Sons of the Prophet: Joanna Gleason to star

Tony Award winner Joanna Gleason (Into the Woods) will star in the Roundabout Theare Company's production of Stephen Karam's new play Sons of the Prophet, directed by Peter DuBois, opening at the Laura Pels Theatre on 20 Oct 2011, following previews from 30 Sep, and play a limited engagement through to 23 Dec 2011.

The full cast and creative team will be announced shortly. Sons of the Prophet: A Lebanese family in PA is in crisis. But as they deal with crazy bosses, medical mysteries, and the end of the family line, they never lose their unbreakable sense of humor.

Sons of the Prophet was commissioned by Roundabout Theatre Company, and will be produced in association with Huntington Theatre Company where it recently had its world premiere.

Bios:

Joanna Gleason (Gloria) is the recipient of a Best Actress Tony Award for her performance in Stephen Sondheim's 'Into the Woods.' Gleason also received Tony nominations for her performances in 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels' and 'Joe Egg.' Other Broadway credits 'Nick and Nora,' 'I Love My Wife,' 'The Real Thing' and 'Social Security.' Recently, Gleason directed Doria Fram's 'Callwaiting' at The Tiffany Theater in Los Angeles, as well as Chris Gorman's 'A Letter From Ethel Kennedy' at New York's MCC Theater. Her feature film credits include Woody Allen's "Crimes and Misdemeanors" and "Hannah and Her Sister," as well as "Heartburn," "For Richer, For Poorer," "Life Under Water," "FX2," "Road Ends," "American Perfekt," "Mr. Holland's Opus," "Boogie Nights" and "The Wedding Planner." Some of Gleason's major television credits include a recurring role on "The West Wing," "E.R.," "Friends," "King of the Hill," "How to Make it in America," and "The Good Wife."

Stephen Karam (Playwright) is the author of 'Speech & Debate' which was produced off-Broadway by Roundabout Theatre Company as the inaugural production of Roundabout Underground. Following an extended run in New York, 'Speech & Debate' has received over 100 productions across the U.S. and Canada. Other plays include Sons of the Prophet (co-world premiere by Huntington/Roundabout Theater Companies), 'columbinus' (New York Theatre Workshop), 'Girl on Girl' (Brown/Trinity Playwrights Rep), and 'Emma' (a re-imagining of Jane Austen's novel), performed this spring by the Professional Performing Arts High School in NYC.

Peter Dubois (Director) is the Artistic Director of the Huntington Theatre Company, where he has directed the world premieres of Stephen Karam's Sons of the Prophet, Bob Glaudini's 'Vengeance is the Lord's,' and David Grimm's 'The Miracle at Naples,' Craig Lucas' 'Prelude to a Kiss,' and Gina Gionfriddo's 'Becky Shaw.' He will direct Zach Braff's 'All Good People' at Second Stage Theatre this June, as well as Sons of the Prophet at the Roundabout Theatre Company and Gina Gionfriddo's 'Rapture, Blister, Burn' at Playwrights Horizons next season. He recently directed the Off-Broadway production of Paul Weitz's 'Trust' at Second Stage Theatre and the U.K. premiere of 'Becky Shaw' for London's Almeida Theatre in addition to directing its Off Broadway production at Second Stage Theatre and its world premiere at the Humana Festival of New American Plays at Actors Theatre of Louisville.