Casting Complete for Joe Pintauro's Snow Orchid Off-Broadway

Stephen Plunkett (War Horse), David McElwee (The Wayside Motor Inn) and Timothy Hassler (Fiddler on the Roof at Goodspeed) will join the previously announced Robert Cuccioli and Angelina Fiordellisi in Snow Orchid off-Broadway. Valentina Fratti will direct the new production of Joe Pintauro's play, which begins performances at the Lion Theatre on Theatre Row on February 3, 2015. The limited engagement will open officially on February 8 and run through February 28.

Set in 1964 Brooklyn, Snow Orchid follows Rocco Lazarra (Cuccioli) as he returns home a year after a mental breakdown. His wife Filumena (Fiordellisi) has not left the house since he left, and their two sons—Sebbie (Plunkett), a car mechanic and Blaise (McElwee), a college dropout—urge her to get out of the house, but with no success. Sebbie longs to escape his complicated relationship with his mother, who knows he is gay but denies it, while his younger brother Blaise tries to earn the motherly love Filumena has never shown him. Hassler plays Doogan, Sebbie's boyfriend.

The production will feature scenic design by Patrick Rizzotti, costume design by Brooke Cohen, lighting design by Travis McHale, sound design and original music by Quentin Chiappetta.