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Signature's NIGHT IS A ROOM Announces One Week Extension

Posted by:	Official_Press_Release 10:20 am EDT 10/29/15

Signature Theatre’s World Premiere Production of Night is a Room Written by Naomi Wallace Directed by Bill Rauch WILL GET A ONE-WEEK EXTENSION Run Dates: November 3 – December 20, 2015; Opening: November 22, 2015 In The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre at The Pershing Square Signature Center Signature Theatre (James Houghton, Founding Artistic Director; Erika Mallin, Executive Director) is pleased to announce a one-week extension for Night is a Room, written by Residency One playwright Naomi Wallace and directed by Bill Rauch. Night is a Room, the third and final production of Wallace’s residency, will now run November 3, 2015 to December 20, 2015 with a Sunday, November 22 opening night in The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre at The Pershing Square Signature Center (480 West 42nd Street between 9th and 10th Avenues). The cast includes Dagmara Dominczyk (Golden Boy), Ann Dowd (HBO’s “The Leftovers”), Bill Heck (Signature’s The Orphans’ Home Cycle and Angels in America). The design team includes Rachel Hauck (Scenic Design), Clint Ramos (Costume Design), Jen Schriever (Lighting Design), Leah Gelpe (Sound Design) Charlotte Fleck (Dialect Coach) and Thomas Schall (Fight Director). Cole P. Bonenberger is the Production Stage Manager. Casting by Telsey + Company, Karyn Casl, CSA. Liana (Dagmara Dominczyk) and Marcus (Bill Heck) have a marriage others envy. Doré (Ann Dowd) has grown accustomed to an isolated existence in her modest flat. After a surprise reunion on Marcus’s 40th birthday, their worlds are shattered by an unexpected turn of events. A world premiere production from Residency One playwright Naomi Wallace, Night is a Room is a searing exploration of love’s power to both ruin and remake our lives. There will be post-show talkbacks on November 10 and 18, as well as December 1 and 8.Talkbacks brought to you by American Express. Other supplemental programming includes a pre-show Page to Stage discussion with Naomi Wallace and Bill Rauch on November 17 and a pre-show Backstage Pass event, featuring members of the creative team, on December 9. To purchase tickets for all Signature productions, call Ticket Services at 212-244-7529 (Tues. – Sun., 11am – 6pm) or visit signaturetheatre.org. 2015-16 SEASON OVERVIEW RESIDENCY ONE Love & Money WORLD PREMIERE By A.R. Gurney Directed by Mark Lamos A co-production with Westport Country Playhouse Final performance played on Sunday, October 4 in The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre. Night is a Room WORLD PREMIERE By Naomi Wallace Directed by Bill Rauch World Premiere Begins performances November 3, 2015 The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre Liana and Marcus have a marriage others envy. Doré has grown accustomed to an isolated existence in her modest flat. After a surprise reunion on Marcus’s 40th birthday, their worlds are shattered by an unexpected turn of events. A world premiere production from Residency One playwright Naomi Wallace, Night is a Room is a searing exploration of love’s power to both ruin and remake our lives. Night is a Room is generously supported by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation. LEGACY PROGRAM Incident at Vichy By Arthur Miller Directed by Michael Wilson Now extended through December 13, 2015 The Irene Diamond Stage On Sale Now Celebrating the Centennial of Arthur Miller’s birth, Incident at Vichy returns the work of the Pulitzer Prize winning playwright to Signature for the first time since his 1997-98 Residency. In Vichy, France at the height of World War II, nine men and a boy are rounded up under suspicious circumstances. As ominous reports of far-off camps and cattle cars packed with prisoners begin to circulate, the men battle over politics, philosophy and how to escape. Longtime Signature director Michael Wilson (Horton Foote’s The Old Friends and The Orphans’ Home Cycle) helms this haunting examination of the cold, bureaucratic efficiency of evil—and the shared humanity that might overcome it. Signature One Acts Edward Albee’s The Sandbox María Irene Fornés’ Drowning Adrienne Kennedy’s Funnyhouse of a Negro Directed by Lila Neugebauer Begins performances May 3, 2016 The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre In honor of Signature’s 25th Anniversary, Signature One Acts revisits three short plays produced in their playwrights’ original Playwright-in-Residence season: Edward Albee’s The Sandbox, María Irene Fornés’ Drowning and Adrienne Kennedy’s Funnyhouse of a Negro. Directed by Lila Neugebauer (A.R. Gurney’s The Wayside Motor Inn), this trio of one-act plays celebrates Signature’s rich and diverse body of work over the past quarter century. SPECIAL RETURN ENGAGEMENT Old Hats Created and performed by Bill Irwin and David Shiner Music and lyrics by and featuring Shaina Taub Directed by Tina Landau Begins performances January 26, 2016 The Irene Diamond Stage On Sale Now After an extended, sold out run in 2013, Signature welcomes back Bill Irwin and David Shiner in their award-winning, critically acclaimed production of Old Hats. Called "one of the funniest shows of the past few years" by the New York Post, this production reunites the clowns with original director Tina Landau and introduces their new songstress and comic foil Shaina Taub, hailed as “a young Judy Garland meets grown-up Lisa Simpson” by the San Francisco Chronicle. Using music, technology, and movement, Irwin and Shiner combine their inimitable magic and slapstick to create an unforgettable outing that's fun for the whole family. RESIDENCY FIVE John WORLD PREMIERE By Annie Baker Directed by Sam Gold Final performance played on Sunday, September 6 in The Irene Diamond Stage. Angel Reapers By Martha Clarke and Alfred Uhry Directed and choreographed by Martha Clarke Begins performances February 2, 2016 The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre Featuring traditional Shaker songs and a stunning mix of modern dance and actual Shaker movements, Angel Reapers captures the soul of the Shakers, an early American religious sect who sought to connect with God through ecstatic ritual and strict celibacy. While the congregants strive desperately to maintain divine purity, the needs of the flesh threaten to take hold. With text by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Alfred Uhry, this wildly theatrical collage about the glorious love of the divine and the overwhelming desire for human connection marks the return to Signature of Residency Five playwright and MacArthur “Genius” Award winner Martha Clarke. Angel Reapers is generously supported by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Daphne’s Dive WORLD PREMIERE By Quiara Alegría Hudes Directed by Thomas Kail World Premiere Begins performances April 26, 2016 The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre Daphne’s Dive is a cheap corner bar in North Philly where Daphne and her eclectic group of friends and family meet, talk, bond and drink. As Daphne’s adopted daughter, very different from her quiet and pragmatic mother, grows up, this unconventional family is forced to confront ugly secrets and take a hard look at their lives. Brimming with adversity, love and hope, this world premiere, directed by Thomas Kail (Hamilton), kicks off Quiara Alegría Hudes’ Signature residency. Special thanks to The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust for supporting the Residency Five Program. Additional support for Residency Five is provided by Time Warner Foundation, Inc. The Residency Five Playwright Award is generously supported by the Genesis Foundation. 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, María Irene Fornés, 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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