Atlantic Theater Company (Neil Pepe, Artistic Director; Andrew D. Hamingson, Managing Director) announced the New York premiere production of Olivier Award® winning playwright Conor McPherson's play Port Authority, directed by Henry Wishcamper and featuring Tony Award® nominee Brian d'Arcy James (Sweet Smell of Success), Tony Award® winner Jonathan Gallagher, Jr. (Spring Awakening) and Olivier Award® winner Jim Norton (The Seafarer).
Port Authority will begin previews Wednesday, April 30th, open Wednesday, May 21st and play a limited engagement through Sunday, June 15th, 2008 Off-Broadway at Atlantic Theater Company at the Linda Gross Theater (336 West 20th Street).Set against the backdrop of contemporary Dublin, Port Authority weaves the stories of three generations of Irishmen as they experience loss, failure and the elusiveness of love as Conor McPherson (The Seafarer, Shining City,The Weir) exposes the heart of the common man with his customary wit and compassion.Port Authority marks the return of Olivier Award® winning and Tony Award® nominated playwright Conor McPherson to Atlantic, where his play Dublin Carol received an award winning American premiere production. He is currently represented on Broadway with the acclaimed West End transfer of The Seafarer. Henry Wishcamper has served as assistant director on the Broadway productions of August: Osage County and Conor McPherson's Shining City. His recent directing credits include Horton Foote's Talking Pictures at The Goodman Theatre and the New York premiere of Jane Martin's Flags.
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