Jennings to Play Blair and Sanders Cast as Bush in Public Theater's Stuff Happens

The Public Theater's Artistic Director Oskar Eustis and Executive Director Mara Manus announce casting for STUFF HAPPENS, David Hare's provocative drama about the Iraq War. STUFF HAPPENS will have its New York premiere at The Public Theater in the 2005-06 Season, directed by Daniel Sullivan. Previews will begin Tuesday, March 28th and the press opening is Thursday, April 13th.

The cast of STUFF HAPPENS will feature: George Bartenieff, Jeffrey De Munn, Glenn Fleshler, Zach Grenier, Lameece Issaq, Peter Francis James, Byron Jennings, Ken Marks, David Pittu, Gloria Reuben, Jay O. Sanders, Thomas Schall, Armand Schultz, Robert Sella, Brenda Wehle, and Waleed F. Zuaiter.

STUFF HAPPENS has scenic design by Riccardo Hernández, costume design by Jess Goldstein, lighting design by Pat Collins and sound design by Dan Moses Schreier.

A provocative and thoughtful play about how and why we went to war in Iraq, STUFF HAPPENS brings to the stage an ongoing story of great national and international importance, with characters and dialogue seemingly ripped from today's headlines. Inspired by actual events - both public and private - that have been authenticated from multiple sources, STUFF HAPPENS is a powerful history play that brilliantly transforms "real life" into profound drama.

STUFF HAPPENS will bring back to The Public a writer whose roots here run deep. David Hare began working at The Public in 1971, and his play Plenty was a landmark in both his history and The Public's. During the production, he will be in residence incorporating new material into the script that speaks to recent political events.

STUFF HAPPENS will play Tuesday through Saturday at 8:00pm, Saturday and Sunday at 2:00pm and Sunday at 7:00pm. Please note: For the week of Tuesday, April 25th, STUFF HAPPENS will play Tuesday through Saturday at 8:00PM, Wednesday at 12:00PM and Saturday and Sunday at 2:00PM. Additionally, there will be post-show discussions on the following Tuesdays: April 4th, April 11th April 18th and April 25th.

Tickets for STUFF HAPPENS, which are $50, will be on sale beginning March 9th at The Public Theater box office, 425 Lafayette Street; on-line at www.publictheater.org; and via Tele-charge, 212-239-6200. Box office hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 1:00pm to 7:30pm, and Sunday and Monday from 1:00pm to 6:00pm. For more information, visit www.publictheater.org

Time Warner is the Lead Sponsor of The Public Theater's 50th Anniversary Season.

Leadership support for the 50th Anniversary Season is also provided by the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Target, JPMorgan Chase, The Starr Foundation, Time Warner Cable, CBS Outdoor, The New York Times, and New York Public Radio-WNYC.

The anniversary season is also made possible by Altria Group, Inc., Bloomberg, ConEdison, News Corporation/New York Post and Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Additional generous support is provided by Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman, The Shubert Foundation, The Ford Foundation, The Pittman Family Foundation, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The George Delacorte Fund at The New York Community Trust - Fund for Performances at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, The Susan Stein Shiva Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York, and Warren Spector and Margaret Whitton. Public support is provided by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency. We are also deeply grateful to The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation for its leadership commitment to The Public Theater's Endowment Fund in support of new work. Continental Airlines is the official airline of The Public Theater.