Previews for Jack Goes Boating Begin February 27

Previews begin on Tuesday, February 27th for LAByrinth Theater Company's world premiere production of Jack Goes Boating, a new play by Bob Glaudini.  The play will open officially on Sunday, March 18th at Martinson Hall at the Public Theater (425 Lafayette Street).  The production is scheduled to run through April 8th.

"Laced with cooking classes, swimming lessons and a smorgasbord of illegal drugs, Jack Goes Boating is a story of date panic, marital meltdown, betrayal and the prevailing grace of the human spirit," state press materials.

Recent Callaway Award Winner Peter Dubois directs co-artistic directors Philip Seymour Hoffman and John Ortiz alongside Daphne Rubin-Vega and Beth Cole.

LAByrinth Theater Company celebrates its 15th Anniversary during this 2006-2007 season, proudly continuing its residency at The Public Theater. Founded in 1992 by a group of actors who wanted to push their artistic limits, hone their craft, and create new plays that truly reflected their heritage and experience, LAByrinth today is comprised of almost 100 established and emerging theater artists from a wide array of cultural perspectives. An inclusive, multicultural ensemble that encourages all members to write, act, direct, and design, LAByrinth supports multidisciplinary growth and exploration in the creation of daring new work that celebrates the diversity of its New York City home. Over the last fifteen years, LAByrinth has developed hundreds of plays and staged 44 productions in New York City.

The performance schedule for Jack Goes Boating is as follows: Tuesday at 7pm, Wednesday – Saturday at 8pm, Saturday and Sunday at 2pm and Sunday at 7pm.  There are three ways to get tickets for the show: by calling 212-967-7555 (10am – 9pm), online at www.labtheater.org or by visiting the Public Theater Box Office (425 Lafayette Street, Sun-Mon 1-6pm; Tues-Sat 1-7:30pm).  Tickets are $65.

A limited amount of $20 rush tickets will be held for each performance and will be released 1 hour before curtain. Cash only. Limit 2 per person.  Students can buy available tickets for $25 in person at the box office only.  With a valid student id, you will be entitled to buy one student-priced ticket. Student tickets can be purchased in advance.  Visit www.LabTheater.org for more information.

Photo of Philip Seymour Hoffman by Linda Lenzi