Theater To Go brings Mark Violi's gripping WWII drama RIDING THE COMET to the NY Theater Festival Summerfest in August

RIDING THE COMET by Mark Violi is an official selection of the 2017 New York Theater Festival Summerfest. to be presented in August 2017. At its premiere in 2011, Comet thrilled audiences and critics alike. The US1 Newspaper called it "deeply affecting" and The Princeton Packet named Riding the Comet "A Top 5 Production of the Year."

This special run will be directed by Ruth Markoe and produced in association with Theater To Go.

ABOUT THE SHOW

Riding the Comet is a gripping World War II drama exploring the themes of family, fear and patriotism and what can become of us when pushed to the brink. Set in WWII Occupied France, a resistance family is visited by two American GIs. A plan is set in motion to return them safely to England via the underground "Comet Line". But as the family endures the horrors of war, the eldest daughter, Linette, can no longer bear the loss and fragmentation of her family and becomes desperate to restore her peaceful life. While the younger daughter, Andie, discovers her own way of dealing with grief, Linette is forced into an unfamiliar role. With the Nazis in fast pursuit, the safe return of the GIs is in jeopardy. Fear takes its toll as Linette becomes increasingly desperate.

ABOUT THE CREATIVES

Playwright Mark Violi first gained recognition as a writer with his historical drama Roebling: The Story of the Brooklyn Bridge which played to sold-out crowds at its premiere in 2009 and has since been produced by Theater To Go three additional times throughout New Jersey, continuing to play to capacity crowds. Also an accomplished screenwriter, Mark has written seven feature screenplays having optioned three film scripts to Hollywood. He co-wrote the documentary John Hart: Portrait of a Patriot which has just completed production in Central New Jersey. Learn more about Mark at Times Square Online

Director Ruth Markoe, most recently directed To Kill a Mockingbird, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof and The 39 Steps for Theater To Go at Kelsey Theater and directed Noises Offat the Bucks County Playhouse. She produced and directed the 2010, 2014 and 2016 productions of Roebling: The Story of the Brooklyn Bridge. Ruth is also the owner/ artistic director of Theater To Go.

The cast includes Raymond Pental as Burke, Lauren Angelini as Linette, Katie Greendorfer as Andie, Dan Rivers as Pvt. Vizzaro, Robert Fisher as Sgt Decker, William Kelly as The German Officer and Eric Schreiber as the German Soldier. The production team includes Melissa Rittmann (Stage Manager), Ruth Rittmann (costumes), and M. Kitty Getlik (Tech Director)

Riding the Comet at the New York Theater Festival Summerfest on Aug 7 & 9 at 9 pm, and August 12 at 6 pm, at the Hudson Guild Theater, 441 W.26th St, NY, NY 10001. Tickets available at Brown Paper Tickets. Show running time 80 minutes. To learn more about the New York Theater Festival check http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/

DATES: Monday August 7 @9:00pm

Weds August 9 @9:00pm

Saturday August 12 @ 6:00pm

LOCATION: Hudson Guild Theater

441 W 26th St New York, NY 10001 ( between 8th and 9th Avenues)

http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/the-theater/

ADMISSION: $23

TICKETS SALE: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2948673

Tickets will also be available at the door

For more information, please visit www.theaterToGo.com or on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/TheaterToGoNJ. For more information about Roebling: The Story of the Brooklyn Bridge please visit www.RoeblingPlay.com or www.Facebook.com/RoeblingPlay.

For more information about Riding the Comet please visit http://markvioli.com/comet-play/.