM; Saturday at 2:30 PM & 8:30 PM; and Sunday at 3:30 PM. Performances are at 59E59 Theaters (59 East 59th Street, between Park and Madison Avenues). Tickets are $25 ($17.50 for 59E59 Members). To purchase tickets, call Ticket Central at (212) 279-4200 or go to www.59e59.org.

This new American thriller unfolds in the aftermath of an explosion that destroys the headquarters of a major pharmaceutical company in New York. FBI Agent Staats tries to piece together what happened with his only witness, Robert Pimm. Did Pimm and his friend Thomas (a disgruntled employee of the same company) have something to do with the disaster? What began as an innocent friendship between these two men turned into a game of deceit, lies, coercion and death - as one man became the unwitting pawn of the other in an international spying mission gone horribly awry.

The cast features Mac Brydon (Twelfth Night at NY Stage & Film), Brad Fryman (Order, dir. Austin Pendleton), Daniel Morgan Shelley (Hamlet at CSC), and Ryan Tramont (Richard II with Austin Pendleton).

The design team includes Rebecca Lord-Surratt (scenic designer); Greg MacPherson (lighting designer); Ross Manning (costume designer); and Nick Moore (sound designer, composer). The Stage Manager is Ashley Nickas.

Christopher Stetson Boal (playwright) is the author of the critically acclaimed Order (dir. Austin Pendleton, Oberon Theatre Ensemble), Jonathan's Blaze (Summer Shorts, 59E59), Crazy for the Dog and 23 Knives, and the long running Continuing Adventures of Dick Danger. Winner, Audience Award, Edinburgh Fringe for A Hope for This World. Recent film/TV work includes Zorro (Sony), Caesar (Warner Brothers), Circus Maximus (Starz), Ghost Brigade (Paramount). Current film/TV projects: Earth Vs Moon (Universal), Two Rabbits (Mad Chance). Proud member of Oberon, Resonance Ensemble, WGA, BMI Musical Theater Workshop.

Terrence O'Brien (director) is the Founding Artistic Director of Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival and was that company's artistic leader for 27 years, during which he directed over 30 productions of plays by Shakespeare and other authors and grew the company into a nationally recognized theatre festival. O'Brien wrote, directed and performed his one-person play, Popular Mechanics, for Bedlam Theatre in New York this spring. ###