Rehearsals Begin June 27 for INDIAN BLOOD by A. R. Gurney

Opening the 22nd season at Primary Stages (Casey Childs, Executive Producer; Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director; Elliot Fox, Managing Director) is the world premiere of the new play Indian Blood by A.R. Gurney. Under the direction of Mark Lamos (Seascape, The Rivals), rehearsals begin Tuesday, June 27th. The eight-member cast features Matthew Arkin (Dinner with Friends, The Sunshine Boys, Laughter on the 23rd Floor), Jeremy Blackman (A Christmas Carol, Beauty and the Beast), Jack Gilpin (The Elephant Man, Beyond Therapy), Rebecca Luker (The Music Man, The Sound of Music), Katherine McGrath (A Man of No Importance, The Real Inspector Hound), John McMartin (original casts of Grey Gardens, Follies, Sweet Charity), Charles Socarides (Awake & Sing!) and Pamela Payton-Wright (The Cherry Orchard, The Crucible).

Primary Stages production of Indian Blood begins performances Tuesday evening, July 25, 2006 at 7PM for a limited engagement through Saturday evening, September 2, 2006 at 59E59 Theaters (59 East 59th Street, between Park and Madison Avenues). Opening Night is Wednesday evening, August 9, 2006 at 7PM.

Indian Blood by A.R. Gurney is a witty, warm, and thoroughly delightful comedy about family and coming-of-age. Young Eddie uses his Indian ancestry as a cause and an excuse for his adolescent attacks on the genteel world around him. Is it his ties to the Seneca tribe or his talent as a budding artist that causes his privileged world to turn upside down? A prolific playwright, A. R. Gurney has written The Dining Room, Sylvia, Love Letters, The Fourth Wall, and Strictly Academic. Indian Blood is the third A. R. Gurney play produced by Primary Stages.

The creative team for Indian Blood includes John Arnone (Sets), Ann Hould-Ward (Costumes), Howell Binkley (Lighting), John Gromada (Original Music and Sound), Jennifer Kievit (Projections) and David H. Lawrence (Hair). The Production Stage Manager is Frederic H. Orner.

New Primary Stages performance schedule: Indian Blood will play the following new performance schedule: Tuesdays at 7PM, Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8PM with matinees Saturdays at 2PM. Additionally, there are Sunday matinees scheduled for July 30, August 6 & 13 at 3PM and Wednesday matinees on August 16, 23 & 30 at 2PM. The limited engagement begins performances Tuesday evening, July 25, 2006 and continues through Saturday evening, September 2, 2006. OPENING NIGHT IS WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 9, 2006 at 7:00PM. Single tickets are $60 and are available now at the 59E59 Theaters (59 East 59th Street, between Park and Madison Avenues) Box Office, through Ticket Central online at www.ticketcentral.com or by calling (212) 279-4200. Group tickets (15+) are $47.50 each, and are available by calling 212-840-9705. For further information about Primary Stages, please visit our website at www.primarystages.com or call 212-840-9705.

Primary Stages continues the 2006-2007 season with the New York premieres of Southern Comforts by Kathleen Clark with direction by Judith Ivey (September 19, 2006 - October 29, 2006) and the new musical Adrift in Macao with book & lyrics by Christopher Durang, music by Peter Melnick, choreography by Christopher Gattelli, and direction by Sheryl Kaller (January 23, 2007 - March 4, 2007). The 2006-2007 season closes with the world premiere of Terrence McNally's new play Deuce featuring Marian Seldes (March 20, 2007 - April 29, 2007). A 4-play subscription package is $185 and is available by calling TicketCentral at (212) 279-4200 or online at www.TicketCentral.com. For additional information about Primary Stages, please visit the website at www.primarystages.com.