THE ROYAL FAMILY
By George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber
Directed by Doug Hughes
September 15, 2009 - December 13, 2009
Follow a famous famiy of stage stars as they go about the drama of the day: choosing scripts, dashing off to performances, stealing kisses from handsome beaus. But what's this business about the youngest diva wanting to quit the stage for domestic bliss? Never, darling! Doug Hughes (Doubt) directs a fantastic cast in this insightful, witty and moving valentine to the theatre written by two literary greats. The fantastic cast includes Ana Gasteyer, John Glover, Rosemary Harris, Jan Maxwell, Larry Pine, Tony Roberts, and Reg Rogers.
TIME STANDS STILL
By Donald Margulies
Directed by Daniel Sullivan
January 5, 2010 - March 27, 2010
Sarah and James, a photographer and a journalist, have been together for years and share a passion for documenting the realities of war. But when circumstances compel them to return home to New York and their circle of friends, the adventurous couple confronts the prospect of a more conventional life. Time Stands Still marks the fourth collaboration for Pulitzer Prize winner Donald Margulies and Tony Award-winning director Daniel Sullivan. Don’t miss the Broadway premiere of this new American play about the way we live today. The cast includes Eric Bogosian, Brian d'Arcy James, Laura Linney, and Alicia Silverstone.
COLLECTED STORIES
By Donald Margulies
Directed by Lynne Meadow
Previews begin April 9, 2010
Subscription run ends June 6, 2010
Margulies' acclaimed drama centers on a celebrated New York author (Linda Lavin) and her bright-eyed young protege (Sarah Paulson). As their relationship evolves and the line between fact and fiction blurs, their fascinating story comes to a dramatic conclusion. Tony Award winner Linda Lavin and director Lynne Meadow, who collaborated on MTC's The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, reunite for this new production.
NIGHTINGALE
By Lynn Redgrave
Directed by Joseph Hardy
October 15, 2009 - December 13, 2009
Tony Award and Academy Award nominee Lynn Redgrave stars in her new play inspired by her need to create a life for her maternal grandmother, a woman she barely knew. Nightingale is a play about a promising woman stymied by society and all but erased by history, a touching personal tribute and a resounding song for all those people whose voices we've lost, or never known. Directing this New York premiere is Tony Award winner Joseph Hardy (Child's Play).
EQUIVOCATION
By Bill Cain
Directed by Garry Hynes
Previews begin February 10, 2010
Subscription run ends March 21, 2010
Bill Cain's new play set in 1606 England begins when King James' right hand man commissions William Shakespeare to write a new play about the Gunpowder Plot, a recent failed attempt to blow up Parliament and the Monarchy. Equivocation is a bold new look at the greatest playwright ever in a drama whose contemporary parallels are unmistakable and whose laughter is abundant - a work of startling revelations and vibrant theatricality. Tony Award winner Garry Hynes returns to MTC following her acclaimed production of Translations. The cast includes Remy Auberjonois, Michael Countryman, David Furr, John Pankow, Charlotte Parry, and David Pittu.
THAT FACE
By Polly Stenham
Directed by Sarah Benson
Previews begin April 29, 2010
Subscription run ends June 27, 2010
That Face is a powerful and darkly comic look at an affluent family in freefall. Mia has been suspended from boarding school. Her brother, Henry, has dropped out altogether. And Martha, their mum, manipulates them all. Money can no longer fix their problems – now it's up to them. This Olivier Award-nominated play from Britain’s fastest-rising young playwright premieres in New York with the director of last season's acclaimed Blasted. The cast features Elizabeth Marvel, who won raves for her performance in MTC’s Top Girls.