Before Off-B'way Previews Begin, Albee's Peter and Jerry Extends

Three weeks before previews begin, Edward Albee's Peter and Jerry has extended through December 30 at Second Stage Theatre. Directed by Pam MacKinnon and featuring Johanna Day, Bill Pullman and Dallas Roberts, the production will begin performances on October 19 and open off-Broadway on November 11. It had been originally scheduled to close on December 9.

In Peter and Jerry, Albee delves deeper into his 1958 play The Zoo Story by adding a first act, Homelife, leading to a fateful meeting between Peter Pullman and Jerry Roberts on a park bench in Central Park.

The upcoming theater season will feature four major productions of works by Albee, who celebrates his 80th birthday on March 12, 2008. In addition to Peter and Jerry, the season will include Me, Myself and I at the McCarter Theatre, The Sandbox and The American Dream at Cherry Lane Theatre and Occupant at Signature Theatre Company.