Long Day's Journey Into Night May 28, 2010

THE YORK SHAKESPEARE COMPANY is pleased to announce the production of Eugene O’Neill’s LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT, directed by Seth Duerr. LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT will play a three-week limited engagement at the Lion Theater (410 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036). Performances begin Friday, May 28 and continue thru Saturday, June 12. Opening Night is Saturday, May 29 (8 p.m.).
PRESS IS WELCOME AT ALL PERFORMANCES

Working in the classical Actor-Manager system, Seth Duerr directs and performs in Eugene O’Neill’s Pulitzer Prize-winning autobiographical drama about a family addicted to drugs, alcohol, and hurting one another. The action covers a fateful day in their lives at their New England summer home in 1912. Drunken confessions and scathing humor in an escalating cycle of addiction and dysfunction, groping in the darkness to find their way back home.
The production stars Bill Fairbairn* (Theatre Row: King Lear) as Tyrone, Rebecca Street* (The Young & The Restless) as Mary, Seth Duerr* (The Acting Company: Ahab in Moby Dick - Rehearsed) as Jamie, Alexander Harvey (The York Shakespeare Company: The Merchant of Venice) as Edmund & Julie Jesneck* (Broadway: Rock ‘N’ Roll) as Cathleen.

The production features scenic design by Stephen K. Dobay, costume design by Sean Sullivan, and lighting design by Driscoll Otto. John D. Ivy is the sound designer, Ehren Ziegler is the graphic designer, and Angie McCormack is the production stage manager.
LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT plays the following regular schedule through Saturday, June 12:
Wednesdays at 8 p.m.
Thursdays at 8 p.m.
Fridays at 8 p.m.
Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Sundays at 3 p.m.
There is an additional performance on Tuesday June 8th at 7pm.

Tickets are $18 and are now available online at www.TicketCentral.com or by calling 212-279-4200. Tickets may also be purchased in-person at the Theatre Row Box Office, 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. daily. TDF vouchers accepted

Running Time: 2 hours 45 minutes (including one ten-minute intermission.)

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