Playwrights Horizons Now Accepting LIVEforFIVE Lottery Entries for 10/21 Preview of AFTER THE REVOLUTION

Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) is now accepting entries today, Wednesday, October 13, for its popular LIVEforFIVE online lottery for $5 tickets to the New York premiere of AFTER THE REVOLUTION, a new play by Amy Herzog (Missed Connections, 508 at Ars Nova, Hungry at EST).

A ticketing initiative created in 2007 as part of the theater company's Arts Access program, LIVEforFIVE makes a limited number of $5 tickets available for the first preview performance of each Playwrights Horizons production through a lottery via the company's website (www.playwrightshorizons.org). The LIVEforFIVE lottery for AFTER THE REVOLUTION will be for tickets to the first preview on Thursday, October 21 at 7:30 PM at Playwrights Horizons' Peter Jay Sharp Theater (416 West 42nd Street).

Details for the LIVEforFIVE lottery are as follows: beginning today, Wednesday, October 13 at 10AM, theater-goers can enter the lottery by filling out an entry form at www.playwrightshorizons.org. Entries will be accepted until Monday, October 18 at 12 Noon. Winners of the lottery will be notified via email no later than 3PM on Monday, October 18 with instructions on how to book their $5 tickets. Unclaimed tickets will be offered via email starting at 12 Noon on Tuesday, October 19 on a first-come, first-served basis. One or two tickets may be purchased for $5 each. A total of 40 tickets will be available for Sharp shows via the lottery.

Directed by Carolyn Cantor (Essential Self-Defense at PH, Pumpgirl, Orange Water Flower), the production will now have its official opening on Wednesday, November 10 at 7PM (originally announced for November 9) and continue through Sunday, November 28. It reunites the complete, acclaimed cast from this summer's World Premiere at Williamstown Theatre Festival, including Obie Award winner Mark Blum (Gus & Al, Table Settings at Playwrights Horizons, Broadway's Twelve Angry Men, "The Good Wife"), Tony Award nominee and Obie and Drama Desk winner Peter Friedman (Ragtime, PH's Circle Mirror Transformation, The Heidi Chronicles), David Margulies (The Perfect Party at PH, Primary Stages' Chasing Manet, Neil Mink on "The Sopranos"), two-time Tony Award nominee Lois Smith (Buried Child and The Grapes of Wrath, plus 100 Saints You Should Know at PH, "True Blood," "Desperate Housewives"), Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award winner Mare Winningham (Georgia, "George Wallace," 10 Million Miles at The Atlantic), Meredith Holzman (Los Angeles, Screen Play, JABU all at The Flea), Katharine Powell
(The Farnsworth Invention on Broadway, The Voysey Inheritance at The Atlantic) and Elliot Villar (Coraline at MCC, The Brothers Size at The Public).

In AFTER THE REVOLUTION, the brilliant, promising Emma Joseph (Ms. Powell) proudly carries the
torch of her family's Marxist tradition, devoting her life to the memory of her blacklisted grandfather. But when history reveals a shocking truth about the man himself, the entire family is forced to confront questions of honesty and allegiance they thought had been resolved. AFTER THE REVOLUTION is a bold and moving portrait of an American family, thrown into an intergenerational tailspin, forced to reconcile a thorny and delicate legacy.

Variety hailed the Williamstown production calling it, "A smart, funny and provocative play. Written with an extraordinary balance of insight, humor and surprise, it's totally engaging. This terrific production, featuring a dream ensemble, is guided with an expert hand by helmer Carolyn Cantor. The cast couldn't be better. AFTER THE REVOLUTION will have audiences talking not only about the issues it raises, but also its compelling and complex characters and the choices they face." (Frank Rizzo)

The Arts Access program at Playwrights Horizons allows the institution to reach out to those who may not be able to afford the cost of a full-price theater ticket. This program is supported, in part, by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, The McGraw-Hill Companies and the Elroy and Terry Krumholz Foundation.

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.

Playwrights Horizons' season productions are generously supported by The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust.

Playwrights Horizons is supported in part by public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate. In addition, Playwrights Horizons receives major support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, Time Warner Inc., the Charina Endowment Fund and the Peter Jay Sharp Foundation.

For subscription and ticket information to all Playwrights Horizons productions, call Ticket Central
at (212) 279-4200, Noon to 8 pm daily, or purchase online at the Playwrights Horizons website at
www.playwrightshorizons.org.

 

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