Simon Stephens's On the Shore of the Wide World Announces Complete Casting
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The Atlantic Theater Company has announced complete casting for the New York premiere of Tony and Olivier Award winner Simon Stephens's On the Shore of the Wide World. Directed by Neil Pepe, performances will begin August 23 in advance of a September 12 opening and will run through October 8 at the Linda Gross Theater.
On the Shore of the Wide World will feature Tony Award winner Blair Brown (Copenhagen), Odiseas Georgiadis (All We Had), Peter Maloney (Dying For It), Mary McCann (Bluebird, Harper Regan), LeRoy McClain (Cymbeline), Tedra Millan (Present Laughter), Ben Rosenfield (Twin Peaks, Love, Love, Love), Luke Slattery (The Family), C.J. Wilson (Hold On to Me Darling), and Amelia Workman (The Layover).
The play is described as follows: "Something is about to happen that will change one family forever. Set over the course of nine months, On the Shore of the Wide World is a play about love, family, Roy Keane, and the size of the galaxy."
The creative team will feature scenic design by Scott Pask, costume design by Sarah Laux, lighting design by Christopher Akerlind, and original music and sound design by David Van Tieghem.
Stephens returns to Atlantic following the critically acclaimed productions of his plays Harper Regan and Bluebird. His adaptation of Mark Haddon's novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time ran for two years on Broadway and won the Tony Award for Best New Play.
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