'Seascape', by Edward Albee, at the Booth Theatre

Lincoln Center Theater present a revival of Edward Albee's Seascape at the Booth Theatre. The play opens on the 21 Nov 2005, following previews from the 28 Oct 2005, running for a limited engagement through to the 8 Jan 2006.

In Seascape, Nancy and Charlie, an American couple on the verge of the major life change of retirement, are having problems in their relationship. They are discussing these matters on the beach when another couple appears, two human-sized lizards named Leslie and Sarah who speak and act like people. The lizards have evolved to such a degree that they no longer feel at home in the sea and are compelled to seek life on the land, but will What the lizards experience with Nancy and Charlie drive them back to the sea?

The production will feature George Grizzard, Elizabeth Marvel, Frances Sternhagen and Frederick Weller, and which will be directed by Mark Lamos.

Seascape will have sets by Michael Yeargan, costumes by Catherine Zuber and lighting by Peter Kaczorowski.

Edward Albee's Seascape premiered on Broadway in 1974 and won the 1975 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, one of three won by the playwright.

Mr. Albee returns to the Lincoln Center Theater where his first Pulitzer Prize winning drama A Delicate Balance won the 1996 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play. The winner of a 2005 Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement, he is currently represented on Broadway by the critically acclaimed new production of his Tony Award winning drama Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? His recent works include the Tony Award winning Best Play The Goat, Or Who Is Sylvia?, The Play About The Baby and Three Tall Women, which won him his third Pulitzer Prize in 1995.

Director Mark Lamos returns to Lincoln Center Theater where he directed last season's production of Sheridan's The Rivals, A.R. Gurneys Big Bill, and Shakespeare's Measure for Measure.

George Grizzard won a Tony Award for his performance in the LCT production of Edward Albee's A Delicate Balance. Elizabeth Marvel appeared in the LCT production of Wendy Wasserstein's An American Daughter and recently played the title role in NYTW's production of Hedda Gabler. Frances Sternhagen is a Tony winner for her performance in the LCT production of The Heiress and more recently won a Tony nomination for her performance in the LCT production of Mornings at Seven. Frederick Weller, who is currently appearing on Broadway in David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross, appeared in the LCT productions of The Little Foxes and Six Degrees of Separation.