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| Jeremy Bobb |
Full details and casting have been announced for Primary Stages’ forthcoming New York premiere of Shipwrecked! An Entertainment – The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont (As Told by Himself), a new play by Pulitzer Prize-winning scribe Donald Margulies. The show, directed by Primary veteran Lisa Peterson, begins previews January 27, 2009, at 59E59 Theaters with opening set for February 8. The limited engagement plays through March 7.
The three-person cast of Shipwrecked! will star Jeremy Bobb (Is He Dead?) as Player 2, Michael Countryman (Dedication or the Stuff of Dreams) as Louis de Rougemont and Donnetta Lavinia Grays (Well) as Player 1.
Shipwrecked! An Entertainment — The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont (As Told by Himself) tells the story of Louis de Rougemont, a would-be explorer who invites audiences into his amazing story of bravery, survival and celebrity. Featuring exotic islanders, rustic vessels and life on the high seas, the production examines how far we're willing to blur the line between fact and fiction in order to leave our mark on the world.
The author of
Sight Unseen,
Collected Stories and the Pulitzer-winning
Dinner with Friends, Margulies continues his relationship with Primary Stages, where his
The Model Apartment won an Obie Award for Playwriting in 1995.
The show’s creative team includes Neil Patel (sets), Michael Krass (costumes), Stephen Strawbridge (lights) and John Gromada (sound). Shipwrecked!… will be followed by the world premiere of Tina Howe’s comedy Chasing Manet, running March 24 through May 2.