The Production Company (Mark Armstrong, Artistic Director) announced today that Damon Gupton has joined the cast of the world premiere production of comedy Meg's New Friend by Blair Singer (The Most Damaging Wound, "Weeds"). The play opens November 29, 2009 at Manhattan Theatre Source (177 MacDougal St.).
Best known for his work in The Story opposite
Phylicia Rashad (Public Theater), Inked Baby (
Playwrights Horizons), True History and Real Adventures (
Vineyard Theatre) and the late
Wendy Wasserstein's An American Daughter (
Arena Stage), Gupton joins the production in the role of Ty, a charismatic yoga instructor who upends the lives of three friends. The previously announced cast includes Megan McQuillan,
Michael Solomon and Mary Cross.
"I am beyond excited to have
Damon Gupton among the stellar cast of Meg's New Friend. Damon is a sensational talent who has thrilled New York audiences with his performances over the years," said playwright Blair Singer.
Meg's New Friend is a timely, provocative play about a local New York television features reporter who realizes that, in the age of Obama, she doesn't have one African-American friend. When she meets her best friend's new beau, a sexy African-American yoga teacher, Meg thinks she's found exactly what she was looking for.
Performances of Meg's New Friend run November 29 through December 20, Wednesday through Saturday at 8:00 pm, Sunday at 3:00 pm and Monday at 8:00 pm at Manhattan Theatre Source (177 MacDougal Street, between Waverly Pl. and West 8th St., Subway: A/C/E or B/D/F/V to West 4th). The official opening is Sunday, November 29 at 7:00 pm, the only Sunday evening performance during the run. Tickets are $25 at
http://www.theatermania.com or by calling (212) 352-3101.
The
Production Company's work promotes and deepens cultural exchange between the United States and Australia and encourages artists to explore the relationship between our two countries. The company's recent production of The Most Damaging Wound was hailed as "clever, engrossing and skillfully directed by
Mark Armstrong" by the New York Times, and "ninety of the best minutes you'll spend in the theater" by Theater Talk's New Theater Corps. For more information on the company, visit
http://www.productioncompany.org.
