Ben Shenkman and More Join Jonathan Marc Sherman’s Knickerbocker at the Public

Casting has been announced for the New York premiere of Jonathan Marc Sherman’s Knickerbocker, which will bow off-Broadway at the Public Theater on May 6 and open on May 19. The cast will include Mia Barron, Alexander Chaplin, Bob Dishy, Christina Kirk, Zak Orth and Ben Shenkman. Pippin Parker directs.

Jerry (Chaplin) and his wife Pauline (Barron) are expecting a son and as the due date approaches, Jerry grapples with his readiness to be a father from the womb of his favorite restaurant. As the big day draws nearer, can friends and family members help Jerry feel prepared, or just feel worse, like some un-anonymous sperm donor terrified of making the transition from being the son of a father to being the father of a son?

Barron appeared on Broadway in The Coast of Utopia; her off-Broadway credits include Spirit Control, What Once We Felt, The Pain and the Itch and The World Over. Chaplin’s New York stage credits include Women and Wallace, The Petrified Prince, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Philip Roth in Khartoum and Comic Potential. Dishy has been seen on Broadway in Sly Fox, Mornings at Seven, The Price and The Tenth Man. Kirk appeared on Broadway in Well, and off-Broadway in Clybourne Park, A Lifetime Burning, and God’s Ear. Orth’s New York stage credits include Major Barbara, The Internationalist, A Place at the Table, Rope, Misalliance and SubUrbia, and Shenkman has appeared on Broadway in Sight Unseen, The Deep Blue Sea, and Proof, for which he earned a Tony nomination.

Knickerbocker will feature scenic design by Peter Ksander, costume design by Gabriel Berry, lighting design by Jeff Croiter and projection design by Shawn Duan. This limited engagement will run through May 29.