PHOTO CALL: Durang's Why Torture Is Wrong... Opens Off-Broadway

By Ernio Hernandez
08 Apr 2009

Laura Benanti, Kristine Nielsen and the cast of Christopher Durang's Why Torture Is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them celebrated the world premiere's opening night Off-Broadway at The Public Theater April 6.

Nicholas Martin directs the show, which also features David Aaron Baker, John Pankow, Amir Arison, Audrie Neenan and Richard Poe.

Why Torture Is Wrong tells the story of "a young woman suddenly in crisis," according to the Public. "Is her new husband, whom she married when drunk, a terrorist? Or just crazy? Or both? Is her father's hobby of butterfly collecting really a cover for his involvement in a shadow government? Why does her mother enjoy going to the theatre so much? Does she seek mental escape, or is she insane?"

Here is a look at the opening night:

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Amir Arison
Photo by Aubrey Reuben

For more information, visit PublicTheater.org.