The Pain and the Itch - 2006 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 11

Playwrights Horizons will open its 2006/2007 season with the New York premiere of The Pain and the Itch, the controversial comedy by Bruce Norris that was a a hit in Chicago during its 2005 world premiere production at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Another round of casting has been announced for Playwrights Horizons' 2006-2007 season, which will feature performances by Kristine Nielsen, Peter Weller, Harris Yulin and more

Jayne Houdyshell, Mia Barron, Peter Jay Fernandez and more will star in The Pain and the Itch, running at Playwrights Horizons from September 1st through October 8th

To celebrate its official move to Off-Broadway, the Drama Desk award winning Keen Company is hosting a benefit titled 'Moving On Up (Town).' The event will be held on Sunday, July 23rd beginning at 7pm , at Perdition, one of the hottest bars in midtown.

Sigourney Weaver will return to the stage in Crazy Mary, a world premiere play by A.R. Gurney that will be presented at the Playwrights Horizons Mainstage in May of 2007

Adam Rapp's Essential Self-Defense will have its New York premiere at Playwrights Horizons in spring of 2007

Plays by Bruce Norris, Tanya Barfield, David Cale, Richard Nelson and A.R. Gurney will be presented as part of Playwrights Horizons' 2006-2007 season