Mouth to Mouth to close 6 Dec 2008, three weeks earlier than scheduled

The New Group's U.S. premiere of Kevin Elyot�s Mouth to Mouth, directed by Mark Brokaw, will close three weeks earltm and play its final performance on 6 Dec 2008.

Mouth to Mouth opened at Theatre Row's Acorn Theatre on 6 Nov 2008, following previews from 21 Oct and was originally schduled to play through to 27 Dec 2008.

The show opened to mostly good reviews: "Beautifully written, often funny encounters that throb with isolation and longing." (New York Times); 'Engaging play.' (Back Stage); 'A melancholy little memory play, sad yet compulsively watchable.' (Associated Press); "The New Group ensemble sparkles aplenty, employing a snappy comedic delivery to keep the raw emotions at bay." (Variety).

Mouth to Mouth: Frank, a gay writer living with AIDS, attends a party at his friend Laura's house to celebrate the return of her teenage son from abroad. As the story shifts back and forth through time, it's clear that Frank may have played an unscrupulous part in the unraveling of his best girlfriend's family.

Directed by Mark Brokaw, Mouth to Mouth features Christopher Abbott, David Cale, Lisa Emery, Darren Goldstein, Elizabeth Jasicki, Andrew Polk and Richard Topol.

The creative team includes Riccardo Hernandez (sets), Michael Krass (costumes), Mark McCullough (lighting) and David Van Tieghem (sound).

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