Kathleen Chalfant has signed on to star in the New York premiere of Howard Barker's 1992 drama A Hard Heart, the first production of the newly renamed Epic Theatre Ensemble formerly Epic Theatre Center. Directed by Will Pomerantz, the play will begin previews on October 30 at the Clurman Theatre on Theatre Row and run through December 2. Opening night off-Broadway is November 11.
Written long before 9/11, the Patriot Act, the new Pope and the current immigration debate, A Hard Heart explores the ways we protect our political and human borders. Barker's prophetic drama imagines a country facing invasion. Praxis the Queen enlists the Genius Riddler Chalfant to devise a strategy to protect their threatened culture, but is the sacrifice too much? The complete cast and design team for Epic Theatre Ensemble's production will be announced shortly.
Chalfant most recently appeared off Broadway in Spalding Gray: Stories Left to Tell. She won a Drama Deak Award for her leading performance in Wit and received Tony and Drama Desk nominations for Angels in America: Millenium Approaches. Other Broadway credits include Angels in America: Perestroika, Racing Demon, Dance With Me and M. Butterfly. Off-Broadway credits include Great Expectations, Guantanamo, The Last Letter, Talking Heads, Savannah Bay, Far Away, The Vagina Monologues, Nine Armenians, Henry V and True History and Real Adventures.
