Cast Set for MTC's Receptionist; NY Premiere of The Four of Us Announced
Manhattan Theatre Club has announced details of its upcoming off-Broadway season. Casting is set for the world premiere of Adam Bock's The Receptionist, with Josh Charles, Robert Foxworth and Kendra Kassebaum joining the previously announced Jayne Houdyshell in the piece. MTC also confirmed that Itamar Moses' The Four of Us will make its New York premiere on Stage II.
In The Receptionist, Beverly Houdyshell takes pride in her work as the receptionist at a busy Northeast office. Whether coaching her co-worker Lorraine Kassebaum through romantic troubles, fielding calls for their boss Mr. Raymond or carefully monitoring the flow of office supplies, Beverly keeps her domain shipshape. But when handsome Mr. Dart Charles arrives unexpectedly from the central office, Beverly is charmed, Lorraine is smitten and Mr. Raymond Foxworth is caught completely off guard.
Charles' theater credits include: A Number, The Well Appointed Room, The Distance from Here and A Dance Lesson. He is know for his movie career, which includes such films as Brief Interviews with Hideous Men, Fast Track, Four Brothers, Seeing Other People, S.W.A.T., Pie in the Sky, Things To Do in Denver When You're Dead, Threesome, Crossing The Bridge, Dead Poets Society and Hairspray.
Foxworth's Broadway credits include Judgment at Nuremburg, Honour and Ivanov. He has a long list of regional theater credits and many films to his name, including Personal Choice, The Black Marble, Damien: Omen II, Prophecy, Airport '77 and The Treasure of Matecumbe.
Houdyshell's Broadway credits include Wicked and Well 2006 Tony nomination, Theatre World Award, AEA Richard Seff Award. Off-Broadway, she appeared in Well 2004 Obie Award and Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Lucille Lortel Award nominations, The Pain and the Itch, Much Ado About Nothing, Fighting Words, True Love and Attempts on Her Life. Her film work includes Garden State, Changing Lanes, Trust the Man and Things That Hang From Trees.
Kassebaum is currently starring as Glinda in Broadway's Wicked. She also appeared on the Great White Way in Assassins and Rent. She has appeared in the national tours of Wicked Helen Hayes Award nomination, Grease and A Chorus Line.
The Receptionist, directed by Joe Mantello, begins previews on October 12 and opens on October 30 at City Center.
The Four of Us centers on Benjamin, whose first novel vaults him into literary stardom. His friend David, a struggling playwright, is thrilled for his newfound success...or is he? Should Benjamin help David by using his new connections? Can David even expect such favors from his friend? And, most importantly, who should pay for lunch? The piece explores friendship, memory and the gap between our stories and our lives, and what happens when your dreams come true—for your best friend.
MTC's 2007-2008 season also includes the world premiere of Kenneth Lonergan's The Starry Messenger with Matthew Broderick and the American premiere of Pumpgirl by Abbie Spallen.
