Barbara Ligeti and Wishing Well Productions by special arrangement with The Cherry Lane Theatre will present the world premiere production of Frank Strausser’s PSYCHO THERAPY – a new play about couples therapy…for three. Directed by Alex Lippard, preview performances of PSYCHO THERAPY begin January 19 prior to an official press opening of January 29 at The Cherry Lane Theatre (38 Commerce Street) in Manhattan.
Lily's fiancée Phillip blows off couples therapy and Dorian, her hot young ex-boyfriend, jumps in to fill the void. When the trio ends up on the couch together, only therapist Nancy Winston can untangle the kinks. Frank Strausser's insanely entertaining new comedy opens the door to a new option - couples therapy for three.
Directed by Alex Lippard, the cast of PSYCHO THERAPY includes Angelica Page, Jan Leslie Harding, Laurence Lau and Jeffrey Carlson.
Design team for PSYCHO THERAPY is Michael V. Moore (Set Designer), Amanda Bujak (Costume Designer), Amy Altadonna (Sound Designer), Jeff Croiter (Lighting Designer) and Allison Leyton-Brown (Composer).
Angelica Page’s credits include: Theater: ANNA CHRISTIE dir. Wilson Milam for The Actors Studio; National Tour of the Tony Award-winning AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, dir. Anna D. Shapiro (Helen Hayes Nom); Tony Award winning SIDE MAN on Broadway and West End, dir. Michael Mayer (Helen Hayes Award); EDGE (Outer Critics Circle Nom, New Times Award); Obie winning VAGINA MONOLOGUES, dir. Joe Montello Off Broadway and Madison Square Garden; THE RADIANT world premiere. Over 20 features including the Oscar nominated films “Nobody’s Fool,” “The Contender,” “The Sixth Sense.” She is a lifetime member of The Actors Studio and serves on its board of directors. Ms. Page is currently producing the first documentary about her legendary mother, Geraldine Page.
Obie Award winner Jan Leslie Harding was last seen on Broadway in Julie Taymore’s THE GREEN BIRD. Her Off Broadway credits include SINCERITY FOREVER (Obie Award), A LIE OF THE MIND, DEFYING GRAVITY, ALBUM, KILLER JOE, etc. She has been featured in many Mac Wellman and Richard Foreman productions. Most notably in THE LAND OF FOG AND WHISTLES at the Whitney Museum of American Art, THE BIRTH OF A POET at the BAM Next Wave Festival and THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV with EnGarde Arts. Leslie is a member of the Ensemble Studio Theatre and a founding member of the Flea Theatre in Manhattan.
Laurence Lau’s many credits include ARRIVALS (Bank Street Theatre), SPINE (Barrow Group), THE EXONERATED (Culture Project), THE GOAT…(Vienna English Theatre – European premiere), GOD OF CARNAGE (Virginia Stage Company), BECKY’S NEW CAR (Theatre Aspen), SCITUATE (Barrow Group), and the first national tour of AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY. He has appeared in many daytime dramas, including “All My Children” (Greg Nelson); “Another World” (Dr. Jamie Frame); “One Life to Live” (Sam Rappaport), and “As the World Turns” (Brian Wheatley).
