Balaban and Bryggman to Lead Mamet's Romance at the Atlantic

Bob Balaban, Larry Bryggman, Jim Frangione, Steven Goldstein, Steven Hawley, Keith Nobbs and Christopher Evan Welch will star in David Mamet's Romance at the Atlantic Theater Company. The production, directed by Neil Pepe, is scheduled to begin off-Broadway previews on February 9.

Set in a modern day courtroom, Romance is a farce about those things worth cherishing, and so worth mocking.

A producer and director as well as an actor, Balaban earned a Tony nomination for his supporting performance in An Inspector General. Bryggman, currently appearing on Broadway in Twelve Angry Men, earned Tony nominations for his work in Proof and Picnic. Frangione appeared on Broadway in The Old Neighborhood and off-Broadway and in the national tour of Mamet's Oleanna. Goldstein is a founding member of the Atlantic and appeared on Broadway in Our Town. Hawley is the managing director of the Acting School as well as being an Atlantic company member. Nobbs' off-Broadway credits include Dublin Carol at the Atlantic and Fuddy Meers, Hope Is the Thing with Feathers, Four and Stupid Kids. Welch, who has appeared on Broadway in The Crucible and London Assurance, was featured at the Atlantic last season in Woody Allen's Writer's Block.

Romance is scheduled to officially open on March 1.