Tony Nominee Jonathan Hadary to Star in INDIAN SUMMER at Playwrights Horizons

Playwrights Horizons has announced casting for INDIAN SUMMER, the world premiere of a new play by Gregory S. Moss (Reunion, punkplay, Billy Witch, La Brea, Orange Hat Grace, House of Gold), directed by Carolyn Cantor (Fly by Night, The Great God Pan, After the Revolution, Essential Self-Defense at PH; Pumpgirl; Orange Flower Water; Stone Cold Dead Serious). Commissioned by Playwrights Horizons, the play is the sixth and final production of the theater company's acclaimed 2015/2016 Season.

The cast will feature Owen Campbell (Recall, "The Americans," "Boardwalk Empire"), Tony Award nominee and Obie Award winner Jonathan Hadary (Assassins, Gemini, Coming Attractions at PH; Gypsy; Golden Boy; Spamalot; Awake and Sing; As Is), Elise Kibler (The Heidi Chronicles, This Is Our Youth, "Daredevil," "The Affair") and Joe Tippett (the current Familiar at PH, Airline Highway, Waitress).

INDIAN SUMMER will begin previews Friday, May 13 at 8PM with an Opening Night set for Wednesday, June 8 at 7PM. The limited engagement will play through Sunday evening, June 26 at Playwrights Horizons' Mainstage Theater (416 West 42nd Street).

Abandoned by his wayward mom, Daniel (Mr. Campbell) is consigned to spend summer with granddad (Mr. Hadary) in a Rhode Island beach town, where the locals don't look kindly on city kids. But his hapless vacation turns around when he meets Izzy (Ms. Kibler): tough-acting, back-sassing, beguiling and taken. Gregory S. Moss's feisty romantic comedy follows a passing fling that could last a lifetime - as impossible and charmed as an indian summer.

The production will feature scenic design by Dane Laffrey, costume design by Kaye Voyce, lighting design by Eric Southern and sound design by Stowe Nelson. Production Stage Manager is Kyle Gates.

INDIAN SUMMER is the final production in what has been an especially celebrated season thus far at Playwrights Horizons. The first four productions were all met by rave reviews and received multiple-week extensions due to critical acclaim and public demand: The Christians by Lucas Hnath, Hir by Taylor Mac, Marjorie Prime by Jordan Harrison and the current Familiar by Danai Gurira. Opening prior to INDIAN SUMMER and currently in previews is the world premiere of Antlia Pneumatica, a new play by Anne Washburn, who is returning to the theater company for the first time since her smash hit Mr. Burns.

INDIAN SUMMER was commissioned by Playwrights Horizons and is the result of a Playwrights Horizons / Kate and Seymour Weingarten commission.

The performance schedule for INDIAN SUMMER will be Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 7PM, Thursdays and Fridays at 8PM, Saturdays at 2:30 PM & 8PM and Sundays at 2:30 PM & 7:30 PM. There's a special Monday evening performance on June 6 at 7PM. The Wednesday, May 25 performance has an 8PM curtain and the Thursday evening, May 26 performance has an early 7PM curtain for a special 30&Under Night. Beginning the week of April 11, single tickets, $75-95, may be purchased online via www.TicketCentral.com and www.Facebook.com, by phone at (212) 279-4200 (Noon-8pm daily) and in person at the Ticket Central Box Office, 416 West 42nd Street (between Ninth & Tenth Avenues).

Playwrights Horizons recently announced its 2016/2017 Season, which will include (in season order): AUBERGINE, the New York premiere of a new play by Julia Cho, directed by Kate Whoriskey (previews begin August 19, 2016); A LIFE, the world premiere of a new play by Obie Award winner Adam Bock, directed by two-time Obie Award winner Anne Kauffman; RANCHO VIEJO, the world premiere of a Playwrights Horizons commissioned new play by Dan LeFranc, directed by three-time Obie Award winner Daniel Aukin; THE LIGHT YEARS, the world premiere of a new play written by Drama Desk Award winner Hannah Bos and Obie Award winner Paul Thureen, directed and developed by Obie Award winner Oliver Butler, made by The Debate Society; THE PROFANE, the world premiere of a new play by Zayd Dohrn; and BELLA: AN AMERICAN TALL TALE, the co-world premiere of a Playwrights Horizons commissioned new musical with book, music and lyrics by Obie Award winner Kirsten Childs, directed by two-time Obie Award winner Robert O'Hara.

RANCHO VIEJO was commissioned by Playwrights Horizons with the support of the Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust.

BELLA: AN AMERICAN TALL TALE was commissioned by Playwrights Horizons through the Musicals in Partnership Initiative with funds provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. This production will first be staged at Dallas Theatre Center this fall.

Subscription packages to Playwrights Horizons' 2016/2017 Season are now on sale: 6-show Subscription package ($288, four Mainstage and two Peter Jay Sharp Theater productions); FlexPass (4+ tickets, $55 per ticket); and Membership ($60 membership fee + one ticket at $45 for each show, as desired). The company will continue to offer 30&Under Membership (no upfront membership fee + one $25 ticket for each show, as desired); and Student Membership (no upfront membership fee + one $15 ticket for each show, as desired). In addition to discounts on all season productions, season package holders receive priority booking and seating, ticket exchange privileges, parking and dining discounts, and exclusive mailings of Playwrights Horizons bulletins. Packages are available at www.PHnyc.org now.

Patron Program Memberships begin at $1,500 (all but $550 is tax-deductible) and include two reserved house seats and personalized concierge service to all six Playwrights Horizons productions, and as well as a variety of exclusive benefits including invitations to attend special events with artists, staff and board members. Complete benefit list at www.PHnyc.org.

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