ACCIDENTALLY, LIKE A MARTYR Opens At The Wild Project Today, June 23

Grant James Varjas's new play ACCIDENTALLY, LIKE A MARTYR will be presented at The Wild Project June 23 through June 26.

ACCIDENTALLY, LIKE A MARTYR takes place in a gay bar on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, where a group of men from different backgrounds and generations talk, joke and drink their way through a slow and lonely winter evening. Old secrets are revealed and old wounds re-opened in a serio-comic play inspired and influenced by Mart Crowley's "The Boys in the Band" and Tennessee Williams's "Small Craft Warnings."

The cast will include Keith McDermott, Grant James Varjas, Chuck Blasius, Ken Forman, Joe MacDougall and Philip Taratula ("The Lily's Revenge").

Grant James Varjas is the writer and composer of the GLAAD (Gay And Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) nominated play with music "33 To Nothing," which was directed by Randal Myler ("Love, Janis") in a much-acclaimed Off-Broadway production in New York City. He is a member of the Tectonic Theatre Company where he has collaborated with Moises Kaufman on various projects as a writer and actor, ranging from the film version of "The Laramie Project" to the recent play "33 Variations." He has acted in numerous Off and Off Off Broadway productions, on television (including "Sex And The City" and "Law and Order: Criminal Intent") and in the upcoming film "Peter And Vandy" (Strand Releasing). Grant attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in NYC, and has studied with Tom Noonan.

Showtimes are Wednesday through Friday June 23-25 at 8pm and Saturday June 26 at 2pm and 8pm.

The Wild Project is located at 195 East 3rd Street between Avenues A and B.

Tickets are $18 and can be purchased at Ovationtix or by calling 212.352.3101.

For more information, please visit www.othersideproductions.org and http://www.thewildproject.com/.