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Halley Feiffer's I'm Gonna Pray for You So Hard Set to Open at Atlantic Theater Company

”Nurse Jackie”’s Betty Gilpin and Tony nominee Reed Birney costar in the familial comedy.

New York City

January 20, 2015

Betty Gilpin and Reed Birney as father-daughter pair Ella and David in the world premiere of Halley Feiffer's I'm Gonna Pray for You So Hard. — Betty Gilpin and Reed Birney star as Ella and David in the world premiere of Halley Feiffer's *I'm Gonna Pray for You So Hard*.
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The world premiere of Halley Feiffer's I'm Gonna Pray for You So Hard, opens tonight at the Atlantic Theater Company's Stage 2.

Betty Gilpin (Nurse Jackie) and Tony nominee Reed Birney (Casa Valentina) star in the new comedy as Ella, a precocious and fiercely competitive actress, and her father, David, a famous playwright whom she desperately wants to please. Over the course of a boozy, drug-fueled evening, Ella and David deliberate over whether to read the reviews of her off-Broadway debut — a choice that sends them into a downward spiral. Directed by Trip Cullman, performances will run through February 15.