Casting Complete for Atlantic Theater's Roller Derby Comedy The Jammer

Full casting has been announced for the Atlantic Theater Company's New York premiere of Rolin Jones’ The Jammer, a play about professional roller derbies in 1950s Brooklyn. The play's ensemble cast includes Patch Darragh as Jack Lovington, Dan Domingues as Father Domingo, Christopher Jackson as Charlie Heartbreak and Billy Eugene Jones as Lenny Ringle. The Jammer begins previews January 9, 2013, with an official opening set for January 22. The show will play a limited engagement through February 10 at off-Broadway's Atlantic Stage 2.

Directed by Jason Gay, The Jammer tells the tale of Jack Lovington (Darragh), a lovelorn Brooklynite, who needs to find himself and stake a claim in the world. When he joins up with the rough and tumble Brooklyn Brown Devils, little does Jack know that his life is about to be turned completely upside down. Also featured in the cast are Keira Naughton as Beth Nutterman, Kate Rigg as Cindy Gums, Jeanine Serralles as Lindy Batello, Greg Stuhr as Bert Fineberg and Todd Weeks as Father Kosciusko. 

Darragh made his Broadway debut in Our Town. Domingues appeared at the Atlantic in The Cherry Orchard and his TV credits include Royal Pains, Gossip Girl and Law & Order. Jackson starred in the Broadway musicals Memphis, In The Heights and The Lion King. Broadway vet Jones’ credits include Passing Strange, Radio Golf, Gem of the Ocean and A Raisin in the Sun.

Naughton last appeared off-Broadway in Hunting and Gathering and in the Broadway revival of The Rivals. Rigg has been featured in the off-Broadway productions of BFE, The Vagina Monologues, Dogeaters and Most Fabulous Story Ever Told. Serralles’ off-Broadway credits include Paris Commune, The Maids and Maple. Stuhr returns to Atlantic after last appearing in Offices. Weeks has appeared in the company’s productions of Bluebird, Keep Your Pantheon, Scarcity, The Voysey Inheritance, Romance, Sea of Tranquility, The Cider House Rules and Distant Fires.

The design team for The Jammer will feature scenic design by Wilson Chin, costume design by Jessica Ford, lighting design by Paul Whitaker and original music and sound design by Broken Chord.