The Shining City: Martha Plimpton to join cast

Manhattan Theatre Club have announced that Martha Plimpton will join Br�an F. O�Byrne and Oliver Platt in Conor McPherson�s The Shining City, to be directed by Robert Falls, which will open at the Biltmore Theatre on the 3 May 2006, following previews from the 13 Apr 2006.

Originally produced at London�s Royal Court Theater, The Shining City focuses on John (Oliver Platt), a guilt-ridden man who visits a therapist (Br�an F. O�Byrne) after seeing the ghost of his recently deceased wife. What starts out as an everyday exchange becomes a gripping struggle to survive � a struggle that will change both men for the rest of their lives.

Martha Plimpton made her Broadway debut in 2004 with 16 Wounded at the Walter Kerr Theatre. Off-Broadway credits include The False Servant (Classic Stage Co.), Flesh & Blood (NYTW), Boston Marriage, Pericles (The Public Theater), Hobson�s Choice (Atlantic, 2001 Obie Award), subUrbia (LCT).

Details regarding the creative team for The Shining City has not yet been announced.

MTC co-produced Mr. McPherson�s play The Weir, on Broadway in 1999.