The Brightness of Heaven Set for Off-Broadway Premiere; Dates & Cast Announced

The Brightness of Heaven, a new play by Laura Pedersen, will premiere off-Broadway this fall. Performances will begin at the Cherry Lane Studio Theatre on October 16. The drama will celebrate opening night on October 26 and run through December 14. Ludovica Villar-Hauser will direct. The cast features Mark Banik, Emily Batsford, Peter Cormican, Bill Coyne, Paula Ewin, James Michael Lambert, Kate Kearney-Patch and Kendall Rileigh.

The Brightness of Heaven follows the Kilgannons, a typical Irish Catholic family one would expect to find in 1974 Buffalo. But the world outside is changing fast, the generation gap is widening, and the future is up for grabs. Will the Lord grant the Kilgannons the serenity to accept the things they cannot change, and the wisdom to know that what needs changing most is sitting right across the dinner table?

The production will feature set and costume design by Meganne George, lighting design by Traci Klainer Polimeni and sound design by Janie Bullard.