A new play written and directed by Paul Weitz and the rain-check run of the latest Douglas Carter Beane play are set for the 2009-10 season at Off Broadway's Second Stage Theater.
"Trust," from Weitz, centers on a rich married man who is dissatisfied with his life. Weitz's plays "Show People" and "Privilege," both helmed by Peter Askin, previously preemed at Second Stage.
Weitz will direct his own work this time around in a production skedded to begin previews in summer 2010.
Prior to that, the new play by Beane ("The Little Dog Laughed"), "Mr. and Mrs. Fitch," will get a winter 2010 run directed by Scott Ellis. Show, about a pair of married gossip columnists, was originally set to bow in the summer but had to be delayed due to conflicts with Ellis' sked. (Small-scale tuner "Vanities," starting previews June 30, filled the vacancy this season.)
No casting has been announced for either "Trust" or "Fitch."
Already on the Second Stage slate is the new play written and performed by Anna Deavere Smith, "Let Me Down Easy," a solo docu-theater piece about health care. Helmed by Leonard Foglia ("Thurgood"), "Easy" begins perfs Sept. 15.
One more production remains to be announced.
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