TACT to Present Edward Bond's 'The Sea,' 4/21-5/12

Following their critically acclaimed production of Home, The Actors Company Theatre will present Edward Bond's The Sea, directed by Scott Alan Evans (Co-Artistic and Executive Director of TACT). It will begin performances on Saturday, April 21; opening on Thursday, April 26 and will run through May 12, 2007. It will be presented the Beckett Theatre at Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street).

"A wild storm shakes a quiet East Anglian seaside village and sets off a series event that changes the lives of all its residents. Set in 1907, just before WWI, The Sea is a fascinating mix of Bond's stark poetry, social insight, and high comedy – creating a play with Shakespearean sweep that is both riotously funny and touchingly poignant," as the show is described in press materials.

The talented cast includes TACT company members: Jamie Bennett, Nora Chester, Richard Ferrone, Rachel Fowler, Delphi Harrington, Greg McFadden, Gregory Salata with Lauren Bloom, Ruth Eglsaer, Timothy McCracken, Christopher McCutchen, Allen Read, and Caroline Tamas. The creative team includes: Narelle Sissons (Set design), David Toser (Costume design), Mary Louise Geiger & Lucrezia Briceno (Lighting design), Daryl Bornstein (Sound design), and Joseph Trapanese (Original Music).

Bond is most famous for his 1965 play Saved, which "takes a hard and uncompromising look at South London youths, who, suppressed by a brutal economic system, have lost sight of their humanity. Violent, promiscuous, and damaged, the characters descend into murder and waste."  Other plays by Bond include Narrow Road to the Deep North, Black Mass, and Lear, based on the Shakespeare play.

The Actors Company Theatre celebrates language, the actor, and the spoken word. Founded by professional actors in 1992, TACT is dedicated to presenting neglected or rarely performed plays of literary merit with a focus on creating theatre from its essence: the text and the actor's ability to bring it to life.

The performance schedule is: Monday at 7:30PM; Wednesdays thru Fridays at 7:30PM; Saturdays at 2:00 and 8:00; Sundays at 3:00PM.  Tickets are $20. Please visit www.ticketcentral.com or call 212 -279-4200.  For more information about TACT, visit www.tactnyc.org