The Poor Itch at the Public Theater

The Public Theater presents The Poor Itch, the second play of the inaugural PUBLIC LAB initiative.

Directed by Lisa Peterson, The Poor Itch is a new play by the late John Belluso that will run from 7 - 23 Mar at the Public Theater.

In The Poor Itch, Ian (Christopher Thornton) comes back from the war in Iraq without the use of his legs but with a full-blown case of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and a year�s supply of OxyContin. Now, he has to face the person he has become after the war.

The Poor Itch was featured in The Public�s 2005 New Work Now Festival and was further developed in subsequent workshops prior to Belluso�s tragic death in February 2006. To continue shepherding Belluso�s final play, The Public staged three different workshops with Director Lisa Peterson and the same company of actors.

The PUBLIC LAB cast features that same company of actors who helped shape Belluso�s last contribution to American Theatre. The cast features Michael Chernus, Alicia Goranson, Marc Damon Johnson, Piter Marek, Deidre O�Connell, John Ottavino, Susan Pourfar and Christopher Thornton.

The creative team comprises Rachel Hauck (sets), Gabriel Berry (costumes), Ben Stanton (lighting) and Robert Kaplowitz (sound).