Casting Switcheroo for Roundabout's The Humans, Starring Reed Birney, Off-Broadway

A bit of a shakeup at Roundabout's off-Broadway premiere of Stephen Karam’s The Humans, starring Reed Birney and Jayne Houdyshell. Arian Moayed will now play Richard instead of Greg Keller and Lauren Klein will take on the role of Fiona “Momo” Blake, replacing Joyce Van Patten.

Joe Mantello will direct the production as part of Roundabout’s New Play Initiative. Performances will begin on September 30 at off-Broadway’s Laura Pels Theatre in the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center. It will open officially on October 25 and run through December 27.

Karam, who returns to Roundabout after their 2011 production of Sons of the Prophet, first premiered his play at Chicago’s American Theater Company in November 2014. It follows Mr. Blake, who, after a sleepless night, brings his family from Pennsylvania to his daughter’s new apartment to celebrate Thanksgiving. Family tensions reach a boiling point as things start to go bump in the night.

Cassie Beck will still play Aimee, with Sarah Steele as Brigid.