Offices, by Ethan Coen, announces dates and cast

Atlantic Theater Company has announced casting and dates for the world premiere production of Academy Award winning film maker Ethan Coen�s Offices, directed by Neil Pepe.

Offices will open at the Atlantic's Linda Gross Theater on 7 May 2009, following previews from 15 Apr and run through to 31 May 2009.

The ensemble cast will feature Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham (Amadeus), Daniel Abeles, Brennan Brown, Aya Cash, John Bedford Lloyd, Daniel London, Mary McCann, Joey Slotnick, Greg Stuhr, C.J. Wilson and Daniel Yelsky.

Hiring and firing are antisocial acts. Workplace pressures make for nasty competition. And the work itself can be meaningless and alienating. Accordingly, the three short plays that make up Offices are comedies.

Academy Award winner Ethan Coen returns to Atlantic with another world premiere production of one-act comedies. He made his Off-Broadway debut last season with the hit world premiere of 'Almost an Evening,' which transferred Off-Broadway following a sold out extended Atlantic Stage 2 run. Coen has made fourteen movies with his brother Joel, including the Academy Award winning films 'No Country for Old Men,' 'Fargo' and 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?'

Atlantic artistic director Neil Pepe made his Broadway debut this season with the revival of David Mamet�s 'Speed-the-Plow,' and staged David Pittu�s world premiere comedy 'What�s That Smell: The Music of Jacob Sterling,' which transferred Off-Broadway following a sold out engagement at Stage 2. He recently staged Harold Pinter�s first and most recent plays, 'The Room' and 'Celebration' at Atlantic, and the world premiere of Mamet�s 'Romance' at Atlantic and at the Mark Taper Forum.

F. Murray Abraham returns to Atlantic following starring in the world premiere of Ethan Coen�s 'Almost an Evening' at Atlantic Stage 2 and The Theatres at 45 Bleecker Street. His Broadway credits include 'Mauritius' (2007), 'Triumph of Love' (1997), 'A Month in the Country' (1995). F. Murray Abraham won an Academy award for Best Actor for his role as 'Antonio Salieri' in 'Amadeus.'

The design team for Offices will feature scenic design by Riccardo Hernandez, costume design by Laura Bauer, lighting design by David Weiner and sound design by Obadiah Eaves.