It's been a few weeks since the fiercely physical, hip-hop infused social satire The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity made its New York debut at Second Stage on May 20, and if you haven't seen it, you may be thinking: "A play? About professional wrestling?" But there's more to this exciting evening than men in tights. A ...

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This time last year, playwright Kristoffer Diaz was a virtual unknown—though in excellent company as part of Ars Nova’s 2009 playwriting group alongside Annie Baker (Circle Mirror Transformation) and Bekah Brunstetter (Oorah!)—preparing for the world premiere of his newest play, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, at Chicago’s Victory Gardens Theatre. Cut to ...

Ladies and gentlemen: Let’s get ready to... open a show! The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, which offers a glimpse into the world of pro-wrestling, made its official New York debut on May 20 by stepping into the ring at off-Broadway’s Second Stage Theatre. Now, we know what you’re thinking—pro-wrestling? In a play? But don’t ...

A 2010 Pulitzer Prize finalist will soon take the ring off-Broadway: Tickets are now available for Second Stage’s production of Kristoffer Diaz’s The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity. Directed by Edward Torres, the play, set in the world of professional wrestling, begins performances on April 27, with opening night set for May 10.

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Michael T. Weiss (TV’s The Pretender, Broadway’s Impressionism, off-Broadway’s Scarcity) is among the complete cast of Second Stage’s forthcoming off-Broadway production of Kristoffer Diaz’s The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity. The play will begin previews on April 27, with opening night set for May 20, directed by Edward Torres.

Joining Weiss (who will play Everett ...

Off-Broadway’s Second Stage Theatre will present the New York premiere of Kristoffer Diaz’s The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity this spring. The new play, directed by Edward Torres will begin previews on April 27 and open on May 20, 2010.

The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity is a comedy that dares to throw political correctness out of the ...