Daniel Sharman, Jeremy Davidson, Glynn Turman Join Williamstown Theatre Festival's 2015 Season; Rehearsals Begin!

Williamstown Theatre Festival (Mandy Greenfield, Artistic Director) kicked-off rehearsals for the first two productions of its 61stseason. Rehearsals are in full swing for the first two shows, Off the Main Road on the Main Stage, featuring Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winner Kyra Sedgwick in the World Premiere of a play by Pulitzer Prize-winner William Inge, and Legacy 0n the Nikos Stage, with Tony Award nominee Jessica Hecht and Drama Desk Award-winner Eric Bogosian in Daniel Goldfarb's World Premiere. Both casts arrive in the Berkshires ahead of performances that begin on June 30.

Additionally, Greenfield has also announced further casting for Williamstown Theatre Festival's Main Stage and Nikos Stage productions. On the Main Stage: Completing the cast of Off the Main Road (June 30-July 19) are Daniel Sharman ("Teen Wolf") and Jeremy Davidson ("Army Wives" and Blood and Gifts);Kristolyn Lloyd (Heathers: The Musical) rounds out the cast of the World Premiere of Dominique Morisseau's Paradise Blue (July 22- August 2); and Glynn Turman ("The Wire") finalizes the company of A Moon for the Misbegotten (August 5-August 23), with Audra McDonald and Will Swenson.

On the Nikos Stage, Christina Sajous (Holler If Ya Hear Me, American Idiot), Clara Young (How the Grinch Stole Christmas) and Jessica Phillips (Leap of Faith, Next to Normal) will all join the previously announced cast of the World Premiere of the new musical Unknown Soldier, and finally Olivier Award-Winning Playwright Mike Bartlett's An Intervention will feature Betty Gilpin ("Nurse Jackie", I'm Gonna Pray for You so Hard) and stage and screen star Justin Long ("Ed", Seminar) as part of a rotating cast.

Main Stage

WORLD PREMIERE
Off the Main Road | June 30 - July 19

By William Inge; Directed by Evan Cabnet

With Becky Ann Baker, Jeremy Davidson, Aaron Costa Ganis, Howard W. Overshown, Estelle Parsons, Kyra Sedgwick, Daniel Sharman, and Mary Wiseman

Sets by Takeshia Kata, Costumes by Paloma Young, Lighting by Ben Stanton, Sound by Ben Trupin Brown, Brandon Kahn is the Production Stage Manager.

Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winner Kyra Sedgwick makes her WTF debut in the world premiere of a play by Pulitzer Prize-winner William Inge. As the second wave of feminism crests in America, the elegant but emotionally-fragile Faye Garrit (Sedgwick) seeks refuge from her husband, a former professional baseball player, by checking into a run-down resort on the outskirts of St. Louis, with her 17-year-old daughter. The future for mother and daughter may look hazy, but personal, political, and sexual awakenings allow them to move forward with new and heartbreaking clarity. Directed by former WTF Foeller and Sagal Fellow Evan Cabnet, this gripping and powerful drama deepens Inge's legacy of penning rich, emotionally hard-hitting stories populated by complicated and truthful, human characters.

Off the Main Road was, until recently, a lost work among Inge's canon - found and reintroduced by the Inge Estate in 2008.

Nikos Stage

WORLD PREMIERE
Legacy | July 1 - July 12

By Daniel Goldfarb; Directed by Oliver Butler

With Eric Bogosian, Halley Feiffer, Jessica Hecht, & Justin Long

Sets by Dane Laffrey, Costumes by Jessica Pabst, Lighting by Justin Townsend, Sound by Dan Kluger, Kyle Gates is the Production Stage Manager

Tony Award-nominee Jessica Hecht and Drama Desk Award-winner Eric Bogosian couple up for the world premiere of Daniel Goldfarb's funny and turbulent Legacy. When renowned novelist Neil Abrams (Bogosian) is panned by The New York Times, he reopens the conversation with his wife Suzanne (Hecht) about starting a family. As Neil copes with feeling increasingly antiquated and culturally irrelevant, and Suzanne begins a relationship with one of Neil's brilliant grad students (Feiffer), the equilibrium of their marriage is threatened. Directed by Obie Award-winner Oliver Butler, this thoughtful drama exposes the cost of trying to will our own legacy.

Tickets for all Williamstown Theatre Festival productions can be purchased online at wtfestival.org, by phone at 413-597-3400, or in person at the '62 Center for Theatre and Dance Box Office at 1000 Main St (Route 2), Williamstown, MA 01267.

Since 1955, the Williamstown Theatre Festival has brought America's finest actors, directors, designers, and playwrights to the Berkshires, engaging a loyal audience of both residents and summer visitors. Each WTF season is designed to present unique opportunities for artists and audience alike, revisiting classic plays with innovative productions, developing and nurturing bold new plays and musicals, and offering a rich array of accompanying cultural events including Free Theatre, Late-Night Cabarets, readings, workshops, and educational programs. While best known for our acclaimed productions, WTF is also home to one of the nation's top training and professional development programs for new generations of aspiring theatre artists and administrators. WTF was honored with the Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre in 2002 and the Commonwealth Award for Achievement in 2011.