Columbia Stages' PRIVATE POLICY Begins 4/26

Alessandra Most's PRIVATE POLICY a circus in two acts will receive its world premiere at the Pershing Square Signature Center in the Studio Theatre April 26 - 29. The work will be presented as part of the Columbia University School of the Arts New Plays Now Festival. Jill Harrison will direct the production. This play is mentored by Marsha Norman.

PRIVATE POLICY a circus in two acts centers on Susan, a Senator's wife, who finds herself in the center of a media tailspin as she navigates the allegations of her husband's violent affair. As she tries to maintain normalcy for her family, she quickly realizes that a life in politics holds much more treachery underneath the surface than she thought. In a public life, can a marriage ever prevail over the media?

The production stars Kelley Rae O'Donnell* (LAByrinth Theater Company) as Susan, Meredith Autry*, Jinn S Kim, James Lloyd Reynolds*, Lynne Rosenberg*, and Danny Kevin Ryan*.

The creative team includes Jenn Haltman (producer/casting director), Tom Snyder (production manager/technical director), David Todaro (lighting design), Daniel Kontz (sound design), Summer Lee Jack (costume design), Aaron Ethan Green (scenic coordinator), Amber Emory (stage manager/assistant director) and Hilary Kissinger (assistant producer/assistant director).

Performances of PRIVATE POLICY a circus in two acts run April 26 at 8pm, April 27 at 2:30pm and April 29 at 2:30pm at the Studio Theatre at Pershing Square Signature Center (480 W. 42nd Street at 10th Avenue).

TICKETS are free. Reservations are encouraged and can be made by emailing newplays@columbiastages.org with PRIVATE POLICY in the subject line.

PRIVATE POLICY a circus in two acts is an Equity-approved showcase, presented by Columbia Stages, Columbia University School of the Arts Theatre and The Oscar Hammerstein II Center for Theater Studies as part of the 2013 New Plays Now Festival.