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Hey, it’s time to stop being afraid…
World Premiere
Sep 16-Nov 1, 2009
Still Life
by Alexander Dinelaris
directed by Will Frears
cast TBA

With her star on the rise, photographer Carrie Ann inexplicably shuts down at the pinnacle of her career.  Lost, and afraid to even pick up a camera, her sudden descent is interrupted by a whirlwind romance with Jeff, a trend analyst who becomes determined to help her move on, even while facing his own dark future. Two-time Drama Desk-nominated playwright Alexander Dinelaris (Red Dog Howls), is quickly being recognized as a stunning new voice in American theater.  Film and theater director Will Frears (Omnium Gatherum) brings his discerning eye to this funny and heartbreaking play about a generation paralyzed by fear.

“When Will Frears does a play, people notice because it’s intelligent and funny and he chooses actors brilliantly.” –Mike Nichols

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I just stood there and I heard this voice…
“Everything’s going to be alright.”
American Premiere
Jan 27-Mar 14, 2010
The Pride
by Alexi Kaye Campbell
directed by Joe Mantello
cast TBA

Oliver, Philip, and Sylvia are caught in a kind of erotic time warp. Their complex love triangle, replete with conflicting loyalties and passions, jumps from 1958 to the present and back in a maelstrom of fantasy, repression and rebellion in this innovative new drama. After taking London by storm last season in an Olivier Award-winning production at the Royal Court, The Pride now makes its American premiere at MCC Theater. Tony Award-winning director Joe Mantello (Take Me Out, Blackbird) joins playwright Alexi Kaye Campbell (Apologia), to stage this alternately tough and touching look at love and betrayal.

“A searching, moving, thoroughly grown-up play, and a remarkable debut from a writer from whom I am impatient to hear more.” –Daily Telegraph (London)

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When you [behavior], I feel [feeling].
Apr 7-May 23, 2010
Family Week
by Beth Henley
directed by Jonathan Demme
cast TBA

A year after the death of her son, Claire checks into a
recovery center in the desert, searching for a way to cope.  When her mother, daughter and sister arrive to participate in "family week," long-dormant traumas collide with recent tragedies in surprisingly comical, shocking and deeply moving ways.  United in this family struggle, the women rage and reach out in an effort to reconcile their love with the way things are.  Making his theatrical debut, Academy Award-winning director Jonathan Demme (Silence of the Lambs, Rachel Getting Married) collaborates with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Beth Henley (Crimes of the Heart) on a new version of this bitterly funny play.

"With Jonathan Demme in charge, there’s a guarantee of taste and skill.” -New Yorker

 

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*Schedule and programming subject to change. Photos by Alexandra Klaskinski.