ORSON'S SHADOW Begins Performances at Theatre Row, 10/6
Mississippi Mud Productions will begin previews of the first New York City off-Broadway Revival of Austin Pendleton's witty study of theatrical egos, ORSON'S SHADOW, Thursday, October 6, 2011 at the Theatre Row Studio Theatre (424 West 42nd St.).
The production will officially open on Sunday, October 9. Lauren Reinhardt directs.
Based on true events, ORSON'S SHADOW is an ingenious tale of two Hollywood giants-Orson Welles and Laurence Olivier. The time is 1960; the place is a West End theatre. Legendary critic Kenneth Tynan has made a startling proposal: Welles should direct Olivier and the young Joan Plowright in Rhinoceros, Ionesco's absurdist masterpiece. But it is the rehearsal process that brims with absurdity as titanic personalities, including Vivien Leigh, wrestle the muse in this witty and incisive depiction of the drama of theatre.
Venue:
Theatre Row - The Studio Theatre
410 West 42nd Street (Between 9th and 10th Avenues)
New York NY 10036
Cast Members:
Jen Danby, Dana Jesberger, Andy McCutcheon, Adam Newborn, Stephen Peabody, Eric Rice