The Pain and the Itch Extends to 10/15 at Playwrights Horizons

Playwrights Horizons' production of Bruce Norris' black comedy The Pain and the Itch has announced a one-week extension, to October 15. The play opened off-Broadway to mostly positive reviews on September 21, directed by Anna D. Shapiro.

The Pain and the Itch tells the story of what begins as an average Thanksgiving for one privileged family, which unravels into an expose of disastrous choices and less-than-altruistic motives. Described as a scathing satire of the politics of class and race, the play won the 2005 Jefferson Award for Best New Play for its production at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre; Norris was also named runner-up for the 2006 Kesselring Prize, awarded to a playwright of exceptional promise.

The play stars Jayne Houdyshell, Reg Rogers, Mia Barron, Aya Cash, Peter Jay Fernandex, Ada-Marie L. Gutierrez, Vivien Kells and Christopher Evan Welch.