ALL THE WAYS TO SAY I LOVE YOU, Starring Judith Light, Extends Again at MCC Theater

MCC Theater has announced a second and final extension -- now through October 23, 2016 -- for All the Ways to Say I Love You, a new play by Neil LaBute, directed by Leigh Silverman and starring Tony and Emmy Award winner Judith Light in a one-woman tour de force.

This production, the first of MCC's 30th Anniversary Season, began previews on September 6, 2016 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher Street) and celebrated its Opening Night on September 28. It was originally scheduled through October 9.

All The Ways To Say I Love You marks Neil LaBute's 10th full-length play produced by MCC in a 15-year collaboration that includes some of the playwright's seminal works: Fat Pig, The Mercy Seat, The Distance from Here, and reasons to be pretty, the latter of which transferred to Broadway and received a Tony nomination for Best Play. Judith Light, an MCC mainstay onstage and off, returns to MCC following her performances in Margaret Edson's Wit in 1999 and Laura Wade's Colder Than Here in 2005, as well as having been honored at MCC's annual Miscast Gala in 2013. She is currently celebrating an Emmy nomination for her work in the groundbreaking Amazon series "Transparent." Director Leigh Silverman was last seen at MCC with Coraline in 2009.

Mrs. Johnson is a high school English teacher and guidance counselor in a long-time, loving marriage. As she recounts her experiences with a favored student from her past, Mrs. Johnson slowly reveals the truth that is hidden just beneath the surface details of her life. All the Ways to Say I Love You is a solo play about love, hard choices, and the cost of fulfilling an all-consuming desire.

The creative team for All the Ways to Say I Love You includes scenic design by Rachel Hauck, costumes by Emily Rebholz, lighting by Matt Frey, and sound by Bart Fasbender. Casting by Telsey + Company.

The 2016-17 MCC Theater season will also include the NYC premiere of MCC's third musical ever, Ride the Cyclone (November 9 - December 18, 2016), direct from its hit run at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, featuring book, music and lyrics by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell and direction by Rachel Rockwell; the NYC premiere of Anna Jordan's Bruntwood Prize-winning play YEN (January 12 - February 19, 2016) directed by OBIE winner Trip Cullman, the latest play to make its American premiere at MCC after making its world premiere at the Royal Court following The Pride and The Nether; and the NYC playwriting and stage acting debut of Emmy-nominated "Friends" star Matthew Perry who wrote and will star in his play The End of Longing (May 18 - June 24, 2017), directed by Lindsay Posner, following its hit London run. In addition to its mainstage premieres, MCC will continue its PlayLabs series and education initiatives throughout the season. More information on this year's PlayLabs, which showcase in-progress works by emerging playwrights and invite audiences into the development process, is available at www.mcctheater.org.

Photo Credit: Walter McBride