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 John Gallagher, Jr. (Spring Awakening) and Olivier Award® winner Jim Norton (The Seafarer).
Port
Authority began 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.
Port
Authority marks the return of three celebrated actors to the Atlantic
stage. Brian d’Arcy James last appeared at Atlantic in the American
premiere of The Lieutenant of Inishmore, and reprised his role with the
Broadway transfer. He will star in the title role in Shrek The Musical,
when it debuts next season on Broadway. John Gallagher, Jr. originated the role of “Moritz” in Atlantic’s world premiere of the musical Spring Awakening, and won a Tony Award® for his performance when the hit musical transferred to the Eugene O’Neill Theatre on Broadway. Jim Norton
won an Obie Award for his performance in McPherson’s Dublin Carol at
Atlantic, and is now starring on Broadway in the playwright’s The
Seafarer, for which he won a 2007 Oliver Award® in the West End
production.
The design team for Port Authority will feature
scenic design by Takeshi Kata, costume design by Jenny Mannis, lighting
design by Matthew Richards and sound design by Bart Fasbender.
For more information visit www.atlantictheater.org
John Gallagher, Jr., Jim Norton, and Brian d'Arcy James
John Gallagher, Jr., Jim Norton, and Brian d'Arcy James
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