World Premiere of 17 Orchard Point at Theatre Row

Tony Award winner Michele Pawk will star in the world premiere of 17 Orchard Point, written by Anton Dudley and Stephanie DiMaggio, directed by Stella Powell-Jones and produced by Justin Scribner. The dark comedy will play Theatre Row's Beckett Theatre from 25 Apr 2014, officially opening on 04 May and running til 24 May 2014.

Alongside Michele Pawk as Lydia, co-Author Stephanie DiMaggio will also be playing the role of her daughter Vera. The creative team features Scenic Design by John McDermott, Costume by Tilly Grimes, Lighting by Daisy Long and Sound by Elisheba Ittoop.

Synopsis: 'Lydia lives by her motto, "leave your baggage at the door, or it will end up on your face." A decade after fleeing Cleveland for one long night out in Vegas, leaving the family's apartment building under the management of her daughter Vera, Lydia returns to find a lifetime of "baggage" waiting for her inside. With a daughter fueled by faith, a mother driven by delusion, and a family secret that sounds the bell between them, 17 Orchard Point is a dark comedy about two generations of women battling to claim their home and history.'

Bios:

Michele Pawk's Broadway credits include: Hairspray, Losing Louie, Mamma Mia, Hollywood Arms (Tony Award), Chicago, Seussical, Cabaret (Drama Desk & Outer Critics' Circle Award nominations), Triumph Of Love, Crazy For You (Drama Desk nomination), Mail. Off-Broadway she appeared in Giant, A Small Fire (Drama Desk & Lucille Lortel nominations), Mahida's Extra Key To Heaven, Flyovers, Prayer For My Enemy, The Dark At The Top Of The Stairs, The Paris Letter (Drama Desk nomination), Reefer Madness, After The Fair, Hello Again, Merrily We Roll Along, jon & jen, A Little Night Music.

Stephanie DiMaggio was seen on Broadway in A Free Man Of Color (LCT), and her Off-Broadway credits include Exile (Cherry Lane) and Love's Labor's Lost (NYSF).

Anton Dudley's Off-Broadway credits include Substitution (Playwrights Realm featuring Jan Maxwell), Getting Home (Second Stage Theatre Uptown), Slag Heap (Cherry Lane Theater), and Honor and the River (Theater Row).

- by Tom Millward