Adam Rapp's THE EDGE OF OUR BODIES Receives NYC Premiere at 59E59

59E59 Theaters (Val Day, Artistic Director; Brian Beirne, Managing Director) is thrilled to welcome the NYC premiere of Adam Rapp's THE EDGE OF OUR BODIES, directed by Jacqueline Stone. Produced by Chicago's TUTA Theatre, THE EDGE OF OUR BODIES begins performances on April 4 for a limited engagement through Sunday, April 22.

This "vibrant, funny, and a little dangerous" (Chicago Tribune) theatrical event follows 16-year-old Bernadette, an aspiring short story writer teetering on the verge of adulthood, as she journeys through New York City. A unique coming of age story, this play by acclaimed American writer and Pulitzer Prize-finalist Adam Rapp examines our teenage years, at times uncertain, always full of yearning, and empowered by devastating events.

The cast features Carolyn Molloy (Chicago credits include Steppenwolf Theatre and A Red Orchid Theatre) and one more actor to be announced.

The performance schedule is Tuesday - Friday at 7:30 PM; Saturday at 2:30 PM & 7:30 PM; and Sunday at 2:30 PM. Performances are at 59E59 Theaters (59 East 59th Street, between Park and Madison). Single tickets are $25 ($20 for 59E59 Members). Tickets are available by calling Ticket Central at 212-279-4200 or by visiting www.59e59.org.

The design team includes Martin Andrew (scenic design); Keith Parham (lighting design); Branimira Ivanova (costume design); Joe Court (sound design); and Letitia Guillaud (prop design). The Production Stage Manager is Andrew C. Donnelly.

Adam Rapp (playwright) is an award-winning playwright and director. He is the author of numerous plays, which include Nocturne (American Repertory Theatre, New York Theatre Workshop, The Almeida, London, The Traverse, Edinburgh), Faster (Rattlestick), Animals & Plants (A.R.T.), Finer Noble Gases(26th Humana Festival, Rattlestick, Edinburgh Fringe, The Bush, London), Stone Cold Dead Serious(A.R.T., Edge Theatre), Blackbird (The Bush, London; Edge Theatre), Gompers (Pittsburgh City Theatre, The Arcola, London), Essential Self-Defense (Playwrights Horizons/Edge Theatre), American Sligo(Rattlestick), Bingo with the Indians (The Flea), Kindness (Playwrights Horizons), The Metal Children (The Vineyard), The Hallway Trilogy (Rattlestick), The Edge of Our Bodies (36thHumana Festival), Dreams of Flying Dreams of Falling (The Atlantic), Wolf in the River (The Flea), The Purple Lights of Joppa Illinois(The Atlantic), and Red Light Winter (Steppenwolf, Scott Rudin Productions at Barrow Street Theatre), for which he won Chicago's Jeff Award for Best New Work, an OBIE, and was named a finalist for the 2006 Pulitzer Prize.

In addition to helming his own work, he directed the world premiere of Karen O's psycho opera, Stop the Virgens, for The Creators Project at St. Ann's Warehouse, which was then selected for The Vivid Live Festival, where it sold out the Sydney Opera House for six performances. He also directed Sam Shepard's True West at Actors Theatre of Louisville, which went on to be named one of the 2012 Best Moments in Culture by Louisville's N.P.R. affiliate, WFPL. His production of Finer Noble Gases garnered a Fringe First Award at the 2006 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where he received The List's Best Newcomer Prize.

His playwriting honors include Boston's Elliot Norton Award, The Helen Merrill Prize, The 2006 Princess Grace Statue, a Lucille Lortel Playwright's Fellowship, The Benjamin H. Danks Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation Award.

Jacqueline Stone (director) is the Artistic Director of TUTA Theatre in Chicago. Her TUTA directing credits include the Chicago premiere of The Edge of Our Bodies, the world premiere of The Anyway Cabaret, and the U.S. premiere of The Silent Language. Her TUTA performance credits include Fulton Street Sessions, Baal, The Wedding, Uncle Vanya, A Still Life in Color, The Birds, The Little Prince, Alice, and The Hour. In addition to TUTA, Jacqueline is the Artistic Director of Emerald City Theatre (ECT), Chicago's largest theatre serving young audiences. ECT directing credits include the Chicago premiere of Ken Ludwig's 'Twas The Night Before Christmas, the Chicago premiere of The Snowy Day, the world premiere of Mother Gooses' Garden, Junie B. Jones, Ramona Quimby, and the world premiere of Mo Willems' Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus. Other Chicago directing credits include Chicago Dramatists, Broadway in Chicago, Piven Theatre, The Second City, Akvavit Theatre, Step Up Productions, 20% Theatre, You & Me Productions, and DCASE. Jacqueline spent ten years teaching acting and improv at The Second City Training Center and Columbia College.

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