Manhattan Theatre Club more details of their 2005-2006 season

Manhattan Theatre Club have announced further information about its 2005-2006 season, including three shows on Broadway at the Biltmore Theatre and three productions at MTC�s Off-Broadway theatres at Stage I and Stage II at NY City Center. A fourth City Center production will be announced in the next few weeks.

MTC�s 2005-2006 season of seven plays includes two world premieres, two American premieres and a New York premiere. The season features works by authors Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Alan Ayckbourn, Nilo Cruz, Ariel Dorfman, David Lindsay-Abaire and Patrick Marber.

In changes to their original announcements, made in March this year, Tally's Folly by Lanford Wilson which was to be directed by Doug Hughes and starring Cynthia Nixon as Sally Talley is no longer listed, Patrick Marber's Rabbit Hole, is now to open on Broadway at the Biltmore Theatre and not at MTC's Off-Broadway theatre, the NY City Center, and Alan Ayckbourn's Absurd Person Singular is to be directed by John Tillenger and not Lynne Meadow.

BILTMORE:

Absurd Person Singular, written by Alan Ayckbourn and directed by John Tillenger.
Three couples, three kitchens, three successive Christmas Eves: welcome to the world of Alan Ayckbourn�s comedy of social class and marriage on the rocks.

World premiere of Rabbit Hole, written by David Lindsay-Abaire and directed by Daniel Sullivan.
The Corbetts have everything a family could want, until the day their world is turned upside down. In the aftermath of a tragic accident, a young husband and wife find themselves drifting perilously apart. Rabbit Hole charts their bittersweet search for comfort in the darkest of places�and for a path that will lead them back up into the light of day.

(Please note that Patrick Marber's Miss Julie which was originally announced has been replaced by McPherson's The Shining City)
The Shining City, written by Conor McPherson, director to be announced.
Focuses on a guilt-ridden man who visits a therapist after seeing the ghost of his recently deceased wife. What starts out as an everyday exchange becomes a gripping struggle to survive � a struggle that will change both men for the rest of their lives.

NY City Center: Stage I

New York Premiere of The Other Side, written by Ariel Dorfman and directed by Blanka Zizka.
In a war torn country, a man and a woman wait. They pass their days identifying the casualties. When peace and a border guard arrive, their bleakly predictable world unravels.

NY City Center: Stage II

New York Premiere of Beauty of the Father, written by Nilo Cruz and directed by Michael Grief.
A young woman travels to Spain to visit her estranged father and quickly becomes immersed in his vibrant, artistic world. But will a charming young Moroccan suitor stand in the way of their reconciliation?

World Premiere of Based on a Totally True Story, written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and directed by Michael Bush .
Ethan Keene is a young playwright and comic book writer who�s on the verge of breaking through. When a veteran Hollywood producer decides she wants to turn one of his plays into a horror movie, the frenzy that follows forces him to deal with the real drama in his life � his relationships with his boyfriend and his father.

Cast, artistic team and schedule still to be announced for all six plays.

Please note that plays, directors and venues are subject to change.