The Nether, Starring Merritt Wever & Frank Wood, Extends Again Off-Broadway

Hot on the heels of playwright Jennifer Haley’s Olivier nomination for Best New Play for the current West End production at the Duke of York’s Theatre, The Nether has extended once more off-Broadway. The New York premiere of the drama will now run through March 29 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, instead of the recently announced March 22. The Anne Kaufman-helmed production stars Nurse Jackie’s Merritt Wever and Tony winner Frank Wood.

The Nether follows a young detective who investigates an online network where those who plug in are coaxed into acting out their darkest fantasies with seemingly no consequences in the real world. Across the pond, the drama ran at London’s Royal Court Theatre and recently opened in the West End.

In addition to Wever and Wood, the cast features Peter Friedman, Ben Rosenfield and Sophia Anne Caruso.