| Audible Theater Announces New Production of LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT, Directed by Robert O'Hara, in January 2022 | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 04:57 pm EDT 08/05/21 | |
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| Audible Theater Announces New Production of Long Day's Journey into Night to Premiere in January 2022 Off-Broadway at the Minetta Lane Theatre Starring Tony, Emmy & SAG Award Nominee Bill Camp, Three-Time Obie Award Winner Elizabeth Marvel, Tony Award Nominee Ato Blankson-Wood Directed By Tony Award Nominee Robert O'Hara Stage Production To Be Recorded and Released Globally On Audible Additional Fall 2021 Shows To Be Announced Soon Audible Inc., the leading creator and provider of premium audio storytelling, is pleased to announce that a new stage production of the Eugene O'Neill epic Long Day's Journey into Night, directed by Tony Award nominee Robert O'Hara, will premiere off-Broadway at the Minetta Lane Theatre next year. Playing six weeks only from Tuesday, January 11 – Sunday, February 20, 2022, Long Day's Journey into Night will open Sunday, January 23, 2022 at the Minetta Lane Theatre (18 Minetta Lane, between MacDougal & 6th Avenue – one block south of W. 3rd Street), Audible's creative home for live performances in New York. The production will also be released as an Audible Original, extending its reach to millions of Audible listeners around the world. This new interpretation will star Bill Camp as James Tyrone, Elizabeth Marvel as Mary Tyrone, and Ato Blankson-Wood as Edmund Tyrone. Casting for the role of Jamie Tyrone will be announced at a later date. Director Robert O'Hara said, "The trauma of isolation, addiction and disease rang loud and clear throughout the past year. Imagining the Tyrone family in the midst of a pandemic, within a pandemic, during which more people in America died from opioid overdoses than ever before, has lead me to believe Long Day's Journey into Night may resonate even more now than at any other time in its history." Kate Navin, Artistic Producer of Audible Theater, said, "Robert's concept for this production illustrates the vitality of theater so clearly – it will bring us together to process the emotion and human connection of 'real life.' Over the past year, our mission to bring more theater to more people around the world has taken on even greater and more lasting meaning. We can't wait to resume telling these stories from the Minetta Lane stage, and we equally have never felt more passionate about continuing to make meaningful and relevant stories and performances, like the ones in this production, accessible to theater fans around the globe." "Inarguably one of the greatest dramas in the history of the American theater" (Chicago Tribune), Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night receives a vibrant and timely update by the prodigious, Tony Award-nominated director Robert O'Hara (Slave Play). Heightened tensions grow to a fever pitch in the Tyrone family at the center of O'Neill's masterwork, led by Emmy Award nominee Bill Camp (The Crucible, Queen's Gambit), three-time Obie Award winner Elizabeth Marvel (Hedda Gabler, Homeland), and Tony Award-nominated actor Ato Blankson-Wood (Slave Play). This will truly be a must-see production of 2022. The creative team includes Tony Award winner Clint Ramos (scenic and costume design), Alex Jainchill (lighting design), Palmer Hefferan (sound design), Yee Eun Nam (projection design), and Nicholas Polonio (associate director). Clarissa Marie Ligon is the Production Stage Manager and casting is by X Casting (Victor Vazquez, CSA). Technical Supervision is by Hudson Theatrical Associates and General Management is by Baseline Theatrical (Andy Jones & Jonathan Whitton). Long Day's Journey into Night is produced by arrangement with Yale University, Trust U/W/O Shane O'Neill, and Bubbles Incorporated SA. Ticket information and detailed health and safety protocols for Long Day's Journey into Night, as well as information about additional Audible Theater performances at the Minetta Lane Theatre in Fall 2021, will be announced soon. Since the Minetta Lane Theatre went dark in March 2020, Audible Theater has continued its commitment to employ exceptional artists and technicians, showcase extraordinary writing and storytelling, and break down traditional boundaries to make great theater available to all. Over the past 16 months, Audible Theater employed over 300 artists, commissioned new works from more than 25 playwrights (including 10 new voices through the Audible Theater Emerging Playwrights Fund), and released more than 40 theatrical projects to a global audience, including a full seven-show season in collaboration with Williamstown Theatre Festival and other titles featuring world premieres from award-winning playwrights and outstanding performances from world-famous talent. BIOGRAPHIES BILL CAMP (James Tyrone) is best known for his Emmy-nominated performance in HBO's critically acclaimed limited series "The Night Of" as well as his SAG-nominated performance as Mr. Shaibel in the hit Netflix limited series "The Queen's Gambit." A veteran of the stage, Camp received a 2016 Tony Award nomination for his performance as Reverend John Hale in Arthur Miller's The Crucible, directed by Ivo Van Hove. He also received a Drama Desk nomination for his role as Charley in Mike Nichols's production of Death of a Salesman (Tony Award for Best Revival). Additional theater credits include Coram Boy, Heartbreak House, Jackie, The Seagull. Off-Broadway: Homebody/Kabul (Obie Award winner), The Misanthrope, Olly's Prison. Camp is a graduate of the Juilliard School. He was also recently ranked as the #1 Greatest Character Actor by New York Magazine for his prolific work in the past decade, and up next will reteam with his The Looming Tower team of Jeff Daniels and Dan Futterman in American Rust premiering September 12th on Showtime. ELIZABETH MARVEL (Mary Tyrone) was last seen in Marvel's Helstrom for Hulu, as well as Paul Greengrass' News of the World for Universal. Prior to this, Marvel was seen in the critically acclaimed limited series "Unbelievable" for Netflix. Additional work on Netflix includes The Meyerowitz Stories co-starring Adam Sandler and Ben Stiller and directed by Noah Baumbach. This was a stark contrast to her series regular role of the first female President on "Homeland" for Showtime. Elizabeth also played series regular Heather Dunbar' on "House of Cards" for yet another Netflix collaboration. An integral part of the New York theater scene, Marvel portrayed Marc Anthony in Shakespeare in the Park's ground-breaking production of Julius Caesar. She has won 4 Obie Awards for her Off-Broadway work, most notably for the title role in Ivo Van Hove's 2004 production of Hedda Gabler. She also received a Drama Desk nomination for her performance in Fifty Words. Of her numerous Broadway roles, she is best known for her portrayal of Brooke Wyeth in Other Desert Cities, a role which she originated off-Broadway. Marvel is a graduate of the Juilliard School. Up next, Marvel will star in Hulu limited series "The Dropout" about the rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes and her company, Theranos. ATO BLANKSON-WOOD (Edmund Tyrone) is a current Tony nominee (Featured Actor in a Play) for his explosive and moving performance as Gary, one half of an interracial gay couple struggling with the multilayered complexities that follow in Broadway's Slave Play. Ato was with the production since its sold-out off-Broadway run, for which he was the only cast member nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award (Featured Actor in a Play). Slave Play isn't the first time the graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and the Yale School of Drama has tackled a provocative and politically charged role. He is most recognized for his 2017 breakout performance in the Public Theater musical The Total Bent (Drama League and Lucille Lortel Award nomination) which explored the life of a black musical prodigy in a nation on the verge of social upheaval. He also starred in Chris Urch's The Rolling Stone at Lincoln Center as Dembe, a young man who is forced to keep his true identity a secret in Uganda where being gay is illegal. Up next, Ato will be seen alongside Michael Keaton, Stanley Tucci and Amy Ryan in the biographical drama Worth which will premiere on Netflix in September. ROBERT O'HARA (Director) is the Tony-nominated director of Slave Play and is currently working on several film, television, and Broadway projects. He's a two-time Obie Award and two-time NAACP Award Winner whose work has been seen around the country. ABOUT AUDIBLE THEATER Audible Theater makes outstanding performances and powerful storytelling available to millions of people all over the world. As part of this initiative, Audible has produced Girls & Boys with Carey Mulligan, The Half-Life of Marie Curie with Kate Mulgrew, Harry Clarke starring Billy Crudup, Billy Crystal's Have A Nice Day with Annette Bening and Kevin Kline, the revival of Aasif Mandvi's Sakina's Restaurant, and many others at the Minetta Lane Theatre in New York City. In May 2018, Audible announced that the Minetta Lane Theatre in Greenwich Village will serve as its creative home for live performances in New York. Audible hosts and produces a wide variety of live performances at the Minetta Lane including dramatic plays, comedic shows, engaging panel discussions, and more, with Audible members receiving exclusive access to discounted tickets and related audio content. Audible was co-producer for the Broadway transfer of the Tony Award-nominated Latin History for Morons written by and starring John Leguizamo and for the Tony Award-nominated Sea Wall /A Life starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Tom Sturridge. The initiative also saw the release of John Lithgow's Stories By Heart, Judith Light's All The Ways To Say I Love You, Sharon Washington's Feeding The Dragon, and more. Since June 2017, Audible has commissioned 40 theater playwrights to receive support from its $5 million Emerging Playwrights Fund dedicated to developing innovative English-language works from around the globe. The $5 million fund enables the creation of original plays driven by language and voice, keeping with Audible's core commitment to elevating listening experiences through powerful performances and extraordinary vocal storytelling. ABOUT AUDIBLE, INC. Audible, Inc., an Amazon.com, Inc. subsidiary (NASDAQ:AMZN), is the leading creator and provider of premium audio storytelling, offering customers a new way to enhance and enrich their lives every day. Audible content includes more than 600,000 audio programs from leading audiobook publishers, broadcasters, entertainers, magazine and newspaper publishers, and business information providers. # # # # www.audible.com/theater |
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