Suzanne Bertish, Colby Minifie & More to Star in Playwrights Realm's CITY OF

The Playwrights Realm has announced casting for the world premiere of City Of by Anton Dudley, directed by Stephen Brackett (Buyer & Cellar). The production runs January 27 through February 21, 2015 with a February 5 opening at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater (416 W. 42nd Street, NYC). Tickets will go on sale to the public beginning December 29th, 2014 through www.TicketCentral.com, by calling (212) 279-4200, noon to 8 p.m. daily or by visiting the Ticket Central box office at 416 W. 42nd Street.

The cast includes Suzanne Bertish (Machinal) as Eleanor, Colby Minifie (MCC's Punk Rock) as Cammie, Devin Norik (CSC's Unnatural Acts) as Dash, Steven Rattazzi (CBS's Galileo) as Actor, Jon Norman Schneider (LCT's The Oldest Boy) as Claude, and Cheryl Stern (La Cage aux Folles) as Actress.

City Of is The Playwrights Realm's inaugural Alumni Production. This program will be dedicated to mounting new works by the growing contingency of Alumni Playwrights who have already been produced by the company. Launching the Alumni Production not only adds a production to the season, but it also deepens The Realm's commitment to being an artistic home where playwrights can grow over the long term. The Realm previously presented Anton Dudley's play Substitution in 2008.

Somewhere in Paris, on a rainy night, a gargoyle falls in love with a pigeon, the ghost of Paul Verlaine recites poetry for passersby, and large glasses of emerald green absinthe are poured and consumed. Somewhere in Paris, on a rainy night, four Americans, lost and lonely, discover that their lives and their dreams are intertwined in ways they'd never imagined.

The design team includes Cameron Anderson (Scenic Design), Paul Carey (Costume Design), Brian Tovar (Lighting Design), Matt Hubbs (Sound Design) and Anna Demenkoff (Props Design). Megan Schwarz Dickert is the Production Stage Manager. Casting by Paul Davis, Calleri Casting.