MCC Theater announces complete cast of YEN

MCC Theater has announced the complete cast to join Lucas Hedges in the U.S. premiere of Anna Jordan's YEN, directed by OBIE winner Trip Cullman.

Joining Mr Hedges will be Ari Graynor, Stefania LaVie Owen and Justice Smith.

Ari Graynor has previously appeared in the Broadway productions of 'The Little Dog Laughed,' 'Relatively Speaking,' 'The Performers,' and 'Brooklyn Boy,' as well as the off-Broadway productions of 'American Hero,' 'Trust,' and 'Dog Sees God.' Her many screen credits include "I'm Dying Up Here," "Bad Teacher," "What's Your Number?," "Lucky," "Fringe," "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist," "Mystic River," and "The Sopranos."

Stefania LaVie Owen is making her NY stage debut. Her screen credits include "The Carrie Diaries," "Chance," "Krampus," "Running Wilde," "The Lovely Bones," and "All We Had."

Justic Smith is also making his NY stage debut. His screen credits include "Paper Towns" and "The Get Down."

YEN, a transfer from London's acclaimed Royal Court Theatre, will begin previews at off-Broadway's Lucille Lortel Theatre on 12 January 2017, before an official opening on 30 January and a limited run now through to 19 February 2017.

Synopsis: "Bobbie and Hench are home alone. Days are filled by streaming porn, playing Call of Duty, watching the world go by. Their mom rarely visits these days, and it's chaos when she does. But when animal-loving neighbor Jenny takes an interest in their dog Taliban, the boys discover a world far beyond what they know. YEN explores a childhood lived without boundaries."

Additional creative team information will be announced at a later date.

- by Tom Millward