The Lying Lesson 2013

Opened: March 13, 2013
Closing: March 31, 2013

The Lying Lesson - 2013 - Off-Broadway History , Info & More

In this world premiere production, a woman who may or may not be legendary movie star Bette Davis shows up to buy the home of an elderly couple in a remote seaside village in Maine. Escorted by a young local woman who appears never to have heard of her, “Ruth” (Carol Kane) stakes a claim on her distant past, and plays a relentless game of cat and mouse with her new “assistant.” In this hilarious and unsettling new play, playwright Craig Lucas twists and turns the audience around essential questions about memory, identity, and truth-telling in The Lying Lesson.

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Photo Flash: First Look at Carol Kane & Mickey Sumner in THE LYING LESSON
by Nicole Rosky - March 5, 2013

Tony Award nominated director Pam MacKinnon (Clybourne Park, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?) directs actress Mickey Sumner (film Frances Ha, Showtime's 'The Borgias') in the Atlantic Theater Company world premiere of Pulitzer Prize finalist and Tony Award nominee Craig Lucas's new comedy The Lying Lesson, joining previously announced star Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award winner Carol Kane (Wicked, 'Taxi'). Check out photos of the cast in action below!

Atlantic Theater Continues Strand Series with THE LYING LESSON's Craig Lucas and Pam MacKinnon Tonight
by BWW News Desk - February 11, 2013

Atlantic Theater Company has announced The Strand Series, a new partnership with the legendary Strand Book Store. Presented with each Atlantic Mainstage production, the conversation series expands the discussion between Atlantic's playwrights, directors, actors and other artists. The upcoming installment will be held today, February 11 at 7pm and feature playwright Craig Lucas and director Pam MacKinnon of THE LYING LESSON, which begins previews at Atlantic's Linda Gross Theater on February 20.

Atlantic Theatre to Kick Off Strand Series with THE LYING LESSON's Craig Lucas and Pam MacKinnon, 2/11
by BWW News Desk - February 6, 2013

Atlantic Theater Company has announced The Strand Series, a new partnership with the legendary Strand Book Store. Presented with each Atlantic Mainstage production, the conversation series expands the discussion between Atlantic's playwrights, directors, actors and other artists. The upcoming installment will be held on Monday, February 11 at 7pm and feature playwright Craig Lucas and director Pam MacKinnon of THE LYING LESSON, which begins previews at Atlantic's Linda Gross Theater on February 20.

Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with Carol Kane, Pam MacKinnon and the Cast of THE LYING LESSON
by Nicole Rosky - February 5, 2013

Tony Award nominated director Pam MacKinnon (Clybourne Park, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?) will direct actress Mickey Sumner (film Frances Ha, Showtime's 'The Borgias') in the Atlantic Theater Company world premiere of Pulitzer Prize finalist and Tony Award nominee Craig Lucas's new comedy The Lying Lesson, joining previously announced star Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award winner Carol Kane (Wicked, 'Taxi'). Check out photos of the cast in rehearsal below!

Pam MacKinnon to Direct Atlantic Theater Company's THE LYING LESSON
by Nicole Rosky - January 22, 2013

Atlantic Theater Company (Neil Pepe, Artistic Director; Jeffory Lawson, Managing Director) just announced that Tony Award nominated director Pam MacKinnon (Clybourne Park, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?) will direct actress Mickey Sumner (film Frances Ha, Showtime's "The Borgias") in the world premiere of Pulitzer Prize finalist and Tony Award nominee Craig Lucas's new comedy THE LYING LESSON, joining previously announced star Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award winner Carol Kane (Wicked, "Taxi").

The Lying Lesson FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of The Lying Lesson have there been?
The Lying Lesson has had 1 productions including Off-Broadway which opened in 2013.

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