Sex Lives of Our Parents by Michael Mitnick

Second Stage Theatre presents the world premiere of Michael Mitnick's comedy Sex Lives of Our Parents, written by Michael Mitnick, as the first production of this year's Second Stage Theatre Uptown Series. The comedy opens at the McGinn/Cazale Theatre on 22 Jun 2011, following previews from 7 Jun 2011, and closes on 3 Jul 2011.

In Sex Lives of Our Parents Virginia is getting married. As her wedding day approaches, unwanted ghosts of her mother's past appear, unearthing a shocking past she never knew - nor wanted to. A comic nightmare about the mysterious hollows between parents and children and things that may be better left unsaid.

Directed by Davis McCallum, Sex Lives of Our Parents will feature Teddy Bergmann, Lisa Emery, Daniel Jenkins, Virginia Kull, Ben Rappaport and Mark Zeisler.

The creative team features scenic design by Andromache Chalfant, costume design by Jessica Ford, lighting design by Tyler Micoleau and sound design by Jill DuBoff.

Michael Mitnick is a playwright and songwriter. His plays and musicals have been developed around the country at theaters including Manhattan Theatre Club, Ars Nova, The McCarter, The Denver Center Theatre Company, TheatreWorks, The Lark, Studio 42, Washington Ensemble Theatre, and The Kennedy Center. He has an MFA in Playwriting from the Yale School of Drama.

Davis McCallum recently directed the world premiere of Molly Smith Metzler's 'Elemeno Pea' at the 2011 Humana Festival of New American Plays. New York: Sam Hunter's 'A Bright New Boise' (Partial Comfort), Greg Moss's 'punkplay' (Clubbed Thumb), Chuck Mee's 'Queens Boulevard' (Signature Theater), Quiara Hudes' 'Elliot: A Soldier's Fugue' (P73; Pulitzer Prize Finalist) and 'Henry V' (Acting Company/New Victory).

Created as a program to help develop and provide exposure for the voices of a new generation of theatre artists the Second Stage Theatre Uptown Series (Christopher Burney, Associate Artistic Director and Curator) seeks to develop the skills of emerging playwrights, to provide early-career artists with the support of a major artistic institution, and to create new plays for the American Theatre. Each show has a limited rehearsal period, as well as a streamlined budget.

The series has helped launch and advance the careers of several up-and-coming playwrights, including Rajiv Joseph ( Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo), Leslye Headland (Bachelorette), Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Good Boys and True, HBO's "Big Love"), Adam Bock (A Small Fire, The Drunken City), and Brooke Berman (Hunting and Gathering).