Cast set for 'The Grief Eater Near North Bender' off Broadway

Roundabout Theatre Company and New York Theatre Workshop present Dylan Guerra's new play for a two-month run starting in January.

Summary

• The Off-Broadway cast of The Grief Eater Near North Bender includes Kyle Beltran, Florencia Lozano, Annie McNamara, Marquis Kofi Rodriguez, Blake Russell, and Pete Simpson
• Performances run at the Laura Pels Theatre from January 21 to March 21
• The play follows small-town residents who join forces to defeat a memory-eating monster

Roundabout Theatre Company has named the complete cast for its production of The Grief Eater Near North Bender, running at the Laura Pels Theatre in the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre from January 21 to March 21, 2027. Opening night is February 11.

The cast includes Kyle Beltran (The Cherry Orchard) as Angler, Florencia Lozano (Wet Brain) as Tomlin, Annie McNamara (Slave Play) as Maryanne, Marquis Kofi Rodriguez (When They See Us) as Noland, Blake Russell (Take Me Out) as The Shepherd, and Pete Simpson (Is This a Room) as Byron.

Dylan Guerra's play follows a group of small-town pub dwellers who team up to defeat the Grief Eater, a creature who erases memories of loved ones, and restore what they've lost.

The Grief Eater Near North Bender is directed by Dustin Wills and produced in association with New York Theatre Workshop. Additional creative team members have yet to be named.

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Photo credit: Kyle Beltran, Florencia Lozano, Annie McNamara, Marquis Kofi Rodriguez, Blake Russell, and Pete Simpson. (Photos courtesy of production)