The 2009 New York International Fringe Festival, Bay Bridge Productions and Laura Wagner present Union Squared, (www.UnionSquaredTheComedy.com) a new play by David Singer. Union Squared runs Saturday, August 22nd at 3:45pm, Sunday, August 23rd at 8:30pm, Wednesday, August 26th at 3:15pm, Thursday, August 27th at 10:15pm, and Sunday, August 30th at 1:15pm at The Players Theatre (115 MacDougal Street at Minetta Lane).
In this hilarious romantic comedy, Rachel gets a text message from her Wall Street executive husband, Brad that was intended for his mistress, Shannon. Meanwhile, Brad courts his mother, Sophie to release an inheritance that he hopes can save him from his marital and financial messes. Brad soon learns that seduction can backfire - especially with a savvy Jewish mother involved.
The cast features Carlina Ferrari (Scarlet Sees The Light, "Gratuitous Violence"), Anita Keal (M. Butterfly, Tribute on Broadway), Annie Meisels ("The Education of Max Bickford," "Six Degrees of Separation," The Real Thing at The Old Globe and Pasadena Playhouse) and Levi Sochet (Marat/Sade at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, "Sonnets on Tap" at the Public Theater, Ibsen at the Geffen Playhouse).
Union Squared is directed by Jose Zayas (The House of Spirits at Spanish Repertory; assistant director: Talk Radio, Come Back, Little Sheba on Broadway), The set is designed by Jason Simms (The Clean House, Canticle), the Sound is designed by is by David Margolin Lawson (The First Breeze of Summer) and the lighting is designed by Evan Purcell (Ensemble Studio Theater).
Tickets for Union Squared are $15, and the show plays at The Players Theatre (115 MacDougal Street - at Minetta Lane) from August 22-30th, 2009. Tickets can be purchased by calling (866) 468-7619 or outside New York 1-888-FringeNYC. For more information, please visit: www.UnionSquaredTheComedy.com or www.FringeNYC.org.
