Kristen Johnston of 'Scarcity' on CW 11 Morning News 9/14

Emmy Award winner Kristen Johnston, now starring in Atlantic Theater Company's world premiere production of Lucy Thurber's play Scarcity, will sit down live with CW 11 Morning News anchor Jill Nicolini tomorrow morning Friday, September 14 in the 8:30AM half hour.

"CW 11 Morning News" airs daily from 7AM to 9AM on WPIX Television, Channel 11 in the New York Metropolitan area and New Jersey.

Two time Emmy Award winner and Atlantic Company Member Kristen Johnston is best known to television audiences as 'Sally Soloman' on the hit NBC series "3rd Rock from the Sun" for all six seasons. She returns to Atlantic, where she has also appeared in The Lights (Drama Desk Award nomination), Rosemary for Remembrance and Five Very Live. She has appeared on the Broadway stage in The Women (Roundabout) and also in Twelfth Night, Much Ado About Nothing and The Skin of Our Teeth for the Public Theater's New York Shakespeare Festival.

Atlantic Theater Company's world premiere production of Lucy Thurber's play Scarcity, directed by Jackson Gay began previews August 29; opening Thursday, September 20. The limited engagement plays through Sunday, October 14 Off-Broadway at Atlantic Theater Company at the Linda Gross Theater (336 West 20th Street).

"Set in rural western Massachusetts, Scarcity tells the tale of two siblings whose aspirations to escape the confines of poverty and small town-life come into direct conflict with their sense of family responsibility. When sixteen-year-old Billy is afforded an opportunity to change schools and move out of town by an unusually attentive young teacher, his family starts to unravel around him. In this raw, emotionally rich world premiere new drama from playwright Lucy Thurber explores the stark reality of how class in America shapes our very image of ourselves," explain press materials.

Scarcity plays Tuesday through Friday at 8PM, Saturday at 2PM & 8PM and Sundays at 3PM. Atlantic Theatre Company Main Stage at the Linda Gross Theater is located at 336 West 20th Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues).  Tickets for main stage productions are $55.00 and available by calling Ticket Central at 212-279-4200 (www.ticketcentral.com).