Tony Winner Bartlett Sher to Direct J.T. Rogers' Oslo Off-Broadway

This summer, Tony winner Bartlett Sher will direct the world premiere of J.T. Rogers’ Oslo off-Broadway. Performances will begin on June 16 at Lincoln Center Theater’s Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater. Opening night is set for July 11. Additional information, including casting, will be announced at a later date.

The play tells the true—albeit little known—story of Norwegian diplomat Mona Juul and her husband, Terje Rød-Larsen, who together coordinated top-secret peace negotiations between Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat in the early 1990s. Their efforts culminated in the signing of the Oslo Accords in 1993. The show, billed as a darkly comic epic, brings dozens of diplomats and political figures together through various settings around the world.

A staple of Lincoln Center, Sher is also the director of the Tony-winning revival of The King and I, as well as the current revival of Fiddler on the Roof. Rogers' work was previously seen at Lincoln Center in 2011 with Blood and Gifts. His additional plays include Madagascar, White People and Seeing the Elephant.

The production will feature sets by Michael Yeargan, costumes by Catherine Zuber, lighting design by Donald Holder and sound design by Peter John Still.