Primary Stages announces 2014/2015 season

Primary Stages has announced its upcoming 30th season of new works: the world premiere of Billy Porter's While I Yet Live, directed by Sheryl Kaller; the New York premiere of Theresa Rebeck's Poor Behaviour, directed by Sheryl Kaller; and Lives of the Saints, a collection of short stories (containing a mixture of world and New York premieres) by David Ives, directed by John Rando.

Unlike their previous seasons which have been staged at 59E59 Theater A, this new season will see Primary Stages take up residence at The Duke on 42nd Street.

Primary Stages Founder and Executive Producer, Casey Childs said about the change of venue,

We look forward to working with our colleagues at The Duke on 42nd Street, which offers us a terrific space for our artists and our audiences. We have been the resident theater company at 59E59 Theaters since they opened in 2004, but over the course of the last decade the audiences and the seasons have grown tremendously for both Primary Stages and 59E59 Theaters, increasing both organizations' needs for access to the main stage.

Opening the 2014-2015 season is the New York premiere of Theresa Rebeck's new comedy Poor Behaviour, directed by Evan Cabnet.

Theresa Rebeck presents a devilish argument about infidelity and America in this new comedy about two couples spending a not-so-idyllic weekend in the country.

Cast: to be announced
Dates: Expected Jul-Sep 2014

Theresa Rebeck won the 2004 Pullitzer Prize for Drama for her play 'Omnium Gatherum,' and has twice been nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards for "NYPD Blue." She is the creator of the TV series "Smash." She has had three of her plays produced on Broadway: 'Dead Accounts,' 'Seminar' and 'Mauritius.' Her Off-Broadway credits include 'Motherhood Out Loud,' 'The Understudy,' 'Our House,' 'The Scene' and 'The Water's Edge.'

Primary Stages continues the season with the world premiere of Billy Porter's While I Yet Live, directed by Sheryl Kaller.

Billy Porter's newest work explores coming of age in Pittsburgh amongst a bevy of fascinating and strong-willed women.

Cast: to be announced
Dates: Expected Sep-Nov 2014

Billy Porter is both an actor and a playwright, who currently stars in his Tony Award-winning role of 'Lola' in the musical 'Kinky Boots.' Other Broadway acting credits include: 'Miss Saigon,' 'Five Guys Named Moe,' 'Grease' (all original cast), 'Smokey Joe's Café' and 'Dreamgirls.' Off Broadway acting credits include: 'Angles in America,' 'Birdie Blue,' 'Radiant Baby' and 'The Merchant of Venice.' His one-man show, 'Ghetto Superstar: The Man That I Am,' which he wrote the book, music and lyrics, and also starred in, debuted at The Public Theater in NYC in conjunction with City Theatre of Pittsburgh and was nominated for a 2005 GLAAD Media Award.

The season will then present Lives of the Saints, a new collection of short plays by David Ives, directed by John Rando.

David Ives new collection of short plays includes New York premieres and a couple of World Premieres.

Cast: to be announced
Dates: Expected Feb-Mar 2015

David Ives (The Lives of the Saints, playwright) was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Play for 'Venus In Fur,' which Roman Polanski has turned into a film. Several of his plays have premiered at Primary Stages, including 'All In The Timing,' 'Don Juan In Chicago,' 'Ancient History,' and' Mere Mortals.' Other plays of David Ives: 'New Jerusalem: The Interrogation of Baruch de Spinoza,' 'The Liar,' 'The School for Lies' (adapted from Molière's The Misanthrope), 'The Heir Apparent' (adapted from J-F. Regnard), 'Is He Dead?' (adapted from Mark Twain) and 'Polish Joke.' His adaptation of Alexis Piron's 'The Metromaniacs' will appear in Washington D.C. at the Shakespeare Theatre next season. He is a former Guggenheim Fellow in playwriting and lives in New York City.

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