Rehearsals have begun for
Center Theatre Group's production of the Tony-nominated "Other Desert Cities" by
Jon Robin Baitz. The cast features performances by
Jeannie Berlin,
Robert Foxworth,
Robin Weigert,
Michael Weston and
JoBeth Williams.
Robert Egan directs the West Coast premiere which starts previews on November 28, 2012, opens December 9 and runs through January 6, 2013. Check out photos of the cast and creative team in rehearsal below!
Set design for "Other Desert Cities" is by
Takeshi Kata, costume design by
Alex Jaeger, lighting design by
Lap Chi Chu, sound design by Adam Phalen and original music by Karl Fredrik Lundeberg. Casting is by
Erika Sellin, CSA. Production Stage Manager is
James T. McDermott.
"Other Desert Cities" tells the story of a once promising novelist who returns home after a six year absence to spend the holidays with her parents, her brother and her aunt. When she announces that she is about to publish a memoir focusing on an explosive chapter in the family's history, the reunion is thrown into turmoil.
Photo Credit: Craig Schwartz
Director Robert Egan, cast member Jeannie Berlin (obscured), Taper Production Manager Jonathan Lee, cast members Robert Foxworth, Robin Weigert, JoBeth Williams, playwright Jon Robin Baitz and cast member Michael Weston
Playwright Jon Robin Baitz and cast member Jeannie Berlin
Center Theatre Group Artistic Director Michael Ritchie and playwright Jon Robin Baitz