Merle Good’s Drama The Preacher and the Shrink Opens Off-Broadway, Starring Dee Hoty & Tom Galantich

The gripping new drama The Preacher and the Shrink, has officially arrived on Broadway, starring Tony nominee Dee Hoty, Tom Galantich and Mat Hostetler. Directed by Steven Yuhasz, the production opens November 18 at the Beckett Theatre on Theatre Row. Written by Merle Good, the drama will play a limited engagement through January 4, 2014.

In The Preacher and the Shrink, a young woman makes a sexual accusation which checkmates her father, a respected and popular pastor. They have been estranged for years by a deep grief. Will she follow through? Will he fight back? Even a psychiatrist, who tries to help, becomes conflicted when middle age romance develops.

The Preacher and the Shrink includes set design by Brian Prather, lighting design by Kirk Bookman, costume design by Carol Sherry and sound design by Patrick Weaver.