New York's Naked Angels (Geoffrey Nauffts, Artistic Director; Brittany O?Neill, Managing Director) has announced complete casting for its World Premiere production of Geoffrey Nauffts' new play Next Fall (formerly titled The Gospel According To Adam), directed by Sheryl Kaller. The cast will feature Patrick Breen, Maddie Corman, Sean Dugan, Patrick Heusinger, Connie Ray, and Cotter Smith.
Winner of the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation's 2008 TheatreVisions Fund award, Next Fall will begin performances on May 26 th at The Peter JaySharp Theatre at Playwrights Horizons (416 West 42 nd Street), with Opening Night set for Wednesday, June 3 rd . In this witty and provocative urban romance, a Christian gives an Atheist the Heimlich,and dislodges more than they bargained for.
Written by Naked Angels' artisticdirector Geoffrey Nauffts, Next Fall chronicles the five-year relationship of Adam andLuke as they grapple with their respective demons. Timely and compelling, the play places the current Prop 8 controversy in a human context by examining what it means to "believe" in this day and age, and what it might cost us not to.The creative team for Next Fall includes Wilson Chin (Scenic Design), Jessica Wegener(Costume Design), Jeff Croiter (Lighting Design), and Bart Fasbender (Sound Design).
Performances are Wednesday - Saturday at 7:30pm, Saturday and Sunday at 2:00pm, andSundays at 7:00pm. Some exceptions apply. Tickets are priced at $40 and are on salenow online at www.ticketcentral.com or by calling 212-279-4200
Geoffrey Nauffts has worked as an actor both on and off Broadway, regionally andextensively in film and television.
He's directed short plays by Kenneth Lonergan, Frank Pugliese, David Marshall Grant, Theresa Rebeck and Suzan-Lori Parks, as well as thecritically acclaimed production of Steven Belber?s Tape in New York, Los Angeles andLondon. He wrote, directed and co-starred in the award-winning short film BabySteps with Kathy Bates and co-wrote Jenifer, a movie of the week for CBS.
He?s currently collaborating with Anthony Barrile and Elton John on a score for Showstopper, a screenplay he co-wrote with Barrile for Ben Stiller?s company, Red Hour. In the fall of2007 he took over as artistic director of Naked Angels where he?s been a proud memberfor over twenty-two years. His play Next Fall was the winner of the 2008 Theater Visions Fund Award from the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation.
Sheryl Kaller most recently directed Dangerous Beauty music by Michele Brourman, lyrics by Amanda McBroom and book by Jeannine Dominy at the American Music TheaterProject, Adrift In Macao music by Peter Melnick, book and lyrics by Christopher Durangat Primary Stages and Philadelphia Theater Comapny, Jayson With A Y by Darci Picoult atThe New Group, The Pursuit Of Happiness by Richard Dresser at the Hudson StageCompany, The Molly Maguires music and lyrics by Sid Cherry, book by Bill Strzempeck atthe Berry Center for the Performing Arts., and God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater music by Alan Menken, book and lyrics by Howard Ashman at The York Theater, She has directed at many theaters including the New Group, Primary Stages New York Stage and Film,Naked Angels, A.C.T., Philadelphia Theater Company, The Rubicon, The York, EST,National Theater of the Deaf, Man In The Moon (London. She was a member of the former Circle Rep Lab and the recipient of a Dramalogue Award/ Best New Musical.
