Sigourney Weaver and Tom Wopat to Headline The Guys, Commemorating 9/11 Anniversary

To mark the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, The Flea Theater will present special performances of Anne Nelson’s The Guys starring show veterans Sigourney Weaver and Tom Wopat. The play, directed by Jim Simpson, will be presented at various venues in Lower Manhattan September 6-9.

The Guys is a dialogue between a fire captain who has lost most of his men in the September 11 attack and an editor who helps him write their eulogies as she struggles to come to terms with the event herself. It originally played as a workshop production with Bill Murray and Weaver, and its initial year-long run featured notable performers including Susan Sarandon, Anthony LaPaglia, Tim Robbins, Marlo Thomas, Stephen Lang, Amy Irving, Bill Irwin, Swoosie Kurtz and Dan Lauria. A film version of The Guys starring Weaver and LaPaglia was released in 2003.

The Guys will be performed for invited guests on September 6 at the Goldman Sachs headquarters. The September 7 production, for FDNY families and the public, will take place at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, which will also host a special benefit performance for the FDNY Foundation on September 8. The funds raised will assist the FDNY in its mission to prevent and respond to fires, medical emergencies, disasters and terrorist acts, protecting the lives and property of residents and visitors in New York City.