The Fatal Weakness extends limited run to 26 Oct 2014
The Mint Theater company's rare revival production of George Kelly's play The Fatal Weakness has extended its limited engagement by two weeks. The show began previews on 19 August 2014, and will officially open on 15 September. It is now booking through to 26 October 2014 at off-Broadway's Mint Theater.
The play tells the story of Ollie Espenshade, who, after 28 years of marriage is still an incurable romantic. Perhaps discovering that her husband is a lying cheat will cure her? George Kelly's last produced play is a comedy about romance, marriage and commitment. The original production opened on Broadway in 1946, and was described by critics as Kelly's best works. It was honoured with the title 'Best New Comedy' in the Theatre Book of the Year Awards, 1946-7.
The Fatal Weakness stars Cliff Bemis, Cynthia Darlow, Kristin Griffith, Sean Patrick Hopkins, Patricia Kilgarriff, and Victoria Mack.
The revival is directed by Jesse Marchese, and features scenic design by Vicki R. Davis, costume design by Andrea Varga, lighting design by Christian DeAngelis, original music & sound design by Jane Shaw, and properties design by Joshua Yocom.
The Mint Theater specialises in producing revivals of unknown and forgotten plays. It was awarded an OBIE for "combining the excitement of discovery with the richness of tradition," and a special Drama Desk Award for "unearthing, presenting and preserving forgotten plays of merit." Ben Brantley, in The New York Times Arts & Leisure hailed the Mint as the "resurrectionist extraordinaire of forgotten plays."
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