Tony nominated stage veteran André De Shields draws back the curtain on David Mamet's A Life in the Theatre, beginning performances Oct. 28 at the Alliance Theatre.
Robert O'Hara (The Brother/Sister Plays at the Public Theater, In The Continuum) stages the Atlanta production that officially opens Nov. 4 and will run through Nov. 15 on the Alliance Stage.
Joining De Shields (Archbishop Supreme…, The Wiz, The Full Monty) in Mamet's two-person work is Ariel Shafir (Scorched, The Underpants).
"In A Life in the Theatre, each night during a single season, two actors transform from drama to farce and their relationship from one of friend to enemy on stage and off. This emotionally charged play is guaranteed to keep audiences breathless as it moves from wickedly funny to tragically sublime as the two men's relationship runs its course," according to Alliance.
The Alliance design team includes Clint Ramos (set and costume design), Pete Shinn (lighting design) and Clay Benning (sound designer).
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Playwright David Mamet is currently represented with the Broadway premiere of his 1992 play Oleanna, and his latest work Race will begin previews Nov. 16 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. His plays also include Glengarry Glen Ross (1984 Pulitzer Prize and New York Drama Critics Circle Award, 2005 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play), American Buffalo, Boston Marriage, November, Speed-the-Plow and The Cryptogram. He has penned the screenplays for such films as "The Verdict," "The Untouchables," "Wag the Dog" and his own adaptation of "Oleanna." He has twice been nominated for an Academy Award. He has written and directed ten films including "Homicide," "The Spanish Prisoner," "State and Main," "House of Games," "Spartan" and "Redbelt."
