Lisa Kron to Bring Well to Boston's Huntington

Well, by and starring 2006 Best Actress in a Play Tony nominee Lisa Kron, has joined the lineup at Boston's Huntington Theatre. The show will run at the regional theater March 9 through April 8, 2007.

Well opens with Kron's mother Jayne Houdyshell sitting on a La-Z-Boy recliner in the middle of the stage. As the play goes on to deal with Kron's personal experiences of healing, a comedic coup d'état breaks out. The actors critique the script, her memories conflict with her flashbacks, her mother interrupts with her own opinions, and Kron finds herself in danger of losing control.

Well ran at New York's Public Theater and San Francisco's Geary Theater before hitting Broadway. Well opened at the Longacre Theatre on April 30 to mostly positive reviews and closed there on May 14. In his Broadway.com Review of the piece, William Stevenson wrote: "While Kron's unusual structure or lack thereof makes Well daring, it's her affectionate portrayal of her relationship with her mother that makes the work affecting... Well may not resemble conventional dramas, but it's often hilarious, always clever and ultimately touching."

Both Kron and Jayne Houdyshell, who played her mother, are up for Tony Awards. The play itself did not receive a nomination.

In addition to Well, the Huntington's 2006-2007 lineup includes August Wilson's Radio Golf September 8-October 8, Theresa Rebeck's Mauritius October 6-November 12, David Lindsay-Abaire's Tony-nominated Rabbit Hole November 3-December 3 and The Cherry Orchard starring 2006 Tony nominee Kate Burton January 5-February 4, 2007, Noah Haidle's Persephone March 30-May 6, 2007 and David Rabe's Streamers May 18-June 17, 2007.