The Belle of Belfast at Cherry Lane Theatre

Cherry Lane Theatre will present Nate Rufus Edelman's play The Belle Of Belfast - the second of three plays staged this spring as part of Cherry Lane's 12th annual Mentor Project playwriting series.

Directed by Eric Tucker and mentored by Charles Fuller, The Belle Of Belfast plays from 27 Apr 2010 through to 8 May 2010.

The Belle Of Belfast is Nate Rufus Edelman's play about 17-year-old Anne Malloy, who is lost and angry after the tragic killing of her parents by a terrorist's bomb. Like many who suffered and survived during Ireland's "Troubles," she turns to the comforts of her local parish. However, her passion is not for the Church, but for her confessor and confidant Father Reilly, forcing both to re-evaluate where one finds solace and faith during a time of conflict.

Directed by Eric Tucker, The Belle Of Belfast features Evan Thompson, Elvy Yost, Katie Fabel, Sam Redford and Terry Donnelly.

Set design is by Kina Park and John McDermott, costumes by Rebecca Bernstein, lighting by Pat Dignan and sound by Daniel Kluger.

About the Mentor Project:

Chosen annually from scripts submitted by the Cherry Lane National Nominating Committee, and selected by the 2010 Mentor playwrights themselves, the Mentor Project fellows work one-on-one with their advisers, have private and public readings of their plays, attend workshops and receive 12 performance showcase runs at Cherry Lane Theatre each spring.

Previous Mentor Project playwrights whose work has been produced subsequent to their tenure at Cherry Lane: Rajiv Joseph, 'Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo' (Center Theater Group); David Adjmi, 'Stunning' (Lincoln Center Theater 3); Katori Hall, 'The Mountaintop' (London's Battersea, West End); Jakob Holder, 'Bedtime Solos' (Old Red Lion Theater, England); Colin McKenna, 'The Secret Agenda of Trees' (Wild Project, NYC); Allison Moore, 'Slasher' (Humana Festival); Christopher Shinn and Sam Forman.