Playwrights Horizons has announced a three-week extension for its world premiere production of Melissa James Gibson’s This. The play, directed by Daniel Aukin, received outstanding reviews upon opening on December 2 and will now run at the Mainstage Theatre through January 3, 2010, rather than the previously announced closing date of December 13. This represents the latest extension possible ...

What’s This? It’s a new play about four friends (and a handsome stranger) on the cusp of middle age, examining their choices and trying to figure out how to live happily ever after in New York City. Melissa James Gibson’s new play opened at Playwrights Horizons on December 2 with a cast led by Law & Order: Criminal ...

Playwrights Horizons' newest production, This , has plenty of to offer off-Broadway audiences: a tight ensemble cast featuring Law and Order: Criminal Intent alum Julianne Nicholson, Darren Pettie, Eisa Davis, Glenn Fitzgerald and Louis Cancelmi; the words of promising playwright Melissa James Gibson; and a blend of laughs and heartache to cover all its bases. But what is This play, which ...