Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of THE OUTGOING TIDE

The Outgoing Tide explores the ebb and flow of a family dynamic. In a summer cottage on Chesapeake Bay, Gunner has hatched a provocative plan to secure his family's future but meets with resistance from his wife and grown son. As Gunnar tries to maintain control of his destiny, secrets emerge which have been hiding below the surface for a lifetime.

The cast features Michael Learned (Emmy Award winner, “The Waltons,” “Nurse,” Gore Vidal’s The Best Man; The Sisters Rosensweig,), Peter Strauss (Emmy Award Winner, “The Jericho Mile,” “Rich Man, Poor Man,” “Masada”), and Ian Lithgow (“Third Rock From the Sun,” “Boy Gets Girl”).

The Outgoing Tide has set design by Dirk Durossette, costume design by Wade Laboissonnier, lighting design by James Leitner, and sound design by David O’Connor.

“While The Outgoing Tide is about forgiveness and making up with our family for the mistakes we've made in life, my first job as a writer is to entertain,” said playwright Bruce Graham." When audiences get caught up in a story, I have done my job."

Tickets for The Outgoing Tide are $60, and the show plays at 59E59 Theaters, Theater A (59 E. 59th Street between Park and Madison) from November 7 – December 16, 2012. The performance schedule is as follows: Tuesday – Thursday at 7pm, Friday at 8pm, Saturday at 2pm and 8pm, and Sunday at 3pm and 7pm. Tickets can be purchased in person at 59E59 Theaters Box Office, by calling Ticket Central at (212) 279-4200* or by visiting www.TicketCentral.com. For more information: www.59e59.org. *Standard service charges apply to all phone and Internet orders.

Program for 'The Outgoing Tide'

'The Outgoing Tide'

Theatre Marquee

Curtain Call: Ian Lithgow, Michael Learned & Peter Strauss

Ian Lithgow, Michael Learned & Peter Strauss

Ian Lithgow

Michael Learned

Michael Learned

Peter Strauss

Michael Learned

Michael Learned

Ian Lithgow

Peter Strauss

Michael Learned

Lavo Party Atmosphere

Michael Learned

Ian Lithgow

Peter Strauss

Playwright Bruce Graham

Playwright Bruce Graham

Michael Learned

Michael Learned

Peter Strauss attending the Off- Broadway Opening Night Performance After Party for the Delaware Theatre Company Production of 'The Outgoing Tide' at Lavo in New York City on 11/20/2012.

Peter Strauss

Ian Lithgow

Ian Lithgow

Old friends Steve Guttenberg & Peter Strauss

Peter Strauss & Ian Lithgow

Peter Strauss, Michael Learned & Ian Lithgow

Peter Strauss, Michael Learned, Ian Lithgow

Playwright Bruce Graham, Peter Strauss, Michael Learned, Ian Lithgow and Director Bud Martin

Marquee Billboard Poster

Marquee Billboard Poster