Playwrights Horizons Now Accepting Entires for LIVEforFIVE Lottery for KIN, 2/16

Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) is now accepting entries today, Wednesday, February 16, for its popular LIVEforFIVE online lottery for $5 tickets to the World Premiere of KIN, a new play by Bathsheba Doran (Living Room in Africa, her adaptation of Great Expectations at The Lortel, "Boardwalk Empire") and directed by Obie Award winner Sam Gold (Circle Mirror Transformation at PH, Tigers Be Still, The Aliens, The Coward).

In KIN, Anna, an Ivy League poetry scholar, and Sean, an Irish personal trainer, hardly seem destined for one another. But as their web of disparate family and friends crosses great distances - both psychologically and geographically - an unlikely new family is forged. Bathsheba Doran's play sheds a sharp light on the changing face of kinship in the expansive landscape of the modern world.

The LIVEforFIVE lottery for KIN will be for tickets to the first preview on Friday, February 25 at 8PM at Playwrights Horizons' Mainstage Theater (416 West 42nd Street). The production will have its official opening on Monday, March 21 at 7PM and continue through Sunday, April 3.

Details for the LIVEforFIVE lottery are as follows: beginning today at 10 AM, theatergoers can enter the lottery by filling out an entry form at www.playwrightshorizons.org. Entries will be accepted until Tuesday, February 22 at 12 Noon. Winners of the lottery will be notified via email no later than 3:00 PM on Tuesday, February 22 with instructions on how to book their $5 tickets. Winners must claim their $5 tickets by 12 Noon on Wednesday, February 23 or they will be released to a limited standby list. One or two tickets may be purchased for $5 each. At least 50 tickets will be available for Mainstage shows via the lottery.

Other Arts Access initiatives, both of which reflect Playwrights Horizons' ongoing commitment to making its productions more affordable to younger audiences, include HOTtix, $20 rush tickets, subject to availability, day of performance only, starting one hour before showtime to patrons aged 30 and under. Proof of age required. One ticket per person, per purchase. STUDENT RUSH, $15 rush tickets, subject to availability, day of performance only, starting one hour before curtain to full-time graduate and undergraduate students. One ticket per person, per purchase. Valid full-time student ID required.

The 5th Annual 30&Under After-Party will take place following the Thursday, March 3, 8 PM performance of KIN. The party is free to theatergoers aged 30 & under with a ticket and includes food from Schnipper's Quality Kitchen, McSorley's Irish Ale, music and the chance to meet some of the cast.

Playwrights Horizons student members and 30&Under members can reserve a ticket for themselves and a guest for just $10 each (students) or $20 each (30&Under members) by contacting the Playwrights Horizons marketing department at marketingres@playwrightshorizons.org or calling (212) 564-1235, ext. 3152. For more information about joining as a young member, visit www.playwrightshorizons.org.

For this one performance only, non-members can order tickets online in advance at www.ticketcentral.com or by calling Ticket Central at (212) 279-4200. Student non-member tickets are $15 each with code KINSTUD. 30&Under non-member tickets are $25 each with code KIN30. Must bring valid proof of age and students must bring valid full-time student ID.

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