Allen, McDormand, Cerveris, Etc. Are 'oak tree' Fathers

More stars have joined the line-up of rotating actors playing the role of "The Father" in Tim Crouch's an oak tree.

Joining the cast are Joan Allen, Matt Arkin, Michael Cerveris, Alison Fraser, Richard Kind, Frances McDormand and Brooke Smith.  The previously-announced Laila Robins and Michael Countryman will also perform this week.

Amy Landecker, John Shuman, Jeremy Beiler, Kelly Calabrese, Pearl Sun, F. Murray Abraham, Charles Busch, Reed Birney, James Urbaniak, Kristin Sieh, Randy Harrison, Leslie Hendrix, Steve Blanchard and Laurie Anderson previously performed as The Father.

an oak tree, which the Perry Street Theatre Company is presenting at the Barrow Street Theatre (27 Barrow St.), began preview on October 27th and opened on November 4th.

The stars will perform as follows: 

Countryman- Sun., Nov. 12 (8.00)     
Robins-Mon., Nov. 13 (8.00)
Allen-Fri., Nov. 17 (9.30)         
Fraser-Sun., Nov. 19 (8.00) 
McDormand-Mon., Nov. 20 (8.00)              
Kind-Sat., Nov. 25 (8.00) 
Arkin-Mon., Nov.27 (8.00)          
Cerveris-Fri., Dec. 1 (9:30)

an oak tree is the story of two men brought together by loss: a father whose daughter has been killed in a car accident -- and the driver of that car -- a provincial stage hypnotist," as press materials describe the show.

At each performance, a different actor--either male of female--plays the father. "The second actor walks on stage having neither seen nor read a word of the play they're in….until they're in it. This is breath-taking projection of performance, given from one actor to another, from a hypnotist to a subject, from an audience to a person," state press materials. 

"For the father, nothing now is what it was. Since the accident the hypnotists' act is a disaster. For him, everything now is exactly what it is. an oak tree is about the dramatic intertwining of human lives as the man and the hypnotist are reunited for the first time since the accident when the hypnotist inadvertently calls him on stage as a volunteer."

The show will play: Fridays at 9.30PM; Saturdays at 5PM and 9:30PM; Sunday at 5 and 8PM; Monday at 8PM; Tuesday at 8PM.  There will be no show on Wednesday and Thursday.  The running time is 65 minutes. 

Tickets are $45.  To purchase tickets please call www.Telecharge.com at 212-239-6200.  For more information about the Perry Street Theatre Company (Exiled), please visit www.PerryStreetTheatre.com.