One Arm at the Acorn Theater from 19 May

The New Group & Tectonic Theater Project present Moisés Kaufman's stage adaptation of Tennessee Williams' unproduced screenplay One Arm, opening at the Acorn Theater on 6 Jun 2011, following previews from 19 May, and playing through to 2 Jul 2011.

One Arm follows Ollie, a young boxing champ described as 'lightning in leather,' who turns to hustling after an accident claims his arm. Bitter and detached, he cuts a path through a disenfranchised American underworld in the late 1960s, until at last he's pushed to violence. The drama traces Ollie's encounters with strangers, many of them men, and his odyssey from emotional isolation toward a last chance at human connection.

Directed by Moisés Kaufman, One Arm features Noah Bean, KC Comeaux, Claybourne Elder (Ollie), Steven Hauck, Todd Lawson, Christopher McCann, Greg Pierotti and Larisa Polonsky.

The production includes set design by Derek McLane, costume design by Clint Ramos, lighting design by David Lander and original music and sound design by Shane Rettig.

Moisés Kaufman and Tectonic Theater Project have been adapting the script for One Arm over the past decade. Readings were produced in collaboration with The Steppenwolf Theatre Company and AboutFace Theatre (Chicago) in 2004 (supported in part by The National Endowment of the Arts), New York City in early 2010 and Georgetown University later that year.

Moisés Kaufman is a Tony and Emmy nominated director and playwright. His most recent play, '33 Variations,' was nominated for five Tony Awards. Kaufman directed the Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning play 'I Am My Own Wife,' earning him an Obie Award for his direction as well as Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Lucille Lortel nominations. His plays 'Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde' and 'The Laramie Project' are among the most performed plays in America over the last decade. Kaufman also directed the film adaptation of "The Laramie Project" for HBO, which was the opening night Performances Magazine P11 selection at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival and won the National Board of Review Award, the Humanitas Prize and a Special Mention for Best First Film at the Berlin Film Festival. The film also earned Kaufman two Emmy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Writer. His production of 'Bengal Tiger at the Bagdad Zoo' is currently on Broadway, starring Robin Williams. He is the Artistic Director of Tectonic Theater Project and a Guggenheim Fellow in Playwriting.