On April 2nd, 2008 Almost An Evening opened at the The Theatres at 45 Bleecker Street.
Ethan Coen's series of three one act plays unsuccessfully tackle important questions:
Waiting – Someone waits somewhere for quite some time. Four Benches – His voyage to self-discovery takes a British intelligence agent to steam baths in New York and Texas, and to park benches in the U.S. And U.K. Debate – Cosmic questions are taken up. Not much is learned.
Almost An Evening, directed by Atlantic artistic director Neil Pepe, sold out before previews began on January 9, opened on January 22, and played a limited engagement through February 10, 2008 Off-Broadway at Atlantic Stage 2 (330 West 16th Street).
The Off-Broadway transfer of Almost An Evening is produced by Atlantic Theatre Company, Art Meets Commerce and Carol Shorenstein Hays.
The Atlantic Stage 2 engagement of Almost An Evening featured Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham, Jonathan Cake, J.R. Horne, Jordan Lage, Mark Linn-Baker, Elizabeth Marvel, Mary McCann, Del Pentecost and Joey Slotnick. At The Theatres at 45 Bleecker Street Tim Hopper and Joannna Day have joined the cast.
Almost an Evening will run until June 1, 2008 at The Theatres at 45 Bleecker Street. Visit www.almostanevening.com for more information.
Photos by Peter James Zielinski

The Cast of 'Almost an Evening'

Johanna Day, Mark Linn-Baker, Joey Slotnick, and F. Murray Abraham

F. Murray Abraham, J.R. Horne, Mary McCann, and Jordan Lage

Johanna Day, Mark Linn- Baker, Joey Slotnick, and F. Murray Abraham

Ethan Coen

Ethan Coen

Mark Linn-Baker

Mark Linn-Baker

Mary McCann

Mary McCann and Joey Slotnick

Joey Slotnick

Johanna Day

Johanna Day

Jordan Lage

Jordan Lage

J.R. Horne

J.R. Horne

F. Murray Abraham

F. Murray Abraham

Tim Hopper

Tim Hopper

Del Pentecost

Del Pentecost

Director Neil Pepe, F. Murray Abraham, and Ethan Coen