LaBUTE NEW THEATRE FESTIVAL Launches Tonight at 59E59 Theaters

Produced by the St. Louis Actors' Studio, the LaBUTE NEW THEATER FESTIVAL, an evening of one-act plays, features the NYC premieres of short plays by Gabe McKinley, CaRy Pepper, and Adam Seidel as well as a world premiere short play by Neil LaBute.

In American Outlaws (by Adam Seidel, director by John Pierson), a love triangle develops between a hit man, an accountant with a propensity towards self destruction, and his unhappy wife. What could go wrong?

In Mark My Worms (by CaRy Pepper, directed by Michael Hogan), fledgling actor Mason has been cast in a newly-discovered, never-before-seen play by the world-class absurdist LaSalle Montclare. Problem is, the estate insists on it being performed exactly as written, and Montclare was a terrible typist.

Homebody (by Gabe McKinley, directed by John Pierson) is a macabre tale about a young, poverty-stricken writer who is forced to move back in with his mother.

In the world premiere of What Happens in Vegas (by Neil LaBute, directed by Kel Haney), a man and a woman break down the cost of an evening of passion in Sin City.

The cast features Clea Alsip (Neil LaBute's The Way We Get By at Second Stage and 10K at Summer Shorts/59E59); Justin Ivan Brown (LaBute New Theater Festival 2016 at 59E59); Michael Hogan (Kristoffer Diaz's Welcome to Arroyo's); Donna Weinsting (winner of a Kevin Kline Award for Outstanding Lead Actress and a St. Louis Theatre Circle Award); and Eric Dean White (The Ride Down Mt. Morgan at St. Louis Actors' Studio).

The LaBUTE NEW THEATER FESTIVAL begins performances tonight, January 13, for a limited engagement through Sunday, February 5. Press opening is Wednesday, January 18 at 7:30 PM. The performance schedule is Tuesday - Thursday at 7:30 PM; Friday at 8:30 PM; Saturday at 2:30 PM & 8:30 PM; and Sunday at 3:30 PM & 7:30 PM. Performances are at 59E59 Theaters (59 East 59th Street, between Park and Madison Avenues). Tickets are $35 ($24.50 for 59E59 Members). To purchase tickets, call Ticket Central at (212) 279-4200 or go to www.59e59.org.

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