HURRICANE PARTY At Cherry Lane Theatre Gets Extended Run

THE COLLECTIVE NY (Ross DeGraw and Sayra Player, Artistic Directors) is pleased to announce the extended run of David Thigpen's Hurricane Party. The production, which opened in early September has been a recent favorite to many New York influencers and will extend its run through October 21st at The Cherry Lane Theatre.

Thigpen's pulverizing southern American voice takes us on a break neck roller coaster ride where the characters are forced to face themselves in the most dangerous time of their lives. This slickly invented and hilariously debaucherous journey into the heart of an approaching storm grabs from the first second and doesn't let go until long after it's too late.

TONY Award nominated Director Maria Dizzia (The Loneliest Number,) Actors, Michael Abbott Jr. (In The Radiant City, Shotgun Stories,) Booker Garrett (Morning is Broken, Uncle Silas, Inside Amy Schumer,) Kevin Kane (Someone Who'll Watch Over Me, Inside Amy Schumer, I Feel Pretty,) Lacy Marie Meyer (Second Chance, The Rainbow Experiment, Inside Amy Schumer,) Sayra Player (A Little Closer, Old Times, Chained for Life,) and Toni Lachelle Pollitt (Reasons to Be Pretty,)

Now through October 21st at The Cherry Lane Theatre, 38 Commerce Street New York, NY. For Additional Information and Tickets: http://www.thecollective-ny.org

ABOUT THE COLLECTIVE NY The Collective NY unites professional artists who share a responsibility to create work in the contemporary American Theatre that is emotionally truthful, socially relevant, and defiantly accessible. The Collective NY is a creative home for over 60 members. Amy Schumer is a founding member, it is with the Collective NY where she develops her projects through work sessions. It is the power of the Collective NY ensemble and how they work collaborating together in a way that sets them apart from others and has made them Schumer's most invaluable partner when it comes to the creative process. The company was established in the tradition of The Group Theatre out of a belief that the current conditions of commercialized theatre necessitate collective action.

Commitment to a permanent ensemble distinguishes The Collective NY. Through a shared vocabulary, uniform technique, and continual practice, the group pursues a common purpose: to establish a theatre that is uncompromising, relevant, and inclusive.