Rehearsals for MTWorks world premiere of A HOME ACROSS THE OCEAN, by LGBTQ journalist Cody Daigle, directed by Dev Bondarin began at Night Owl Studios (112 W 27th St) in Chelsea.
A HOME ACROSS THE OCEAN will play a 3-week limited engagement at Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street). Performances begin Thursday, September 16th through Saturday, October 2nd.
The cast includes Alex Bond* (Off-B'way: Flamingo Court; MTWorks: Barrier Island), Mark Emerson* (currently in Viva Los Bastarditos! at FringeNYC; MTWorks: Barrier Island), Lavita Shaurice Burr (GLAAD Winner: She Like Girls), David Stallings (MTWorks: Folie A Deux) and Dathan B. Williams* (B'way: Show Boat, dir. Hal Prince).
Show Description: Connor and his boyfriend think they're ready to start a family; Connor's recently widowed mother thinks she needs to re-start a family herself. When a thirteen-year-old foster child and a poet from London arrive into their lives, they'll find out exactly how ready they are.
Martha Goode (Associate Producer Miracle Worker, Circle In The Square) is the producing director. Set design by Blair Mielnik (NY IT Awards Nominee, To Barcelona!), costume design by Rachel Dozier-Ezell, lighting design by Dan Gallagher, and sound design by Kim Fuhr. The production stage manager is Carolynn Richer, and Nichol C. Rosas Ullman is the assistant stage manager. Dramaturgy by Cristina Alicea.
A HOME ACROSS THE OCEAN plays the following schedule through Saturday, October 2nd:
Tuesdays at 7pm (followed by a talk-back)Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8pm ***Tickets are $18 and are now available online at www.Telecharge.com or by calling 212-239-6200. Tickets may also be purchased in-person at the Theatre Row Box Office, 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. daily.
For more information visit www.mtworks.org
Photo credit: Antonio Miniño
Mark Emerson, Alex Bond, Dathan B. Williams, LAVITA SHAURICE BURR), Dev Bondarin and David Stallings
Mark Emerson, Alex Bond, Dathan B. Williams, LAVITA SHAURICE BURR and David Stallings
Dathan B. Williams and Alex Bond
David Stallings, LAVITA SHAURICE BURR, and Mark Emerson
LAVITA SHAURICE BURR and David Stallings
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