Reed Birney will star in 2ST's Man From Nebraska

The Second Stage Theatre Company has announced that Tony winner Reed Birney will take on the leading role of Ken Carpenter in the New York premiere of Tracy Letts' Man from Nebraska, directed by David Cromer, which will play a limited engagement beginning late January 2017.

Synopsis: "Sometimes even the most devout can lose their faith. When Ken, a middle aged man from Nebraska, suddenly finds he's lost his, along with his sense of purpose, he goes on a wild adventure to find it. Along the way he encounters a world vastly different from his own, filled with chance meetings and romantic encounters that shake him to the core. From the playwright of August: Osage County, comes a fascinating exploration into what happens when we lose our belief system and the characters that come into our lives on the path to a meaningful existence."

Reed Birney can currently be seen in his Tony-winning role of Erik in the Tony-winning Best Play The Humans, which is booking through to 15 January 2017 at Broadway's Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. His other Broadway credits include his Tony-nominated performance in 'Casa Valentina,' as well as appearances in 'Picnic' and 'Gemini.' His many off-Broadway credits include the 2ST productions of 'The Family of Mann,' 'Loose Knit' and 'Winterplay.'

- by Tom Millward