Rapp Premieres 'Bingo with the Indians' with The Flea

After directing the critically acclaimed production of Julian Sheppard's Los Angeles at The Flea last season, Pulitzer Prize finalist and Obie Award winner Adam Rapp will return to the famed TriBeCa institution with the World Premiere of Bingo with the Indians. Written and directed by Rapp, previews for Bingo with the Indians begin October 25 with opening night set for November 9.

"In Bingo with the Indians, a disgruntled East Village theater company descends upon a small New England town with a plan to pay for their next production - heist the local bingo game," explain press notes.

The production stars The Bats, the resident acting company of The Flea, with sets by John McDermott, lights by Miranda Hardy, costumes by Daphne Javitch and sound by Brandon Wolcott.

Adam Rapp is a novelist, filmmaker, playwright and director. In 2006, he was named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for his play Red Light Winter. His other plays include American Sligo now playing at Rattlestick, Nocturne, Blackbird, Stone Cold Dead Serious, Finer Noble Gases, Essential Self Defense, and Faster. His work has been presented in London, Edinburgh, and across the US. As a director, his production of Blackbird received two Drama Desk nominations. His production of Red Light Winter won the Joseph Jefferson Award in Chicago and a Lucille Lortel Nomination for Best New Play and two Obie Awards in New York. His production of Finer Noble Gases at the 2006 Edinburgh Festival received a Fringe First Award. His latest novel, "The Year of Endless Sorrows," was published recently by Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Rapp's films include Winter Passing and Blackbird.

The Flea Theater, under Artistic Director Jim Simpson and Producing Director Carol Ostrow, is one of New York's leading off-off-Broadway companies. Winner of a Special Drama Desk Award, Obie Awards and an Otto for political theater, The Flea has presented over 80 plays and numerous dance and live music performances since its inception in 1996. Past productions include Anne Nelson's The Guys, four plays by A.R. Gurney (Post Mortem, O Jerusalem, Screenplay, and Mrs. Farnsworth), Mac Wellman's Cellophane and Two September, Elizabeth Swados' JABU, Karen Finley's Return of the Chocolate Smeared Woman, Yussef El Guindi's Back of the Throat, Joseph Goodrich's Smoke and Mirrors, and Julian Sheppard's Los Angeles.

Bingo with the Indians runs October 25 - December 22, Tuesday - Saturday at 9PM with 7PM shows December 2, 9 & 16. The Flea Theater is located at 41 White Street (between Broadway & Church Streets). Tickets are $20 - $30, and available by calling 212-352-3101.

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