Ailing Parker Posey Drops Out of This at Playwrights Horizons

Actress Parker Posey has withdrawn from the cast of Playwrights Horizons’ forthcoming world premiere of Melissa James Gibson’s This after being diagnosed with Lyme disease. A replacement for the lead role of Jane will be announced shortly. The play is still expected to begin previews on November 6 and open on December 2 at the off-Broadway company’s mainstage theater, running through December 13. Daniel Aukin is set to direct.

The cast of This also includes Eisa Davis (Passing Strange, Angela’s Mix Tape), Glenn Fitzgerald (Lobby Hero, TV’s Dirty Sexy Money) and Louis Cancelmi (The Singing Forest, Blasted).

This centers on Jane, a promising poet without a muse, a single mother without lessons to pass along. Her dating life’s a shambles, and her helpful friends are only helping make things more complicated. Described as a bright, witty, un-romantic comedy, the play captures the uncertain steps of a circle of friends backing their way into middle age.

Playwrights Horizons’ mainstage season has just begun with Daniel Goldfarb’s The Retributionists, which will open on September 14.