Jan Maxwell Will Star in Scenes From An Execution Off-Broadway; Potomac Theatre Project Season Announced

The Potomac Theatre Project’s 2015 New York City season will include a revival of Howard Barker’s Scenes From an Execution led by Tony nominee Jan Maxwell, as well as a double bill of Barker’s Judith: A Parting from the Body and Caryl Churchill’s Vinegar Tom. All performances will take place at The Atlantic Stage 2.

Scenes From an Execution, directed by Richard Romagnoli, will begin performances on July 7 and run through August 9. Opening night is set for July 15. The play follows a 15th century Venetian painter who finds herself in a battle between artist and stage. In addition to Maxwell, a five-time Tony nominee who last appeared on Broadway in Follies, the cast will include Bill Army, David Barlow, Alex Draper, Pamela J. Gray, Adam Ludwig, Jonathan Tindle, Steven Dykes, Kean Haunt, Nicholas Hemerling, Meghan Leathers, Melissa MacDonald and Lana Meyer.

Judith: A Parting from the Body will feature Draper, Gray and Kathryn Kates. The play, directed by Romagnoli, is a retelling of the Apocypha story of the Jewish widow who killed general Holofernes. Vinegar Tom will feature Tara Giordano, Bill Army, Kathleen Wise, Nesba Crenshaw, Dykes, Lucy Faust, Patricia Buckley, Chelsea Melone, Caitlyn Meagher, Liana Barron, Caitlyn Duffy and Joelle Mendoza-Etchart. The play, directed Cheryl Faraone, follows three 17th century women who face death after being accused of practicing witchcraft. The double bill will begin on July 8 and run through August 8. Opening night is set for July 14.