STUNNING Previews 6/1 At The Duke With Goldberg, Milioti, Rattazzi, Opens 6/18

Previews begin Monday, June 1, for STUNNING, the second production of LCT3's inaugural season at The Duke on 42nd Street, a New 42nd Street® project, (229 W. 42 Street). STUNNING, a new play by David Adjmi, directed by Anne Kauffman features Sas Goldberg, Danny Mastrogiorgio, Cristin Milioti, Steven Rattazzi, Jeanine Serralles and Charlayne Woodard STUNNING will open Thursday, June 18 at 6:45pm and run through Saturday, June 27. LCT3 is Lincoln Center Theater's new initiative devoted to producing work of emerging playwrights, directors and designers, Set in the insular Syrian-Jewish community in Midwood, Brooklyn STUNNING tells the story of Lily (Cristin Milioti), a teenager newly married to a much older man (Danny Mastrogiorgio), whose sheltered life is disrupted when Blanche (Charlayne Woodard) enters her life.

STUNNING has sets by David Korins, costumes by Miranda Hoffman, lighting by Japhy Weideman and sound by Rob Kaplowitz.

David Adjmi is the author of the plays Strange Attractors (Empty Space Theatre), The Evildoers (Yale Rep), Elective Affinities (Royal Court, RSC/Stratford and Soho Theatre), Marie Antoinette (Sundance/Public NYSF Residency) and Caligula (Soho Rep).

Anne Kauffman received an Obie Award for her direction of The Thugs by Adam Bock at Soho Rep. Other recent directing credits include God's Ear by Jenny Schwartz (New Georges Theatre and the Vineyard Theatre), Have You Seen Steve Steven by Ann Marie Healy (13P), Doubt by John Patrick Shanley and Expecting Isabel by Lisa Loomer (Asolo Repertory Theater) and Act A Lady by JorDan Harrison (Humana Festival).

Citing the need to develop strong relationships with a new generation of artists, and recognizing the frustrations that young playwrights have with the current system of readings and workshops, Lincoln Center Theater (under the direction of Artistic Director Andre Bishop and Executive Producer, Bernard Gersten) created LCT3 to offer emerging artists fully staged, modestly budgeted productions. All tickets to LCT3 productions will be priced at an affordable $20.00. Lincoln Center Theater's long term plans for LCT3 call for the creation of a permanent venue to present the work of these artists; to that end a 99-seat theater will be built in or near Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. During its first three years, until its new theater is ready, LCT3 will present its productions each year at an off-site theater. Paige Evans is the Director of LCT3.

In addition to STUNNING, Lincoln Center Theater is currently presenting the critically acclaimed, award-winning production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific, winner of 7 2008 Tony Awards including Best Musical Revival, directed by Bartlett Sher at the Vivian Beaumont Theater, August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone, directed by Bartlett Sher, on Broadway at the Belasco Theatre and the Susan Stroman-John Weidman-Scott Frankel-Michael Korie musical Happiness at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater.

Tickets to STUNNING, priced at $20, are available at The Duke Box Office, by visiting Dukeon42.org or by calling 646.223.3010.

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