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The New York premiere of Linda Vista, the latest work from Pulitzer and Tony winning August: Osage County playwright Tracy Letts, will begin previews Sept. 19 in a Second Stage Theater production at the Hayes Theatre, the companys Broadway home. Steppenwolfs Dexter Bullard will direct, with an opening night set for Oct. 10.
The play (pictured at its West Coast premiere at the Mark Taper Forum in January), is one of five Second Stage productions announced today for the companys 2019-20 season. In addition to Linda Vista, the line-up includes two Broadway stagings (the New York premiere of Bess Wohls Grand Horizons, and the first major New York revival of Richard Greenbergs Tony Award-winning 2002 play Take Me Out) and two Off Broadway world premiere stagings (Will Enos The Underlying Chris and Alexis Scheers Our Dear Dead Drug Lord).
Letts Linda Vista is described by Second Stage as “a brutally comedic look at Wheeler, a 50-year-old divorcee in the throes of a mid-life spiral. Just out of his ex-wifes garage and into a place of his own, Wheeler starts on a path toward self-discovery — navigating blind dates, old friends, and new love. Full of opinions, yet short on self- examination, Wheeler must reconcile the man he has become with the man he wants to be.”
Though Letts is himself an actor – he co-stars with Annette Bening in this springs Broadway revival of Arthur Millers All My Sons – casting was not announced for Linda Vista or the other productions.
The other Broadway productions at the Hayes, announced today by Second Stages Carole Rothman, President and Artistic Director, and Casey Reitz, Executive Director:
- Grand Horizons by Bess Wohl, directed by Leigh Silverman (who directed this seasons hit Broadway play Lifespan of a Fact starring Daniel Radcliffe). Previews begin December 20, with opening night on January 23. Co-commissioned by Williamstown Theatre Festival and Second Stage Theater, Wohls play tells the story of Bill and Nancy, who “have spent fifty full years as husband and wife. They practically breathe in unison, and can anticipate each others every sigh, snore and sneeze. But just as they settle comfortably into their new home in Grand Horizons, the unthinkable happens: Nancy suddenly wants out. As their two adult sons struggle to cope with the shocking news, they are forced to question everything they assumed about the people they thought they knew best.
- Take Me Out by Richard Greenberg, directed by Scott Ellis. Previews begin March 31, opening night is April 23. The play, which won the Tony for Best Play in 2003, follows a baseball star who comes out of the closet, forcing center fielder to face some hostile teammates, fraught friendships and the challenges of being a gay person of color within the confines of a classic American institution.
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