Signature Theatre continues its 2019-2020 Off-Broadway season with The Young Man from Atlanta, written by Horton Foote and directed by Michael Wilson.
Performances are staged at The Irene Diamond Stage within the Pershing Square Signature Center.
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14 images Danger waits just underneath the surface in Horton Foote’s powerful, Pulitzer Prize-winning drama of an aging couple still reeling from the death of their only child. Set against the backdrop of a rapidly modernizing 1950s Houston, the Kidder family’s lives are turned upside down once again when a figure from their son’s past shows up in town. They deny, deflect and deceive in an effort to avoid the danger but can’t avoid the inevitable reckoning. How far will these grieving parents go to avoid the truths this young man from Atlanta might reveal? The Young Man from Atlanta is a beautiful, heartbreaking play that explores and dissects the American dream while revealing the depths we go to in order to keep ourselves safe.
Signature Theatre has announced a 1-week extension for its upcoming production of The Young Man from Atlanta, written by Horton Foote and directed by Michael Wilson, which is set to begin previews at the Irene Diamond Stage within the Pershing Square Signature Center on November 5, 2019, ahead of an official opening on November 24. Originally scheduled to close on December 8, the limited engagement will now run through December 15, 2019.
Signature Theatre has announced initial casting for its upcoming production of The Young Man from Atlanta, written by Horton Foote and directed by Michael Wilson. The cast will be led by Devon Abner (as Ted Cleveland Jr.), Dan Bittner (as Tom Jackson), Pat Bowie (as Etta Doris), two-time Tony Award nominee Kristine Nielsen (as Lily Dale), Jon Orsini (as Carson), Larry Pine (as Pete Davenport), and two-time Emmy Award nominee Aidan Quinn (as Will Kidder). Additional casting will be announced at a later date.
Horton Foote's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, The Young Man from Atlanta, is lovingly brought to life again by Signature Theatre at Pershing Square Signature Center. Directed with respectful humor by Michael Wilson, the play immerses us in the quietly desperate lives of Will and Lily Dale Kidder (Aidan Quinn and Kristine Nielsen) of 1950 Houston Texas. Six months ago the Kidder's only son, Bill... Read more
