Steve Martin's Starry METEOR SHOWER Extends Again at The Old Globe

The Old Globe today announced that, due to popular demand, another additional week has been added to the world premiere run of Steve Martin's new play Meteor Shower, which will now play July 30 - September 18, 2016, with opening night on August 7.

Meteor Shower, an adult comedy, marks Martin's welcome return to the Globe following the great success of Bright Star. It will be directed by Gordon Edelstein in a co-production with Long Wharf Theatre, where Edelstein serves as Artistic Director (and no, he is not related to Barry).

Meteor Shower runs in the Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, part of the Conrad Prebys Theatre Center. Single tickets begin at $49. Tickets for the additional week's performances start at $55, and go on sale to the general public on Tuesday, July 26 at 12:00 noon. As part of Long Wharf Theatre's 2016-2017 Season, their performances are scheduled for September 21 - October 16, 2016 (dates and cast subject to change).

Get ready for the unexpected when Norm and his wife Corky invite another couple to their Ojai backyard to watch a Meteor Shower in the night sky. As the stars come out and the conversation gets rolling, cocktails flow, tempers flare, and sparks fly-literally. Steve Martin's surprising new comedy takes an offbeat and absurdist look at the comic anxiety lurking just beneath the surface of modern marriage.

Meteor Shower features Jenna Fischer (Emmy Award nominee as Pam Beesly on "The Office," Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story with John C. Reilly, Reasons to Be Happy Off Broadway) as Corky, Greg Germann (SAG Award winner for "Ally McBeal," "Once Upon a Time," Broadway's Boeing-Boeing, original production of Assassins) as Norm, Alexandra Henrikson (Fish in the Dark and The Snow Geese on Broadway, Helen Hayes Award nominee forIronbound, "Funny Or Die") as Laura, and Josh Stamberg (series regular on "The Affair," "Parenthood," and "Drop Dead Diva," Off Broadway's Distracted) as Gerald.

The creative team is comprised of Michael Yeargan (Scenic Design), Jess Goldstein (Costume Design), Donald Holder (Lighting Design), John Gromada (Original Music and Sound Design), Caparelliotis Casting (Casting), Kathy Snyder (Production Stage Manager), and Annette Elena Nixon (Stage Manager).

Meteor Shower continues Steve Martin's exciting and fruitful relationship with The Old Globe. Martin and Edie Brickell's musical Bright Star premiered at the Globe in 2014, played a limited engagement at The Kennedy Center, and received acclaim in its Broadway run at the Cort Theatre. In addition to five Tony Award nominations, Bright Starreceived Outstanding New Broadway Musical and Outstanding New Score at the Outer Critics Circle Awards. And in February, as part of the 2016-2017 Season, the Globe will mount a production of Martin's international hit comedyPicasso at the Lapin Agile, directed by the Globe's very own Barry Edelstein. Tickets for that show, which will run February 4 - March 12, 2017, are available now by subscription; single tickets will go on sale at a late date.

"Steve Martin's return to The Old Globe with this hugely funny and very insightful play is happy news," said Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director Barry Edelstein. "That we will now be able to share Meteor Shower with many, many more San Diegans is an extra delight. I look forward to the sound of raucous laughter echoing off the walls of the Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre this summer, and to an extended Balboa Park stay for Steve, my namesake Gordon, and a truly remarkable company of major actors."

Steve Martin (Playwright) began his career on "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" (1967-1969), for which he earned his first Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy, Variety or Music in 1969. In the mid-1970s, MR. Martin shone as a stand-up on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" and NBC's "Saturday Night Live." Martin's films are widely popular successes and are the kind of movies that are viewed again and again: The Jerk(1979), Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987), Roxanne (1987), Parenthood (1989), L.A. Story (1991), Father of the Bride (1991), and Bowfinger (1999). As an author, Martin's work includes the novel An Object of Beauty; the playPicasso at the Lapin Agile; a collection of comic pieces, Pure Drivel; a bestselling novella, Shopgirl; and his memoir,Born Standing Up. His writing has also appeared in The New Yorker. MR. Martin is an accomplished, Grammy Award-winning, boundary-pushing bluegrass banjoist and composer who has won three Grammys for performing and composing. He has earned numerous honors including an Academy Award, five Grammy Awards, an Emmy Award, the Mark Twain Prize, and the Kennedy Center Honor. MR. Martin and Edie Brickell's musical Bright Star premiered at The Old Globe in 2014, played a limited engagement at The Kennedy Center, and received acclaim in its Broadway run at the Cort Theatre. In addition to five Tony Award nominations, Bright Star received Outstanding New Broadway Musical and Outstanding New Score at the Outer Critics Circle Awards.

Gordon Edelstein (Director) is entering his 15th season as Artistic Director of Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut, where he has directed dozens of plays and musicals including award-winning productions of Picasso at the Lapin Agile and The Underpants both by Steve Martin. His other productions include Disgraced, The Second Mrs. Wilson (transferring to London in 2017), Our Town, The Front Page, Uncle Vanya (also adapted), A Doll's House (also adapted), The Glass Menagerie with Judith Ivey, Mourning Becomes Electra with Jane Alexander and Mireille Enos,The Philanthropist with Gillian Anderson, Anna Christie, Curse of the Starving Class, and many others. During his tenure, Long Wharf has become an artistic home for internationally renowned playwright Athol Fugard, and Mr. Edelstein has directed world premieres of Mr. Fugard's Coming Home, Have You Seen Us? starring Sam Waterston,Train Driver, Shadow of a Hummingbird starring Mr. Fugard, and the Broadway production of The Road to Meccastarring RoseMary Harris, Jim Dale, and Carla Gugino. His New York credits include two Long Wharf transfers-the award-winning Satchmo at the Waldorf (Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Outstanding Solo Performance) and My Name Is Asher Lev (Outer Critic Circle Award for New Off-Broadway Play)-as well as The Homecoming by Harold Pinter (Roundabout Theatre Company). Mr. Edelstein's acclaimed Long Wharf production ofThe Glass Menagerie played Roundabout and Mark Taper Forum and was the recipient of the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Revival. Last summer, Mr. Edelstein directed six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald in A Moon for the Misbegotten at Williamstown Theatre Festival, a production that is transferring to Roundabout. He has directed regionally, from Washington, DC's Arena Stage to Alaska's Perseverance Theatre. Before Long Wharf, Mr. Edelstein served for five years as Artistic Director of A Contemporary Theatre in Seattle. He directed Abby, My Love for CBS (Emmy Award nomination), Notes for My Daughter for ABC, and Street Smarts for HBO. Later this season he will direct the world premiere of Napoli Brooklyn by Meghan Kennedy at Long Wharf and Roundabout; Endgame with Brian Dennehy; and the world premiere of Table, a new musical by Adam Gopnik and David Shire.

Long Wharf Theatre (Co-Producer) was founded in 1965 by Jon Jory and Harlan Kleiman and is currently led by Artistic Director Gordon Edelstein and Managing Director Joshua Borenstein. Long Wharf Theatre is an organization of international renown and has been a leader in American theatre, producing fresh and imaginative revivals of classic and modern plays, rediscoveries of neglected works, and a variety of world and American premieres. Under the artistic leadership of Arvin Brown for over 30 years, Long Wharf Theatre established itself as an important force in the regional theatre movement. Following Brown's leadership, Doug Hughes served as Artistic Director for four seasons. Throughout its history, Long Wharf Theatre has created a unique home in New Haven for theatre artists from around the world, resulting in the transfer of over 30 productions to Broadway or Off Broadway, including Satchmo at the Waldorf, My Name is Asher Lev, The Glass Menagerie, Durango, BFE, Sixteen Wounded, Wit (Pulitzer Prize), Hughie, American Buffalo, Requiem for a Heavyweight, Quartermaine's Terms (Obie Award for Best Play), The Gin Game(Pulitzer Prize), The Shadow Box (Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award for Best Play), The Changing Room, The Contractor(New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play), and Streamers, among many others now in the American theatre canon. In 1978, Long Wharf Theatre was honored with a Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre. Currently in its 51st season, Long Wharf Theatre produces an annual season of six plays on its two stages, along with children's programming, new play workshops, and a variety of special events.

Tickets start at $49. Tickets for the additional week's performances start at $55, and go on sale to the general public on Tuesday, July 26 at 12:00 noon. Subscription packages can be purchased online at www.TheOldGlobe.org, by phone at (619) 23-GLOBE [234-5623], or by visiting the box office at 1363 Old Globe Way in Balboa Park. Performances begin on July 30 and continue through September 18, 2016. Performance times: Previews: Saturday, July 30 at 8:00 p.m., Sunday, July 31 at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 2 at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 3 at 7:00 p.m.,Thursday, August 4 at 8:00 p.m., Friday, August 5 at 8:00 p.m., Saturday, August 6 at 8:00 p.m., opening night isSunday, August 7 at 7:00 p.m. Regular Performances: Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at 7:00 p.m., Thursday,Friday, and Saturday evenings at 8:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2:00 p.m., and Sunday evenings at 7:00 p.m. Discounts are available for full-time students, seniors, military members, and groups of 10 or more.

The Tony Award-winning Old Globe is one of the country's leading professional regional theatres and has stood as San Diego's flagship arts institution for over 80 years. Under the leadership of Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director Barry Edelstein and Managing Director Michael G. Murphy, The Old Globe produces a year-round season of 15 productions of classic, contemporary, and new works on its three Balboa Park stages: the Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage in the 600-seat Old Globe Theatre and the 250-seat Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, both part of The Old Globe's Conrad Prebys Theatre Center, and the 605-seat outdooR Lowell Davies Festival Theatre, home of its internationally renowned Shakespeare Festival. More than 250,000 people attend Globe productions annually and participate in the theatre's education and community programs. Numerous world premieres such as the 2014 Tony Award winner for Best Musical,A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, Bright Star, Allegiance, The Full Monty, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and the annual holiday musical Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! have been developed at The Old Globe and have gone on to enjoy highly successful runs on Broadway and at regional theatres across the country.