The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Mara Manus) will begin previews for Sam Shepard's new play KICKING A DEAD HORSE on Wednesday, June 25. Directed by Shepard, KICKING A DEAD HORSE will run through Sunday, August 10 with an official press opening on Monday, July 14 at 7 PM.
Joining the previously announced
Stephen Rea as Hobart, Elissa Piszel has been cast in the non-speaking role of Young Woman.
A co-production with Ireland's Abbey Theatre, KICKING A DEAD HORSE marks the fifth Shepard play to have a premiere at The Public, following Curse of the Starving Class (1978), Tongues (1979), True West (1980), and Simpatico (1994). Rea reprises his role as Hobart in this arresting new play about the West, a Manhattan art dealer and a dead horse.
TICKET INFORMATION
KICKING A DEAD HORSE will begin previews on Wednesday, June 25 and will run through Sunday, August 10 with an official press opening on Monday, July 14 at 7 PM. The performance schedule is Tuesdays at 7 PM; Wednesdays thru Fridays at 8 PM; Saturdays at 2 PM and 8 PM; and Sundays at 3 PM and 7 PM.
The Public Theater is located at 425 Lafayette Street. Tickets are $50 through July 27 and $60 for the two week extension running July 29 to August 10. Student tickets are available in advance, at the box office only, for $25 (1 per ID). There are a limited number of Rush Tickets sold an hour before curtain at every performance available to the general public (Two per person, $20 each, cash only).
To purchase tickets, please call (212) 967-7555 or visit www.publictheater.org.
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