Everyman Theatre Attaches Triumph To Tragedy with LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT

Eugene O'Neill's Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning masterpiece, Long Day's Journey Into Night, storms to Baltimore's Everyman Theatre with a masterful cast, fantastically moody and atmospheric realization, and sweeping themes of addiction, love and forgiveness-on stage January 31 through March 4, 2018.

What begins as an ordinary summer day at the Connecticut home of the Tyrone family morphs into a night filled with foggy, drink-laced demons where long-buried secrets are revealed-and once exposed cannot be ignored. The first Everyman Theatre production of an O'Neill work, Long Day's Journey Into Night is an autobiographical insight into its late, legendary playwright-and a compassionately brutal look at one family's struggle to fight for love itself.

A long-revered showcase for tour-de-force performances, Long Day's Journey Into Night stars Everyman Theatre Resident Company Members Deborah Hazlett* as family matriarch Mary Tyrone, Danny Gavigan* as son Edmund Tyrone and Tim Getman* (in his first official role as a Company member) as son Jamie Tyrone. Everyman newcomer Kurt Rhoads* completes the family portrait, as James Tyrone, and M. Butterfly's Katharine Ariyan returns to Everyman's stage, playing Cathleen.

"It wouldn't be a stretch to call Long Day's Journey Into Night a 'holy grail' for actors," stated director Donald Hicken, who directed 2016's Outside Mullingar at Everyman with Getman in the lead. "O'Neill's characters require a level of commitment, rigor and virtuosity that few roles match-and the level at which this cast delivers is nothing short of phenomenal."

"Long Day's Journey Into Night is the ultimate family tragedy because it lays bare what we all know to be true: the ardor of familial love cannot always protect you," explained Everyman Theatre Founding Artistic Director Vincent M. Lancisi. "For the last decade I've been looking forward to the right moment to cast Deborah Hazlett as the matriarch at the center of this story, and it's exciting to mark her 20th anniversary as a member of our esteemed Resident Company with such an iconic role."

The design team for Long Day's Journey Into Night includes Donald Hicken (Director), Daniel Ettinger (Set Design), David Burdick (Costume Design), Jay Herzog (Lighting Design), Patrick Calhoun (Sound & Composition), Lewis Shaw (Fight Choreography), Steve Satta (Dialects) and Amanda M. Hall* (Stage Manager).

Long Day's Journey Into Night runs January 31 through March 4, 2018. Tickets ($10-65) are now on sale online (everymantheatre.org), by phone (410.752.2208), or at the Everyman Theatre Box Office (315 W. Fayette Street, Baltimore, MD).

*Member of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States

Long Day's Journey: Them to Us
Sunday, January 28, 2018 at 4:00 PM
Experience the power of the play Long Day's Journey Into Night as a springboard for dynamic conversation and artistic reflection on addiction featuring visual art, music, poetry and more during this this upbeat event produced in partnership with the New Day Campaign. Tickets: Space is limited. Reserve free advance ticket at Box Office.

TNT: Theatre Night for Teens
Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at 6:00 PM
Students in grades 9-12 enjoy a dynamic night out at the theatre featuring pre-show dinner sponsored by Noodles & Company, a meet-and-greet with a Long Day's Journey Into Night guest artist, and a 7:30 PM preview performance, followed by post- show discussion and dessert. Tickets: $10 each (space is limited).

Pay-What-You-Can Preview Performance
Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at 7:30 PM
Pay-What-You-Can to see the first preview performance of Long Day's Journey Into Night. Tickets: By donation (cash only), available on a first-come, first-serve basis at the Box Office beginning at 5:30pm. Seating is general admission.

Everyman at the Parkway: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at 7:00 PM (at the SNF Parkway Theatre)
Winner of five Academy Awards! Director Mike Nichols (The Graduate) marks his film debut with this electrifying 1966 adaptation of Edward Albee's play about an unhappy middle-aged married couple (Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton) whose evening derails into an alcohol-fueled mind game, ensnaring their houseguests (Sandy Dennis and George Segal) as unwitting pawns. Long Day's Journey Into Night director Donald Hicken will introduce the film and host an informal discussion following the screening. Tickets: $8-10 each (available at mdfilmfest.com).

Taste of Everyman: Spirited Pasts
Thursday, February 8, 2018 at 6:00 PM
Baltimore is a place for risk-takers and history-makers-find out how Sagamore Spirit honors that tradition! In the "spirit" of Long Day's Journey Into Night, learn about the famed history of Rye Whiskey in Maryland during this "Virtual Distillery Tour" featuring a tasting of of Sagamore Spirit's award- winning Signature 83 and Cask whiskies, alongside authentic gaucho style Brazilian food pairings from Fogo de Cha?o. Tickets: $60 each (includes event and 7:00pm performance) or $30 each (event only).

Cast Conversations
Thursday, February 22, 2018, Post-show
Chat with participating cast members following the 7:30 PM performance of Long Day's Journey Into Night, or follow along (and submit questions) via Twitter courtesy of @BWW_Baltimore. Tickets: N/A (free to attend, with ticket to accompanying performance).

About Everyman Theatre

Everyman Theatre is a professional Equity theatre company celebrating the actor, with a Resident Company of artists from the Baltimore/DC area. Founded in 1990 by Vincent M. Lancisi, the theatre is dedicated to engaging the audience through a shared experience between actor and audience seeking connection and emotional truth in performance. Everyman is committed to presenting high quality plays that are affordable and accessible to everyone. The theatre strives to engage, inspire and transform artists, audiences and community through theatre of the highest artistic standards and is committed to embodying the promise of its name, Everyman Theatre.

The Executive Producer of Long Day's Journey Into Night is Susan W. Flanigan. Community Engagement sponsorship is provided by University of Maryland, Baltimore, with media support from The Baltimore Sun Media Group and WYPR. Everyman Theatre's Pay-What-You-Can nights are supported by Dr. E. Lee & Bea Robbins. The 2017/18 Season is generously sponsored by LifeBridge Health. Everyman Theatre is supported in part by grants from the Maryland State Arts Council and the Baltimore County Commission on Arts and Sciences.

Everyman Theatre is a proud member of the Bromo Tower Arts and Entertainment District, the Market Center Merchants Association and the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance.

Vincent M. Lancisi is the Founding Artistic Director of Everyman Theatre; Jonathan K. Waller is the Managing Director. For information about Everyman Theatre, visit everymantheatre.org, call 410.752.2208, or connect via Facebook (@everymantheatremd), Twitter (@everymantheatre), YouTube (@everymantheatre) and Instagram (@everymantheatre).

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