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Leight, Rabe, Rebeck, Tomei, et al. Set for Armed and Naked in America

Marisa Tomei
(© Joseph Marzullo/Retna)
Marisa Tomei
(© Joseph Marzullo/Retna)

Naked Angels will present its latest “Issue Project” series of short plays, Armed and Naked in America, at the Duke on 42nd Street, April 11-22.

Fourteen plays about war will be presented in two groups of seven. Among the scheduled participants are playwrights Will Eno, Dan Klores (who is also co-producing the event), Warren Leight, Itamar Moses, Pippin Parker, David Rabe, Theresa Rebeck, Jose Rivera, and Betty Shamieh.

Other artists scheduled to take part are director Will Frears, actress Marisa Tomei, who will direct one of the pieces, and filmmaker Topaz Adizes. The creative team includes David Rockwell (sets), Jessica Wegner (costumes), Jason Lyons (lighting), and Tony Smolenski and Drew Levy (sound). Additional participants, including the cast, will be announced at a later date.

For more information, visit www.dukeon42.org.

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