International Fringe Festival (Best Solo Show & Audience Favorite),
directs. Kit Wannen was recently featured in The Gallery Players’
acclaimed production of Take Me Out, also directed by Wojtunik.
thug. Sent on a routine job, he finds himself caught between two crime
bosses – and against his own intentions, becomes a fugitive for
kidnapping and murder. Wojtunik notes, "As McPherson’s popularity in
the U.S. continues to grow, it is a great honor to be able to revisit
his rarely-produced earlier work.
THE GOOD THIEF is a suspenseful and
haunting narrative from a playwright who is finally earning his place
as one of the most exciting voices of his generation." This production
features
Award in 1994, and its American debut in 2001 prompted Ben Brantley of the New York Times to say, "An hour, an actor, a harsh tale told quietly. That’s about all that’s offered in Conor McPherson’s The Good Thief…But it turns out to be an abundance." Tony Award nominee Conor McPherson was born in Dublin in 1971. He attended the University College in Dublin where he began to write and direct. His plays include Rum and Vodka, The Good Thief, This Lime Tree Bower, St. Nicholas, The Weir (Olivier Award, Best Play), Dublin Carol, Port Authority, Shining City (Tony Award nomination, Best Play) and The Seafarer. Other awards include the George Devine Award; Critics’ Circle Award; Evening Standard Award; Meyer Whitworth Award.
Katie
Adams is the Producer of THE GOOD THIEF; Artistic Director, Brian
Avers; Tom Wojtunik directs; Production Design by Travis Walker;
Costume Design by Isabelle Fields; Dramaturgy by Marcie Bramucci;
Myvonwynn Hopton is Assistant Director/Production Stage Manager;
Starring Kit Wannen; Music by Ben Carroll and Corey Mustin.
Tickets are $12 and can be purchased at www.TheaterMania.com or by calling TheaterMania at (212) 352-3101.
Tickets will also be available at the door, CASH ONLY. Performances
take place Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday at 8PM, Thursday at 9PM, and Saturday and Sunday at 3PM.
The Access Theatre is located at 380 Broadway, 4th Fl, New York, NY,
two block south of Canal at the corner of White Street. THE GOOD THIEF
contains strong language and graphic subject matter. It is not
recommended for children under 12 years old.