Photo Coverage: THE TEMPERAMENTALS Meet The Press

By popular and critical demand the acclaimed "The Temperamentals" by Jon Marans, will now transfer this winter to New World Stages.

The original showcase production began previews on April 30, 2009 for that limited engagement through May 18th in the intimate Studio Theatre. All performances were sold out in advance with a waiting list for all the shows.

It reopened on June 10th for what was announced to be a limited four week run Off Broadway at the larger (same location) TBG Theater, 312 West 36 Street 3rd Floor, NYC.

The acclaimed play is directed by Jonathan Silverstein. Set & Costume design is by Clint Ramos, lighting by Josh Bradford and Daniel Kluger is the sound designer. "Temperamental" was a code word in the early 1950s, part of a created language of secret words used to communicate. In this underground world, danger was always an underlying presence. But with it, a heady, intoxicating secrecy also hung in the air.

"The Temperamentals" tells the story of two men - the communist Harry Hay and the Viennese refugee and designer Rudi Gernreich - as they fall in love while building the first gay rights organization in the United States pre Stonewall. The play weaves together the personal and political to tell a relatively unknown chapter in gay history. It explores the love between two complex men, as their impossible dream of forming such an unheard of organization becomes a reality in this perilous, unpredictable world. It is an intimate portrayal of the men who created history and the epic struggles they overcame. The characters consist of the actual men who founded the Mattachine Society (Harry Hay, Rudi Gernreich, Chuck Rowland, Bob Hull, and Dale Jennings), as well as other prominent figures of the time.

Performances for 'The Temperamentals' will be held at the New World Stages, located at 340 West 50th Street. Performance times are: Monday 8:00 pm; Thursday 8:00pm; Friday 8:00 pm; Saturday at 2:00pm & 8:00 pm and on Sunday at 3:00 pm & 7:00 pm. There will be special performances on Wednesday, February 24th at 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm. There is no performance 2/28.

Ticket prices are: $65 and student tickets for $25 in the mezzanine. The student tickets are available in advance and must be purchased at the box office. Special group rates are also available. Tickets are available at the New World Stages box office and through TeleCharge (212) 239-6200 or (800) 432-7250 and TeleCharge.com.

Photo credit: Walter McBride