Photo Flash: First Look at Gretchen Mol in THE GOOD MOTHER

The New Group presents the first production in its 2012-2013 season, the world premiere of The Good Mother, a new play by Francine Volpe. Directed by Scott Elliott, this production features Mark Blum, Darren Goldstein, Gretchen Mol, Alfredo Narciso and Eric Nelsen. Previews begin October 29 in advance of an Official Opening Night on Thursday, November 15 at 7:00pm. A limited Off-Broadway engagement is slated through December 22 at The New Group @ Theatre Row (The Acorn Theatre / 410 West 42nd Street / Acorn Theatre). Check out a first look at Mol in the show below!

In this taut psychological thriller, Larissa (Gretchen Mol) is a single mother who can barely meet the mortgage on her house in Mount Vernon, NY. When a bizarre incident involving her 4-year-old daughter forces her to face someone from her past, her own questionable actions come back to haunt her.

Directed by Scott Elliott, The Good Mother features Mark Blum (Broadway: Gore Vidal's The Best Man, Twelve Angry Men, A Thousand Clowns, Lost in Yonkers; at The New Group: The Music Teacher), Darren Goldstein (Broadway: Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson; at The New Group: Mouth To Mouth, Abigail’s Party (Lortel nom., Outstanding Featured Actor), Terrorism; TV: “Damages”), Gretchen Mol (B’way: Chicago, Off-B’way: The Shape of Things (also film); Film: 3:10 to Yuma, The Notorious Bettie Page, Celebrity, Rounders, Donnie Brasco; TV: “Boardwalk Empire”), Alfredo Narciso (Off-B’way: The Unusual Love Life of Bed Bugs and Other Creatures, Chimichangas & Zoloft, The Ugly One, Thinner Than Water, Edgewise, Microcrisis) and Eric Nelsen (B’way: 13 the Musical; Off-B’way: Time Being, Ragamuffins, Interaction).

This production includes Set Design by Derek McLane, (B’way: Nice Work If You Can Get It, Gore Vidal’s The Best Man, How to Succeed…, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, Anything Goes; at The New Group: Burning, Marie and Bruce, Blood From A Stone, A Lie of the Mind), Costume Design by Cynthia Rowley (CFDA Award for Womenswear, SAIC Legend of Fashion Award, numerous television appearances from Project Runway to David Letterman), Lighting Design by Jason Lyons (B’way: Bring It On The Musical, Rock of Ages, The Threepenny Opera, Barefoot In the Park; at The New Group: Blood From A Stone, Rafta, Rafta…, Abigail’s Party, Hurlyburly, Aunt Dan and Lemon) and Sound Design by Bart Fasbender (B’way: Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson; at The New Group: Burning, Terrorism; Off-B’way: Edgewise, Bad Jazz, A View from 151st Street, Hellhouse).

The Good Mother plays October 29 – December 22, 2012 at The New Group @ Theatre Row (The Acorn Theatre, 410 West 42nd Street). Schedule: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday at 7:00 PM and Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 8:00 PM, with matinees Saturday at 2:00 PM. Tickets may be arranged through www.telecharge.com or (212) 239-6200, or at the Theatre Row Box Office (12–8 PM daily). Tickets are $60.00 plus $1.25 restoration fee. Tickets on sale now.

For more info, visit www.thenewgroup.org.

Photo Credit: Serge Nivelle