The Crusade of Connor Stephens Partners with Gays Against Guns NY and Moms Demand Action For Special Performance

Off-Broadway's The Crusade of Connor Stephens will partner with Gays Against Guns NY and Moms Demand Action for an illuminating night of theater and conversation. Discussion topics will include the importance of theater reflecting current headlines, the work that Gays Against Guns NY and Moms Demand Action are currently doing, and why The Crusade of Connor Stephens has relevance in today's society.

Directly following the 7:30PM performance on Sunday, July 23, 2017, the audience is invited to stay for a talkback with the cast and creatives along with Kevin Gotkin from Gays Against Guns NY and Bryan D. Keane fromMoms Demand Action.

How do families with differing viewpoints survive in Trump's America? In The Crusade of Connor Stephens, extreme loss shakes a Texas family following a tragic school shooting. In the midst of widespread media attention, their story becomes an allegory for the national debate over religion, tolerance, LGBT issues, and the seedlings of hate. With humor and resilience, they will discover the brutal universal truths that define the American family in the 21st century.

"Dewey Moss's The Crusade of Connor Stephens is a play that comes roaring out the gate like a bull let loose from its corral, tearing up the stage at the Jerry Orbach Theater for two fiery hours before sending us off to think (a lot) about what we have borne witness to." (Upstage-Downstage) It's a "message for our times in the current climate of gun violence, anti LGBTQ platforms, and a rising incidence of hate crimes in the USA." (Don411) "Make no mistake, this is a full two hours containing the kind of plot revelation and family secrets that make us decide how we want to be remembered as a country." (Stage Buddy)

The cast of The Crusade of Connor Stephens features James Kiberd (All My Children, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Taming of the Shrew), former "Dell Dude" Ben Curtis (Take Me Out, Buried Child), Julie Campbell(Beautiful Thing, King Lear), Kathleen Huber (An Ideal Husband), Kathryn Leask (The Exonerated, The Right Kind of People), Jacques Mitchell (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof), Clifton Samuels (Follies), and Alec Shaw (How to Transcend a Happy Marriage).

James Noone (Broadway's Sunset Boulevard, Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill, Jekyll and Hyde) is the scenic designer. Teresa Snider-Stein (Broadway's I'm Not Rappaport, Everett Beekin) is the costume designer. Zach Blane (Roundabout's Too Much, Too Much, Too Many, Suicide Incorporated) is the lighting designer. David Lawson (The York's You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown, Urban Stages' Angry Young Man) is the sound designer.

The Crusade of Connor Stephens made its world premiere at the 2017 Midtown International Theater Festival to sold out audiences and critical acclaim. It won 7 MITF awards, including: Best Overall Production (DMoss Productions), Best Play (Dewey Moss), Best Director (Dewey Moss), Best Actor (James Kiberd), Best Actress (Kathryn Leask), Best Supporting Actor (Ben Curtis), and Best Supporting Actress (Kathleen Huber). It was nominated for 11 total awards, including an additional nomination for Best Supporting Actor (James Padric), Best Lighting Design, and Best Sound Design.

The production is produced by DMoss Productions with co-producers HHWTS Productions, Wildcatter's Network, and Rex Hollywood and Lana Lagoon Inc. Lisa Dozier King is the executive producer and general manager. Marketing services are provided by Red Rising Marketing. Public relations services are provided byJohn Capo Public Relations. Stephanie Klapper Casting is the casting director. Jaime McWilliams is the production stage manager. Sofia Cabrales is the company manager. Karen Walcott is the production manager.Bobby Eddy is the assistant director.

Performances are held on Mondays at 7:30pm, Tuesdays at 8pm, Thursdays at 8pm, Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at8pm, and Sundays at 3pm and 7:30pm.

Tickets, priced $59, are available by visiting Ticketmaster.com or by calling (212) 921-7862.

The Jerry Orbach Theater at The Theater Center is located at 210 West 50th Street in New York City.

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