Ari Graynor, Stefania LaVie Owen & Justice Smith Set for Yen Off-Broadway

Stage and screen stars Ari Graynor, Stefania LaVie Owen and Justice Smith will join the previously announced Lucas Hedges in the American premiere of Yen. Directed by Trip Cullman and penned by Anna Jordan, the MCC production will begin performances on January 12, 2017 and officially open on January 30 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. Tickets are now on sale.

Graynor has been seen on Broadway in The Little Dog Laughed, Relatively Speaking, The Performers and Brooklyn Boy; screen credits include I'm Dying Up Here and Bad Teacher. Owen is best known for her starring role as Dorrit Bradshaw on The Carrie Diaries; additional credits include Chance, Krampus and The Lovely Bones. Smith currently stars on Netflix’s The Get Down.

In Yen, Bobbie (Smith) and Hench (Hedges) are home alone. Days are filled by streaming porn, playing video games, watching the world go by. Their mom (Graynor) rarely visits these days, and it’s chaos when she does. But when animal-loving neighbor Jenny (Owen) takes an interest in their dog Taliban, the boys discover a world far beyond what they know. Yen explores a childhood lived without boundaries.

The limited off-Broadway engagement is scheduled to run through February 19, 2017.