Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of New York Theatre Workshop's RED SPEEDO
By: Linda Lenzi Mar. 04, 2016
New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) presents RED SPEEDO, written by Lucas Hnath (The Christians) and directed by NYTW Usual Suspect Lileana Blain-Cruz (Hollow Gates). RED SPEEDO officially opened last night, March 3, 2016, for a limited run through Sunday, March 27, 2016. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from inside the big night at Phebe's Tavern & Grill below!
The cast of RED SPEEDO features Alex Breaux (The Real Thing), Peter Jay Fernandez (All the Way), Lucas Caleb Rooney (Golden Boy), and Zoë Winters (Love and Information).
Lucas Hnath (The Christians, ...Walt Disney) makes his NYTW debut with RED SPEEDO, a muscular new play directed by NYTW Usual Suspect Lileana Blain-Cruz. Set on the eve of the Olympics swim trials, pressure builds as front-runner Ray confronts the lure of endorsements, the perils of mixing the personal and professional, and the unforgiving weight of success. Through Hnath's signature dark wit and exacting language, RED SPEEDO is a captivating exploration of America's obsession with winning at all costs.
The production features scenic design by Riccardo Hernandez; costume design by Montana Blanco; lighting design by Yi Zhao; sound design by Matt Tierney; and fight direction by Thomas Schall.
Single tickets for RED SPEEDO are $65, with $35 tickets available for performances from February 19 to February 21 and $45 tickets available for performances from February 23 to March 6. In addition, membership packages are on sale now at NYTW.org or 212-460-5475.
New York Theatre Workshop, now in its fourth decade of incubating important new works of theatre, continues to honor its mission to explore perspectives on our collective history and respond to the events and institutions that shape all our lives. Each season, from its home in New York's East Village, NYTW presents four new productions, over 80 readings and numerous workshop productions for over 45,000 audience members. NYTW supports artists in all stages of their careers by maintaining a series of workshop programs, including work-in-progress readings, summer residencies and artist fellowships. Since its founding, NYTW has produced over 100 new, fully staged works, including Jonathan Larson's Rent; Tony Kushner's Slavs! and Homebody/Kabul; Doug Wright's Quills; Claudia Shear's Blown Sideways Through Life and Dirty Blonde; Paul Rudnick's The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told and Valhalla;Martha Clarke's Vienna: Lusthaus; Caryl Churchill's Mad Forest, Far Away, A Number and Love and Information;Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen's Aftermath; Rick Elice's Peter and the Starcatcher; Enda Walsh's Once; and seven acclaimed productions directed by Ivo van Hove. NYTW's productions have received a Pulitzer Prize, seventeen Tony Awards and assorted Obie, Drama Desk and Lucille Lortel Awards.
Photo Credit: Linda Lenzi
Lucas Hnath and Lileana Blain-Cruz
Zoe Winters and Peter Jay Fernandez
Zoe Winters and Peter Jay Fernandez
Alex Breaux and Lucas Caleb Rooney
Alex Breaux and Lucas Caleb Rooney
Lucas Caleb Rooney, Tom Schall and Alex Breaux
Gary Breaux, Alex Breaux and Nancy Breaux
Alex Breaux, Zoe Winters, Lucas Caleb Rooney and Peter Jay Fernandez
Alex Breaux, Zoe Winters, Lucas Caleb Rooney and Peter Jay Fernandez
Lileana Blain-Cruz, Alex Breaux, Zoe Winters, Lucas Caleb Rooney, Peter Jay Fernandez and Lucas Hnath
Jeremy Blocker, Lileana Blain-Cruz, Alex Breaux, Zoe Winters, Lucas Caleb Rooney, Peter Jay Fernandez, Lucas Hnath and Jim Nicola
Jeremy Blocker, Lileana Blain-Cruz, Alex Breaux, Zoe Winters, Lucas Caleb Rooney, Peter Jay Fernandez, Lucas Hnath and Jim Nicola
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