US, New Play By and Starring "Queer As Folk" Actress Michelle Clunie, Plays Off-Broadway Starting Sept. 5

By Andrew Gans
05 Sep 2012

Michelle Clunie
Michelle Clunie
Photo by Joseph Marzullo/WENN

US, a new play by Michelle Clunie, who played Melanie Marcus on TV's "Queer As Folk," premieres Sept. 5 at Theatre Row’s Lion Theatre.

Directed by Jennifer Gelfer, the limited engagement will officially open Sept. 9 and continue through Sept. 29.

Clunie stars opposite Jeff LeBeau ("Burning In China," "Spirit—Stallion of the Cimmaron").

US is described as a "21st century love story set against the backdrop of the 2008 Presidential election. US examines the power struggles in both politics and the bedroom. It dissects how people meet, communicate, copulate and fall in love in the age of constant media and technology."

Show times are Tuesday at 7 PM, Wednesday-Friday at 8 PM, Saturday at 2 PM and 8 PM and Sunday at 3 PM. Running time is 90 minutes.

The Lion Theater is located at 410 West 42nd Street. For tickets, priced $40, visit www.Telecharge.com or call (212) 239-6200.