MTC's EQUIVOCATION Starts Previews Tonight

The Manhattan Theatre Club production of EQUIVOCATION by Bill Cain (former artistic director of Boston Shakespeare Company), directed by Tony Award winner Garry Hynes (Translations, Beauty Queen of Leenane) starts previews tonight at MTC at New York City Center - Stage I (131 West 55th Street) in preparation for a Tuesday, March 2 opening night.

The cast features Remy Auberjonois (The Country Girl, Frost/Nixon), Michael Countryman (Mary Stuart, MTC's House and Garden), David Furr (MTC's Accent on Youth, Cymbeline), John Pankow (Twelve Angry Men, "Mad About You"), Charlotte Parry (Coram Boy, The Real Thing), and David Pittu (What's That Smell?, Tony nominee for MTC's LoveMusik).

Bill Cain's new play set in 1606 England begins when King James' right hand man (David Pittu) commissions William Shakespeare (John Pankow) to write a new play about the Gunpowder Plot, a recent failed attempt to blow up Parliament and the Monarchy. EQUIVOCATION is a bold new look at the greatest playwright ever in a drama whose contemporary parallels are unmistakable and whose laughter is abundant - a work of startling revelations and vibrant theatricality.

To read actor David Furr's recent "Short Takes," CLICK: here. To see Cain and Hynes talk about EQUIVOCATION, CLICK: here.

The production will feature scenic & costume design by Francis O'Connor, lighting design by David Weiner, sound design David Van Tieghem & Brandon Wolcott, and fight direction by David Brimmer.

Special thanks to the Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust for supporting new American plays at Manhattan Theatre Club.

TICKETING INFORMATION FOR EQUIVOCATION

* Tickets for EQUIVOCATION are available via New York City Center Box Office (131 West 55th Street), CityTix(r) (212-581-1212) and www.nycitycenter.org.
* Tickets for EQUIVOCATION are $75.