SEASON 31

LET ME DOWN EASY

Conceived, Written & Performed by Anna Deavere Smith

Directed by Leonard Foglia

With Anna Deveare Smith

Scenic Design by Riccardo Hernandez 
Costume Design by Ann Hould-Ward 
Lighting Design by Jules Fisher & Peggy Eisenhauer 
Sound Design by Ryan Rummery 
Projections by Zak Borovay 
Movement by Elizabeth Roxas-Dobrish 
Dialect Coach Amy Stoller 
Dramaturgy by Alisa Solomon 
Assistant Scenic Design by Maruti Evans 
Assistant Costume Design by Christopher Vergara 
Assistant Lighting Design by Dan Ozminkowski 
Assistant Sound Design by MuTTT 
Production Stage Manager Kelly Martindale 
Stage Manager Bethany Russell

"RUN—DO NOT WALK—TO SEE THIS PLAY! WATCHING ANNA DEAVERE SMITH ON STAGE IS MAGICAL. ONE MINUTE YOU ARE LAUGHING, THE NEXT YOU ARE CRYING. IT IS TRULY BRILLIANT AND STUNNING."- "The Today Show"

"BRACING AND POETIC WITH A TERRIFIC CUMULATIVE IMPACT."- The New Yorker

"PROVOCATIVE AND MOVING." - The Daily News

"A CONTINUALLY ENGAGING AND ENGROSSING COLLECTION OF TESTIMONIALS ABOUT LIFE EXPERIENCED AT ITS EXTREMES."- The New York Times

"FASCINATING! THIS REMARKABLE NEW SHOW IS A JOYOUS CELEBRATION OF HUMAN PERSERVERANCE." - Associated Press

"THIS PUNCHY, 95-MINUTE SHOW IS A VITAL PIECE OF THEATER, MIXING A STANDUP COMIC'S INSTINCTS WITH A GREAT REPORTER'S KEEN EYE AND DELIVERED WITH A COMPASSION THAT IS ALL ANNA DEAVERE SMITH'S OWN." - Variety

Support for the development of Let Me Down Easy was provided by Chula Reynolds.

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MR. & MRS. FITCH

By Douglas Carter Beane

Directed by Scott Ellis

With Jennifer Ehle, John Lithgow

Scenic Design by Allen Moyer 
Costume Design by Jeff Mahshie 
Lighting Design by Kenneth Posner 
Sound Design by Bart Fasbender 
Original Music by Lewis Flinn 
Assistant Scenic Design by Warren Karp 
Assistant Costume Design by Kyle Lajolla
Assistant Lighting Design by Justin Partier 
Assistant Sound Design by Dyan Carrow 
Wigs by Paul Huntley 
Production Stage Manager Diane DiVita 
Stage Manager Neil Krasnow

"SMASHINGLY PORTRAYED BY TONY WINNERS JOHN LITHGOW AND JENNIFER EHLE, MR. & MRS. FITCH IS A RIOTOUS DEEP DIVE INTO THE SHALLOW WATERS OF GOSSIP. MEDIA-SAVVY URBANITES WILL SAVOR EVERY CRAZY MORSEL!" - Entertainment Weekly

"DOUGLAS CARTER BEANE'S TWO-CHARACTER PLAY IS EXTREMELY FUNNY AND WICKELDY ENTERTAINING. WHAT MAKES THE PLAY SUCH FUN IS THE SEAMLESS COLLABORATION AMONG WRITER, ACTORS AND DIRECTOR SCOTT ELLIS, WHO NEVER LETS THE EVENING'S MOMENTUM FLAG." - The Record

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THE ELABORATE ENTRANCE OF CHAD DEITY

By Kristoffer Diaz

Directed by Edward Torres

With Usman Ally, Terence Archie, Desmin Borges, Christian Litke, Michael T. Weiss

Scenic Design by Brian Sidney Bembridge 
Costume Design by Christine Pascual 
Lighting Design by Jesse Klug 
Sound Design by Mikhail Fiksel 
Projections by Peter Nigrini 
Assistant Sound Design by M.L. Dogg 
Production Stage Manager Roy Harris 
Stage Manager Denise Yaney

"INGENIOUS! THIS CRAZY-LIKE-A-FOX COMEDY IS THE REAL THING!" - The New York Times

"FOUR STARS! CHAD DEITY  PACKS A PUNCH! IT'S DYNAMITE!" - The New York Post

"FLASHY, FLESHY AND RIDICULOUSLY ENTERTAINING!" - The Daily News

"CHAD DEITY  IS A KNOCKOUT!" - NY1

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TRUST

By Paul Weitz

Directed by Peter DuBois

With Zach Braff, Bobby Cannavale, Sutton Foster, Ari Graynor

Scenic Design by Alexander Dodge 
Costume Design by Emilio Sosa 
Lighting Design by David Weiner 
Sound Design by MuTTT 
Assistant Scenic Design by Kevin Judge & Alexander Woodward 
Assistant Costume Design by Cathy Parrott 
Assistant Lighting Design by Austin Smith 
Assistant Playwright Dan Balgoyen 
Assistant Director Chris Carcione 
Production Stage Manager Kelly Hance 
Stage Manager Denise Wilcox 
Production Assistant Ashley Nelson

"THERE'S NO 'SAFE WORD' TO STOP THIS SHOW'S LAUGHS! FUNNY, CRISP AND MODERN, IT'S SOLID, PROVOCATIVE THEATER—TRUST ME." - Entertainment Weekly

"FOUR STARS! CLEVER, FUNNY, EVIL AND TOTALLY MISANTHROPIC WITH TOP FLIGHT PERFORMANCES, RAZOR SHARP DIRECTION AND INGENIOUS PLOTTING." - Bloomberg

"FRANK AND FUNNY. CRISPLY DIRECTED AND FAST-PACED WITH PLENTY OF SHARP-EDGED ZINGERS." - Associated Press

"FOUR STARS!" - Financial Times

"THE ACTING ACROSS THE BOARD IS SMOOTH AND GUTSY." - The New York Times

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2ST UPTOWN: YEAR ZERO

By Michael Golamco

Directed by Will Frears

With Louis Ozawa Changchien, Peter Kim, Mason Lee, Maureen Sebastian

Scenic Design by Robin Vest 
Costume Design by Jenny Mannis 
Lighting Design by David Weiner 
Sound Design by MuTTT 
Production Stage Manager Lori Ann Zepp 
Stage Manager Rachel Motz

"A TENDERLY OBSERVED PLAY WITH AN APPEALING CAST, FRESH NUANCES AND CHARM." - The New York Times

"GENUINELY MOVING AND SMART." - AMNY

"INCISIVE, HAUNTING AND HOPEFUL." - Backstage

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2ST UPTOWN: BACHELORETTE

By Leslye Headland

Directed by Trip Cullman

With Tracee Chimo, Carmen M. Herlihy, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Fran Kranz, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Katherine Waterston

Scenic Design by Andromache Chalfant 
Costume Design by Emily Rebholz 
Lighting Design by Ben Stanton 
Sound Design by Jill BC Duboff 
Production Stage Manager Lori Ann Zepp 
Stage Manager Rachel Motz

"A SENSATIONAL NEW COMEDY! VIVID, ENTERTAINING AND WITHERINGLY FUNNY, WRITTEN WITH STILETTO-SHARP WIT, AND EXPERTLY PLAYED BY A CAST OF GIFTED ACTORS UNDER PITCH PERFECT DIRECTION." - The New York Times

"SINFULLY FUNNY!" - The New York Post

"THIS GIRLY SLICE-AND-DICE FEST IS A RIOT! VICIOUSLY FUNNY SATIRE!" - The New York Times

"THE CAST IS TERRIFIC ACROSS THE BOARD." - Variety