Cast Announced for IN THE SECRET SEA Off-Broadway, Directed by Martin Charnin

Full casting was announced today for In The Secret Sea, a new American play by Cate Ryan (The Picture Box) and directed by Tony Award© winner Martin Charnin (Annie). The cast will feature Shelly Burch (original company of Nine, "One Life to Live"), Paul Carlin (Temporal Powers at the Mint), Malachy Cleary (The Field at Irish Repertory Theatre), Glynnis O'Connor (TV's Our Town, "The Boy in the Plastic Bubble"), and Adam Petherbridge (Da at Irish Repertory Theatre).

In The Secret Sea will play a limited engagement of five weeks only this spring at The Beckett Theatre on Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street between 9th and 10th Avenues). Previews begin Friday, April 15 in preparation for a Thursday, April 21 opening night; the show plays through Saturday, May 21 only.

In the play, a newly married couple and their parents confront a life and death decision. The outcome will change all of their lives forever.

Tickets are on sale through Telecharge at www.telecharge.com or by calling 212-239-6200.

The creative team includes Beowulf Boritt and Alexis Distler (scenic design), Ken Billington (lighting design), and Suzy Benzinger (costume design). In The Secret Sea is produced by Wellington Road, LLC.

PLAYING SCHEDULE AND TICKET PRICES:

Tickets for all performances are $75 (including a $1.25 facility fee), with premium seating available for $99, and are available at www.telecharge.com, by calling 212-239-6200, or in person at the Theatre Row Box Office (410 West 42nd Street) Monday through Saturday from noon - 6:00PM and Sunday from noon - 3:00PM.

In The Secret Sea will play Tuesdays at 7PM; Wednesdays-Saturdays at 8PM; matinees on Saturdays at 2PM and Sundays at 3PM. Please note that there will be no matinee on Saturday, April 16.

SHELLY BURCH (Audrey). Broadway: starred with Sammy Davis Jr. in Stop The World, sang "NYC" in Annie, starred as Claudia in Nine (original company), introducing classic "Unusual Way." Television: starred as Delila on ABC's "One Life To Live" (8 years), Julie in PBS's Show Boat (filmed for "Great Performances"). Films: Cat's Eye, Identity Crisis, Norman. Regional: female leads in Later Life, Shadowlands, Company, Patsy Cline, Lend Me A Tenor, others. Tucson born, now a native New Yorker. Upcoming one-woman show Hooray For Love. www.shellyburch.com

PAUL CARLIN (Gil). NY includes: Long Day's Journey into Night at Irish Repertory Theatre; Temporal Powers, The Mint; After the Ball, Irish Rep; Apple Cove, Women's Project; Salvation, Hudson Stage; Woyceck, EST. Regional stage includes: The Great American Mousical and The Boyfriend, both directed by Julie Andrews; many shows at Goodspeed Opera House; Other Desert Cities, Triad; My Fair Lady, Flat Rock; Shenandoah, W.V. Public; Hamlet, N.J. Shakespeare; Three Musketeers, Goodman. TV: "30 Rock," "Law & Order," "Ryan's Hope" (1980-81), "One Life to Live," "All My Children."

MALACHY CLEARY (Jack). Broadway: Our Town (u/s); Larry Gelbart's MasterGate as Shep Hunter. Off-Broadway: Cate Ryan's The Picture Box (Negro Ensemble Co.), The Field (Irish Rep). Other theater: Belmont Ave. Social Club (The Working Theater), Stuck (Rattlestick) as well as appearances with New Georges and Ma-Yi. Film: Demolition released this April as Jake Gyllenhaal's father, Taking Woodstock, Whirlygirl. TV: "Mysteries of Laura," "The Following," "666 Park Ave.," "Unforgettable," "Onion News In the Know," "Boardwalk Empire," "The Sopranos" and numerous "Law & Order" episodes.

GLYNNIS O'CONNOR (Joyce) has performed at the Long Wharf Theatre, Great Lakes Shakespeare Theatre Festival, Kennedy Center, Beckett, and Mirror Rep. Her films include starring roles in Jeremy, Ode to Billy Joe, Johnny Dangerously, Those Lips Those Eyes, Night Crossing, Melanie (Genie Award), recently The Historian, and Angelica. Television films include "Little 'Mo," "Our Town," "Why Me," "The Boy in the Plastic Bubble," "The Deliberate Stranger," and "Ellen Foster."

ADAM PETHERBRIDGE (Kenny) is thrilled to be joining such an incredible team for In The Secret Sea. A graduate of The Actors Studio Drama School, Adam was last seen in Da at Irish Repertory Theatre. Favorite roles include Miles (The Drawer Boy), Eddie (Over the Pub), Robert (Boeing Boeing), Michael (Lombardi), and Young Charlie (Da). A big thank you to Debby, Chris Jones, Ken & Margi, Mom, Mali, and the rest of the family. www.AdamPetherbridge.com

CATE RYAN (Playwright). Plays include The Picture Box (Negro Ensemble Company in 2012; soon to be part of The Black Theater Troupe's 2016-2017 season in Phoenix, AZ); The Snow Room; All Saints Day; and The Way Home. Ms. Ryan has written a Broadway-bound musical with Thomas Meehan based on Ettore Scola's motion picture Le Bal. They have also written a motion picture based on The Boss Dog by the writer M. F. K. Fisher. Ms. Ryan has a B.S. in nursing, specializing in breast cancer, and works with the surgeon Gregory Latrenta, M.D. Member of The Dramatist's Guild.

MARTIN CHARNIN (Director) made his theatrical debut in 1957 as an authentic juvenile delinquent in the original company of West Side Story. He has since been involved in 138 Broadway, off-Broadway, and regional theatre productions as a lyricist, author, producer and director, and has garnered Tonys©, Emmys, Grammys, and the Peabody Award for Broadcasting. He has written with and directed such luminaries as Angela Lansbury, Eli Wallach, Marion Seldes, Anne Bancroft, Jack Lemmon, Fred Astaire, Barbra Streisand, Bernadette Peters, Joel Grey, Charles Strouse, Peter Stone, Harold Arlen, and Richard Rodgers. He is the original director and lyricist of Annie, the 30th longest running American musical. His new national tour of the show is currently entering its second year on the road.

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