RTC confirms 4 off-Broadway shows for 2017-18 season

The Roundabout Theatre Company has announced 4 new off-Broadway productions for its forthcoming 2017-2018 season at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre.

AT THE LAURA PELS THEATRE:

The off-Broadway season will begin with the New York premiere of The Last Match, written by Anna Ziegler and directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch, which begins previews on September 28, 2017, before an official opening on October 24 and a limited engagement through to December 24, 2017.

Synopsis: "It's the semifinals of the U.S. Open, and two tennis greats are facing off in the match of their lives. Tim Porter, the aging all-American favorite, wants to prove to the world, his wife and himself that he's still a champion. Hot-headed rising star Sergei Sergeyev struggles to believe he truly deserves to beat his lifelong hero. Set against the high-stakes backdrop of professional sports, the play serves up a richly theatrical look at what keeps us striving and why."

The season then continues with the world premiere of Amy and the Orphans, written by Lindsey Ferrentino and directed by Scott Ellis, which begins previews on February 1, 2018, before an official opening on March 1 and a limited engagement through to April 22, 2018.

Synopsis: "After their father's death, two unhinged siblings reunite with Amy, their movie-loving sister who has Down syndrome. Together, they careen down the Great American Long Island Expressway, navigating strip malls, traffic jams and some serious (and not-so-serious) family drama. An unexpected turn reveals the moment that changed their lives...and the fact that Amy may be the only one who knows her own mind. Amy and the Orphans is a rollicking ride that proves it's never too late to follow a new road."

Finally, Roundabout presents the world premiere of Joshua Harmon's Skintight, directed by Daniel Aukin, which begins previews on May 24, 2018, before an official opening on June 21 and a limited engagement through to August 26 2018.

Synopsis: "Skintight is a scorching examination of beauty, youth and sex. Reeling from her ex-husband's engagement to a much younger woman, Jodi Isaac turns to her famous fashion-designer dad for support. Instead, she finds him wrapped up in his West Village townhouse with Trey. Who's 20. And not necessarily gay. But probably an adult film star. At least, according to Jodi's son. Who's also 20. And definitely gay. Skintight assays the nature of love, the power of attraction, and the ways in which a superficial culture persists in teaching its children that all that matters is what's on the inside."

Playwright Joshua Harmon will also soon be represented on the Great White Way by the Broadway transfer of Significant Other, which begins previews at the Booth Theatre on February 14, 2017, before an official opening on March 2.

AT THE BLACK BOX THEATRE:

Beneath the Laura Pels Theatre, the Roundabout Underground's 2017-2018 season will include Jiréh Breon Holder's new play Too Heavy For Your Pocket.

Synopsis: "Too Heavy For Your Pocket takes us back to Nashville in the summer of 1961. The Freedom Riders are embarking on a courageous journey into the Deep South. When 20-year-old Bowzie Brandon gives up a life-changing college scholarship to join the movement, he'll have to convince his loved ones—and himself—that shaping his country's future might be worth jeopardizing his own."

The Roundabout Underground's 2017-2018 season will also include a second production, which will be announced in due course.

Casting and creative team information for all four productions will be announced at a later date.