Gilman, Bogart, Power and Wright Set for Heart Is a Lonely Hunter Panel

By Ernio Hernandez
November 18, 2009

Playwright Rebecca Gilman, Anne Bogart, Will Power and Doug Wright will take part in a panel following New York Theatre Workshop and The Acting Company's Nov. 21 presentation of The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter Off-Broadway.

The panel discussion will focus on Gilman's adaptation of Carson McCullers' novel for the stage. The Classical Theatre of Harlem dramaturg Debra Cardona will moderate the event scheduled to follow the Nov. 21 matinee.

Doug Hughes (Doubt) directs the work currently playing NYTW's downtown home. The show officially opens Dec. 3 for a run scheduled through Dec. 20.

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter "follows the story of deaf John Singer as he navigates the world without his dearest friend who has been committed to an insane asylum," according to a synopsis. "When Singer moves to a small Southern town, the locals flock to him as a newfound confidant, seeking compassion and understanding from the one person who needs it the most. Singer's isolation in the world is mirrored in a few of the townspeople he meets along the way — a café owner, a rebellious teenager, a black physician, and an idealistic labor organizer — whose dreams have been shattered."

James McDaniel ("NYPD Blue," A Soldier's Play) and Cristin Milioti (The Retributionists, Stunning) are featured in a cast that includes Bob Braswell, Jimonn Cole, Michael Cullen, Randall Newsome, Roslyn Ruff, John Sierros, Henry Stram and Andrew Weems.

Tickets to of The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter at NYTW, located at 79 East Fourth Street, are available by calling the box office at (212) 460-5475 or via the website. For more information visit nytw.org.