Our Town: Scott Parkinson to temporarily replace David Cromer, for five weeks, from 1 May

The producers of the Off-Broadway production of� Thornton Wilder�s Our Town staged by Obie award-winner David Cromer, have announced that Scott Parkinson will temporarily assume the central role of �Stage Manager� beginning 1 May 2009.

David Comer departs the company for a 5-week hiatus to honor a prior commitment with plans to return to the show in mid-June.

Our Town opened at the Barrow Street Theatre from 26 Feb 2009, following previews from 17 Feb and is currently booking through to 27 Sep 2009.

The show opened to mostly positive reviews: "modest but highly rewarding" (NY Times); 'riveting new production' (NY Daily News); 'wonderful' (NY Post); "Astonishingly reinvented" (AP).

The current cast of Our Town features Jeremy Beiler as 'Sam Craig,' Rob Beitzel as 'Howie Newsome,' Kati Brazda as 'Mrs. Webb,' George Demas as 'Constable Warren,' Donna Jay Fulks as 'Mrs. Soames,' Jennifer Grace as 'Emily,' Wilbur Edwin Henry as 'Professor Willard,' Adam Hinkle as 'Joe Crowell,' Ronete Levenson as 'Rebecca Gibbs,' James McMenamin as 'George,' Ken Marks as 'Editor Webb,' Jonathan Mastro as 'Simon Stimson,' Seamus Mulcahy as 'Wally Webb,' Lori Myers as 'Mrs. Gibbs,' Jay Russell as 'Joe Stoddard,' Jeff Still as 'Doc Gibbs,' Jason Yachanin as 'Si Crowell' and David Cromer as the Stage Manager.

The creative team for Our Town features Michele Spadaro (set design and props), Alison Siple (costume design) and Heather Gilbert (lighting design).