The Stone Witch, starring Dan Lauria, posts off-Broadway closure notice

The Stone Witch will play its final performance at the Westside Theatre on April 29, 2018.

Producers of the off-Broadway premiere of The Stone Witch, written by Shem Bitterman and directed by Steve Zuckerman, have posted an early closure notice and the production will now play its final performance Upstairs at the Westside Theatre on April 29, 2018. Previews began on March 12, 2018, ahead of an official opening on March 25 and an open-ended engagement.

The production stars Dan Lauria, perhaps best known for his TV role as Jack Arnold on "The Wonder Years," as well as his Broadway appearances as Jean Shepherd in A Christmas Story - The Musical in 2012 and as Vincent Lombardi in the 2010 Broadway premiere of Lombardi. He stars as Simon Grindberg and is joined on stage by Rupak Ginn (as Peter Chandler) and Carolyn McCormick (as Clair Forlorni).

Synopsis: "Extraordinary art must be tamed. Simon Grindberg is the world's most illustrious children's book writer and illustrator —but his next masterpiece is a decade overdue. Peter Chandler is a starving artist with unparalleled potential—but he doesn't yet know his own value. The two men are thrown together by Clair Forlorni, an ambitious editor who hopes Peter's youthful exuberance can unleash Simon's aging genius for one final story. But creativity comes at a cost. The Stone Witch is a wondrous, hopeful and heartbreaking new play where imagination runs wild."

The creative team features music composition by Roger Bellon of Bellchant Music, scenic & projection art content design by Yael Pardess, costume design by Mimi Maxmen, lighting design by Shawn Edward Boyle, sound design by Christopher Cronin, and projection design by Rasean Davonte Johnson. 

The world premiere production of The Stone Witch was staged in 2016 at The Berkshire Theatre Group, in association with Darlene Kaplan Entertainment and Brierpatch Productions. The off-Broadway premiere is produced by Darlene Kaplan, Laura Janik Cronin and Scott J. Newsome.

The Stone Witch Tickets are available now for performances through to April 29, 2018.

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