The Man in Room 306 at 59E59's Theater B

59E59 Theaters welcomes Luna Stage (Montclair, NJ) to 59E59 Theaters with the New York City premiere of The Man In Room 306, written by and starring Craig Alan Edwards and directed by Cheryl Katz. The play opens at 59E59's Theater B on 20 Jan 2009, following previews from 15 Jan and runs through to 14 Feb 2010.

Experience the private journey of a public man during an extraordinary time. The Man In Room 306 is an intimate, human portrait Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. set in Memphis on 3 Apr 1968, the evening before his tragic assassination on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel. Dr. King struggles with himself, his future and the very soul of a non- violent movement shadowed by the rise of Black Power. Before this night is over, he will change...and so will the country.

The creative team features Charlie Corcoran (sets), Jill Nagle (lighting) and Andy Cohen (sound).

Craig Alan Edwards' (actor/playwright) regional credits: Merchant Of Venice; King Lear (with Earl Hyman); Taming Of The Shrew; Dinner With Friends; Fences; Les Blanc; A Taste of Honey; and others. New York theater: Waiting For My Man; Box; A Last Dance for Sybil (with Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis); Love's Labor's Lost; Oroonoko; workshop projects with New York Theatre Workshop. Television: FRINGE (Fox); Law & Order; Law & Order: SVU; Law & Order: Criminal Intent; Law & Order: Trial By Jury; All My Children; As the World Turns; Luther's Choice (TV Movie). Film: Sweet & Lowdown (dir Woody Allen); Lip Service (dir William H. Macy); The Opposite Sex; Jails, Hospitals & Hip-Hop.

Cheryl Katz (director/dramaturg) has been the director of play development for Luna Stage in Montclair, New Jersey for the past six seasons. She has developed and directed over thirty new plays in the New York area and has collaborated with Craig Alan Edwards as director and dramaturg of The Man In Room 306 since its inception. She has worked as a producer, administrator and special projects manager for LaMama E.T.C., Under One Roof, Electronic Arts Intermix, Arts International and The School of Hard Knocks, and has worked in script development for The Young Playwrights Festival, The O'Neill Theatre Conference and The Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey.