Scarcity, Scarcity extends by one week

The Atlantic Theatre Company have extended their world Premiere production of Lucy Thurber�s play Scarcity by one week.

The play opened at the Atlantic's Linda Gross Theater on 20 Sep 2007, following previews from 29 Aug 2007. The drama was originally scheduled to close on 14 Oct 2007, but will now run through to 21 Oct 2007.

The play opened to positive reviews: �A pitch perfect production! Every savvy theater company in town seems to want a piece of Lucy Thurber.� (Variety); A gripping new play. Anybody seeking a sizzling hunk of red-blooded American realism should grab this show!� (The Star Ledger); �Compulsively watchable. A gusty cast.� � Associated Press."

Set in rural western Massachusetts, Scarcity tells the tale of two siblings whose aspirations to escape the confines of poverty and small town life come into direct conflict with their sense of family responsibility. When sixteen-year-old Billy is afforded an opportunity to change schools and move out of town by an unusually attentive young teacher, his family starts to unravel around him.

Directed by Jackson Gay, Scarcity features Kristen Johnston, Maggie Kiley, Todd Weeks, Meredith Brandt, Jesse Eisenberg, Miriam Shor and Michael T. Weiss.

The design team comprises Walt Spangler (sets), Ilona Somogyi (costumes) and Jeff Lyons (lighting).