Voyage of the Carcass, with Fogler, to Close a Week Early

Dan O'Brien's Off-Broadway play The Voyage of the Carcass, starring Tony-winner Dan Fogler, will dock early.  Originally announced to run at the Soho Playhouse through November 12th, will close on November 5th.

Stage 13, LLC presents the Off-Broadway premiere of the play, which is directed by Randy Baruh.  The Voyage of the Carcass began previews on Thursday, October 5, and opened on Monday, October 16.

"When their Polar expedition goes awry, only three members of the  doomed SS Carcass remain—Bane Barrington, a buffoonish explorer; ship's Chaplain Kane, a rector in drag; and Israel, their mute (and Canadian) first mate. After 40 years trapped in the ice, will they make it home alive?  But first, they'll take a five-minute break,  explore themselves, their roles, and their "issues" as actors dealing with an artic blast all their own.  Bill is a struggling mime; his wife Helen is an ad exec and erstwhile actress; Dan is a passive-aggressive puppet master (that is to say, the playwright)," state production notes.

"Weaving Commedia Dell'arte with Theatre Verite, The Voyage of the Carcass is a hilarious play-within-a-play, an affectionately playful look at people's dreams, both failed and realized."

The ensemble cast features 2005 Tony Award-winner Dan Fogler, Noah Bean (Romance at the Mark Taper Forum) and Kelly Hutchinson (Homebody/Kabul at NYTW; Romola & Nijinsky at Primary Stages).

Fogler won a Tony Award for creating the role of William Barfee in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and also played the role in C-R-E-P-U-S-C-U-L-E, Spelling Bee's source play. New York credits include Joe Fearless, Bridges and Harmonies and Bobby Gould in Hell.  He will appear in numerous upcoming films, including The Marconi Bros., School for Scoundrels, Good Luck Chuck and Balls of Fury.

O'Brien is the recipient of a 2006-07 Hodder Fellowship at Princeton University.  His plays include The Dear Boy (Second Stage Theater), Moving Pictures (Williamstown Theater Festival), Key West (Geva Theater Center), and Am Lit (Ensemble Studio Theater).  His plays have been developed at the Roundabout  Theater Company, Atlantic Theater Company, New York Theater Workshop, O'Neill Playwrights Conference, Primary Stages, Magic Theatre, The New Harmony Project, Rattlestick and Manhattan Theater Club, where he was recently a playwright-in-residence. 

The performance schedule is Monday, Wednesday – Friday at 8:00 PM; Saturday at 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM; and Sunday at 3:00 PM. Performances are at Soho Playhouse (15 Vandam Street, between 6th and Varick).

Tickets are $40 for Monday, Wednesday and Thursday performances; $50 for Friday – Sunday performances and are available by calling the Soho Playhouse box office at 212-691-1555 or online at www.sohoplayhouse.com.