Fugard's Exits & Entrances Begins at Primary Stages, 3/27

Primary Stages will present its 2006-2007 season season finale: the New York Premiere of Exits and Entrances by Athol Fugard.

With direction by Stephen Sachs, the two-member cast features Morlan Higgins as André and William Dennis Hurley as The Playwright. Performances begin Tuesday evening, March 27, 2007 for a limited engagement through Sunday afternoon, April 29, 2007 at 59E59 Theaters (59 East 59th Street, between Park and Madison Avenues). Opening night is set for Wednesday evening, April 4, 2007 at 7:00P.M.

Exits and Entrances is, as press materials describe, "an autobiographical two-character play that chronicles the friendship between a young idealistic playwright and an older actor struggling unhappily to find meaning and dignity in his fading career. Set in Port Elizabeth, South Africa in 1956 and 1961, the play is based on Fugard's relationship with stage actor André Huguenet, who was known at one time as the Olivier of South Africa."

In describing his relationship with Mr. Huguenet, Fugard ("Master Harold"....and the boys, Siswe Bansi is Dead) said, "He helped me define what my sense of theater was going to be about." He went on to add, "As the play points out, he was part of a fading tradition of actors who performed in West End comedies and classics in South Africa."

Exits and Entrances will play the following performance schedule: Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m., Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8:00 p.m., with matinees Wednesdays & Saturdays at 2:00 p.m., and Sundays at 3:00 p.m. In place of the Wednesday matinees on April 18 and 25, Primary Stages is presenting 1pm shows of Exits and Entrances to student groups at no charge, under the auspices of the Primary Stages NYC Public School Student Matinee program.

Additionally, following the public performances on April 10 and April 19, there are special "Artist/Audience Talkbacks" for the attendees of the performances on those evenings. Single tickets for Exits and Entrances are priced at $60 each, and may be purchased by calling Ticket Central at (212) 279-4200, online at www.ticketcentral.com, or in person at the 59E59 THEATERS Box Office. Group Tickets (15+) are $47.50 each, and are available by calling (212) 840-9705. For further information about Primary Stages, please visit the website at www.primarystages.com, or call (212) 840-9705.