Photo Flash: First Look at Signature Theatre's HEARTLESS- Production Shots!

Signature Theatre presents the world premiere of HEARTLESS by Sam Shepard and directed by Daniel Aukin, through September 16, 2012 with an August 27 opening night in The Irene Diamond Stage at The Pershing Square Signature Center (480 West 42nd Street between 9th and 10th Avenues). BroadwayWorld brings you production shots below!

The cast includes Jenny Bacon (In the Wake), Gary Cole (Office Space, “The West Wing”), Betty Gilpin (We Live Here), Julianne Nicholson (“Boardwalk Empire”, This) and Lois Smith (The Illusion, The Trip to Bountiful).

Sally lives with her mysterious family in a cavernous home overlooking Los Angeles. When a visitor arrives, Sally's dark secrets – and the secrets of those around her – threaten to come into the light. A world premiere from the Pulitzer Prize-winning Sam Shepard, Signature’s 1996-97 Playwright-in-Residence.

The design team includes Eugene Lee (Scenic Design), Kaye Voyce (Costume Design), Tyler Micoleau (Lighting Design), Eric Shimelonis (Sound Design), Ashley Ryan (Hair and Make-Up) and J. David Brimmer (Movement Specialist). Donald Fried is Production Stage Manager.

To purchase tickets for all Signature Productions and events, call the Signature Theatre Box Office (212-244-7529) or visit signaturetheatre.org. Subscriptions are currently on sale for the 2012-13 Season, which will include plays by David Henry Hwang, Bill Irwin and David Shiner, Sam Shepard, Re Gina Taylor, August Wilson and Lanford Wilson.

Tickets to the initial runs of all Signature Productions at The Pershing Square Signature Center are $25, part of the groundbreaking Signature Ticket Initiative: A Generation of Access, a program that guarantees affordable and accessible tickets to every Signature production for the next 20 years. Serving as a model for theatres and performing arts organizations across the country, the Initiative was founded in 2005 and is made possible by lead partner The Pershing Square Foundation. Additional support provided by Founding Sponsor Time Warner Inc., Margot Adams, the Ford Foundation, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

Photo Credit: Joan Marcus