Roundabout Underground Will Bring Suicide, Incorporated to Life in Fall 2011

Roundabout Underground, Roundabout Theatre Company’s initiative to cultivate new works by up-and-coming-artists, will present the New York premiere of Andrew Hinderaker’s Suicide, Incorporated. The dark comedy, directed by Jason Moore (Avenue Q, Shrek), will begin performances on October 14, 2011 and officially open November 6. 

Suicide, Incorporated is about the business of rewriting your ending. The provocative show tells the story of an unorthodox writing service that specializes in crafting the perfect suicide note, where a subversive new employee is suspected of the unthinkable. Could he actually be helping his client find happiness?

The play premiered in June 2010 at Chicago’s Gift Theatre in June 2010, where it enjoyed twice-extended sold-out run. Hinderaker's plays have been developed and produced at such theater companies as the Araca Group, Steppenwolf, Victory Gardens, American Theater Company, the side project and Chicago Dramatists, where he is a Resident Playwright. Additional recognitions for his work include a nomination for the 2010 Otis Guernsey New Voices in American Playwriting Award, and Finalist/Semi-Finalist status for the Princess Grace Award, the Heideman Award and the Austin Film Festival.

Casting and additional creative team members will be announced shortly for the production. The limited engagement is set to run through December 23.