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Signature’s THE WAYSIDE MOTOR INN Extends Again Thru October 5

Posted by:	Official_Press_Release 01:41 pm EDT 09/09/14

SIGNATURE THEATRE’S PRODUCTION OF THE WAYSIDE MOTOR INN BY A.R. GURNEY DIRECTED BY LILA NEUGEBAUER WILL GET AN ADDITIONAL ONE WEEK EXTENSION INITIAL RUN IS SOLD OUT NOW THROUGH OCTOBER 5 ONLY IN THE ALICE GRIFFIN JEWEL BOX THEATRE AT THE PERSHING SQUARE SIGNATURE CENTER TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT WWW.SIGNATURETHEATRE.ORG Signature Theatre (James Houghton, Founding Artistic Director; Erika Mallin, Executive Director) is pleased to announce another one-week extension for THE WAYSIDE MOTOR INN by A.R. Gurney, directed by Lila Neugebauer. The production will now play through Sunday, October 5, 2014. THE WAYSIDE MOTOR INN opened Thursday, September 4 in The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre at The Pershing Square Signature Center (480 West 42nd Street between 9th and 10th Avenues). $25 subsidized tickets for the production’s initial run, through September 21, are sold out. Tickets during the extension, starting September 23, start at $55 each. The cast includes Kelly AuCoin (The Call, “The Americans”) as Andy, Jon DeVries (The Apple Family Plays, American Gangster) as Frank, Quincy Dunn-Baker (Signature Theatre’s The First Breeze of Summer, The Big Wedding) as Ray, Rebecca Henderson (The Whale; Too Much, Too Much, Too Many) as Ruth, Tony Award-nominee Marc Kudisch (Hand to God, 9 to 5) as Vince, Jenn Lyon (“Saint George,” The Coast of Utopia) as Sharon, Lizbeth Mackay (Picnic, Domesticated) as Jessie, David McElwee (“Boardwalk Empire”) as Phil, Ismenia Mendes (Much Ado About Nothing) as Sally, Will Pullen (Scarcity, Your Mother’s Copy of the Kama Sutra) as Mark. Outside Boston, ten people—some strangers, some not—struggle with the circumstances that have brought them to the Wayside Motor Inn. With old grudges and new feuds threatening the travelers’ peace, this funny and moving work kicks off A. R. Gurney’s Signature Residency by examining the tenuous space between loneliness and connection, and the fragile framework of the American Dream. The design team includes Andrew Lieberman (Scenic Design), Kaye Voyce (Costume Design) Tyler Micoleau (Lighting Design), Stowe Nelson (Sound Design), Charlotte Fleck (Dialect Coach). Donald Fried is the Production Stage Manager. Casting by Telsey + Company, William Cantler, CSA. For sold out performances, a waitlist starts at the Box Office one hour prior to curtain. A limited number of $25 tickets for performances through September 21 may be released the day of the performance. For more information on Signature’s waitlist policy, please visit signaturetheatre.org. Signature offers Student Rush tickets for extension performances. Starting September 23, and subject to availability, Student Rush tickets will be sold for $25 when the ground floor Box Office opens each day up until performance time. The tickets are only available in person. The number of tickets varies from performance to performance. Limit two tickets per person. Valid student ID must be presented at the time of purchase. To purchase tickets for all Signature productions, call Ticket Services at 212-244-7529 (Tues. – Sun., 11am – 6pm) or visit signaturetheatre.org. 2014-15 SEASON OVERVIEW RESIDENCY ONE THE WAYSIDE MOTOR INN By A. R. Gurney Directed by Lila Neugebauer Now through October 5, 2014 The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre Outside Boston, ten people—some strangers, some not—struggle with the circumstances that have brought them to the Wayside Motor Inn. With old grudges and new feuds threatening the travelers’ peace, this funny and moving work kicks off A. R. Gurney’s Signature Residency by examining the tenuous space between loneliness and connection, and the fragile framework of the American Dream. WHAT I DID LAST SUMMER By A. R. Gurney Directed by Jim Simpson May – June 2015 The Irene Diamond Stage With her husband overseas near the end of World War II, Grace fights to save the splintering bonds of her family by taking her teenage son and daughter to spend the summer on Lake Erie. When her son takes up with the town outcast, the entire family must confront the expectations of a society that holds conformity in the highest regard. Grace finds that her attempt to restore normalcy may have only fractured their relationships further in the second show of A. R. Gurney’s Signature Residency. AND I AND SILENCE U.S. PREMIERE By Naomi Wallace Directed by Caitlin McLeod Now through September 14, 2014 The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre Two imprisoned teenagers, one black, one white, form a perilous bond. As the young women serve time, they forge a plan for survival. When the outside world proves even more dangerous than the jail itself, their private world becomes an untenable practice ground for their new lives. And I and Silence explores the fierce dreams of youth and the brutal reality of adulthood in 1950’s America. THE LIQUID PLAIN NEW YORK PREMIERE By Naomi Wallace Directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah February – March 2015 The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre On the docks of late 18th century Rhode Island, two runaway slaves, Adjua and Dembi, plan a desperate and daring run to freedom. When a chance encounter triggers an unexpected collision of worlds, painful truths are uncovered and the brutality of past crimes spills into the next generation. Winner of the 2012 Horton Foote Prize for Promising New American Play, The Liquid Plain brings to life a group of people whose stories have been erased from history. Both A.R. Gurney and Naomi Wallace’s residencies will conclude with premiere productions during Signature’s 2015-16 Season. LEGACY PROGRAM A PARTICLE OF DREAD (OEDIPUS VARIATIONS) U.S. PREMIERE By Sam Shepard Directed by Nancy Meckler November – December 2014 The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre Signature and Ireland’s renowned Field Day Theatre Company are thrilled to present the U.S. premiere of 1996-97 Playwright-in-Residence Sam Shepard’s A Particle of Dread (Oedipus Variations). This dark, fragmented, modern-day take on Oedipus Rex premiered in Derry, Ireland and features a cast of actors from both sides of the Atlantic. Signature Theatre gratefully acknowledges Actors’ Equity Association for its assistance of this production. BIG LOVE By Charles Mee Directed by Tina Landau February – March 2015 The Irene Diamond Stage Fifty brides flee their fifty grooms and seek refuge in an Italian villa in this modern re-making of one of the world's oldest plays, The Danaids by Aeschylus. Mayhem ensues, complete with grooms in flight suits, women throwing themselves to the ground, occasional pop songs and romantic dances—even a bride falling in love. Reuniting Signature's 2007-08 Playwright-in-Residence Charles Mee with his longtime collaborator Tina Landau, Big Love is a colossal, poetic work that explores the hunger for independence, the burden of tradition, and the shape and size of love. A New Play WORLD PREMIERE Written and directed by Athol Fugard April – May 2015 The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre Signature is delighted to welcome back Athol Fugard for the world premiere of his newest play. A trio of Fugard’s plays—Blood Knot, My Children! My Africa!, and The Train Driver christened The Pershing Square Signature Center in the 2012 Inaugural Season and introduced Signature audiences to Fugard’s rich body of work. As he did with Blood Knot and The Train Driver, Fugard will direct this new production. The Legacy Program is generously supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. RESIDENCY FIVE OUR LADY OF KIBEHO WORLD PREMIERE By Katori Hall Directed by Michael Greif November – December 2014 The Irene Diamond Stage In 1981, a village girl in Rwanda claims to see the Virgin Mary. Ostracized by her schoolmates and labeled disturbed, everyone refuses to believe, until the impossible starts happening again and again. Skepticism gives way to fear, faith, and fate, causing upheaval in the school community and beyond. Based on real events, Our Lady of Kibeho is the second production of Olivier Award-winning playwright Katori Hall’s Residency at Signature. Special thanks to The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust for supporting the Residency Five Program. About SIGNATURE THEATRE Signature Theatre exists to honor and celebrate the playwright. Founded in 1991 by James Houghton, Signature makes an extended commitment to a playwright’s body of work, and during this journey, the writer is engaged in every aspect of the creative process. By championing in-depth explorations of a playwright’s body of work, Signature delivers an intimate and immersive journey into the playwright’s singular vision. In 2014 Signature became the first New York City theatre to receive the Regional Theatre Tony Award®. Signature serves its mission through its permanent home at The Pershing Square Signature Center, a three-theatre facility on West 42nd Street designed by Frank Gehry Architects to host Signature’s three distinct playwrights’ residencies and foster a cultural community. At the Center, opened in January 2012, Signature continues its founding Playwright-in-Residence model as Residency One, a first-of-its-kind, intensive exploration of a single writer’s body of work. Residency Five, the only program of its kind, was launched at the Center to support multiple playwrights as they build bodies of work by guaranteeing each writer three productions over a five-year period. The Legacy Program, launched during Signature’s 10th Anniversary, invites writers from both residencies back for productions of premiere or earlier plays. The Pershing Square Signature Center is a major contribution to New York City’s cultural landscape and provides a venue for cultural organizations that supports and encourages collaboration among artists throughout the space. In addition to its three intimate theatres, the Center features a studio theatre, rehearsal studio, and a public café, bar and bookstore. Through the Signature Ticket Initiative: A Generation of Access, Signature has also made an unprecedented commitment to making its productions accessible by underwriting the cost of initial run tickets, currently priced at $25, through 2031. Signature has presented entire seasons of the work of Edward Albee, Lee Blessing, Horton Foote, Maria Irene Fornes, Athol Fugard, John Guare, David Henry Hwang, Bill Irwin, Adrienne Kennedy, Tony Kushner, Romulus Linney, Charles Mee, Arthur Miller, Sam Shepard, Paula Vogel, August Wilson, Lanford Wilson, and a season celebrating the historic Negro Ensemble Company. In addition to the Regional Theatre Tony Award®, Signature’s productions and its resident writers have been recognized with the Pulitzer Prize, Lucille Lortel Awards, Obie Awards, Drama Desk Awards, and AUDELCO Awards, among many other distinctions. For more information, please visit www.signaturetheatre.org.

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