A Safe Harbor for Elizabeth Bishop Ends Limited Run 4/30

Marta Góes' A Safe Harbor for Elizabeth Bishop, starring Amy Irving, will play its last performance at 59E59 Theaters (59 East 59th Street between Park & Madison Avenues) on Sunday afternoon, April 30 at 3:00PM.  

With direction by Richard Jay-Alexander and presented by Primary Stages, performances began March 21; opening night was March 30.  Upon closing, the play will have played 9 previews and 33 regular performances.

The one-woman play features Irving as Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Elizabeth Bishop.  "Bishop, who had a profound passion for art and beauty, produced four volumes of poetry, numerous short stories, and a near 20-year romance with the extraordinary Brazilian architect Lota de Macedo Soares," according to press notes.  "Marta Góes' play transports us to the harbors of Rio, Seattle, New York, and Boston, as it details a sweeping landscape of the truths behind commitment. Overflowing with love, loss, politics, and sexual intrigue, A Safe Harbor for Elizabeth Bishop invites us on a journey of redemption and self-acceptance."

The creative team includes Jeff Cowie (sets), Ilona Somogyi (costumes), Russell H. Champa (lights), Zachary Borovay (projections), and Fitz Patton (sound).

Although best known as a film actress, Irving has appeared on Broadway in Amadeus, Heartbreak House, Broken Glass and Three Sisters, and off-Broadway in The Guys and Ghosts. She was Oscar-nominated for her performance in Yentl, and other screen credits include Tuck Everlasting, Thirteen Conversations About One Thing, Traffic, Deconstructing Harry, Micki + Maude, Honeysuckle Rose, and Carrie. She also provided the singing voice of Jessica Rabbit in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

A Safe Harbor for Elizabeth Bishop plays the following schedule: Tuesday at 7PM, Wednesdays-Saturdays at 8PM, Matinees Saturdays at 2PM and Sundays at 3PM. There are Wednesday matinee performances at 2PM on April 12 and 19. Single tickets, now on sale, are $60 each, and are available online at TicketCentral.com, by calling TicketCentral at (212) 279-4200, or by visiting the 59E59 Theaters Box Office (59 East 59thStreet). Group tickets (15+) are $45 each, and are available by calling (212) 840-9705. For further information about Primary Stages, please visit www.primarystages.com or call (212) 840-9705.