August: Osage County's Mariann Mayberry Steps Into Go Back to Where You Are Off-Broadway | Playbill

Related Articles
News August: Osage County's Mariann Mayberry Steps Into Go Back to Where You Are Off-Broadway Mariann Mayberry has joined the cast of the world-premiere production of David Greenspan's Go Back to Where You Are, replacing Mary Shultz, who had to leave due to a family emergency.

//assets.playbill.com/editorial/38db84153e4324d05b5cfed167ec20da-mayberry200.jpg
Mariann Mayberry Photo by Kyle Flubacker

The Off-Broadway comedy opens April 12 at Playwrights Horizons' Peter Jay Sharp Theater. Actor-playwright David Greenspan plays a chorus boy from the theatre of Ancient Greece in the comedy, which began previews March 24. In the play, Greenspan's ancient chorus boy is transported to modern-day Montauk, Long Island.

Obie Award winner Lisa Banes, Obie nominee Tim Hopper, Tony Award nominee Stephen Bogardus, Brian Hutchison and Michael Izquierdo are among the players.

Leigh Silverman (Well) directs the production, to play to May 1. Opening night is April 12.

Greenspan is the five-time Obie Award-winning actor-playwright (author/performer of She Stoops to Comedy, performer in The Wax and director of Kate's Diary, all at PH; plus Coraline; Some Men; The Argument; The Myopia; The Boys in the Band).

Here's the play in a nutshell, according to Playwrights Horizons: "A forgotten chorus boy (Greenspan) from the theatre of Ancient Greece, stuck in a lonely purgatory these past 2,000 years, is sent back to Earth on a mission from God. He now finds himself among a vacationing family in Montauk, caught off-guard by his re-discovered ability to feel love. Go Back to Where You Are is a melancholy comic romance, told with Greenspan's unique brand of theatrical wit and exquisite lyricism." The production features scenic design by Rachel Hauck, costume design by Theresa Squire and lighting design by Matt Frey. Production stage manager is Kyle Gates.

Steppenwolf ensemble member Mayberry appeared in Broadway's August: Osage County, Metamorphoses and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

Obie Award winner Lisa Banes appeared in My Sister in This House, PH's Isn't It Romantic (Drama Desk nomination), Broadway's Present Laughter and Arcadia and Off-Broadway's Look Back in Anger (Theatre World Award); Tony nominee Stephen Bogardus' credits includes Love! Valour! Compassion!, PH's March of the Falsettos and Falsettoland, Broadway's James Joyce's The Dead, Irving Berlin's White Christmas and Falsettos, Obie Award winner Tim Hopper's resume includes More Stately Mansions, PH's Three Changes, Broadway's Present Laughter, Off-Broadway's Almost an Evening, The Dying Gaul and Picasso at the Lapin Agile; Brian Hutchison was in PH's People Be Heard, Broadway's Exit the King, Looped and The Invention of Love; and Michael Izquierdo appeared in New Jerusalem at CSC, Mother Courage at The Public.

For tickets or information, visit www.TicketCentral.com, call (212) 279-4200 (noon-8 PM daily) or visit Ticket Central Box Office, 416 W. 42nd Street (between Ninth & Tenth Avenues).

For more information, visit playwrightshorizons.org.

 
RELATED:
Today’s Most Popular News:
 X

Blocking belongs
on the stage,
not on websites.

Our website is made possible by
displaying online advertisements to our visitors.

Please consider supporting us by
whitelisting playbill.com with your ad blocker.
Thank you!