Theatre Press Releases Warrior Class starsLouis Ozawa Changchien (The Bourne Legacy), Katharine Powell (The Farnsworth Invention) and David Rasche (Speed the Plow).
Warrior Class opened on Monday, July 23rd to rave reviews. Charles Isherwood of The New York Times says “Political horse trading is conducted with ruthless intensity and oily smiles in Warrior Class, an absorbing and incisive new drama by Kenneth Lin.” Marilyn Stasio from Variety thinks “Warrior Class is not only smart; it's also politically potent material for an election year.” Joe Dziemianowicz of The New York Daily News raves “This smart, tight, topical 90-minute tale of political maneuvering assembles an ace cast. When you think all has been said and done, it delivers a final surprise move!”
When Assemblyman Julius Lee makes a bid for Congress, the ghosts of his college days come back to haunt him. Nothing reveals true colors like a sprint to the finish, when friends become enemies and allies can turn on a dime. The Warrior Class is a political battle of race, romance, forgiveness and debt.
Warrior Class features scenic design by Andromache Chalfant, costume design by Jessica Pabst, lighting design by Japhy Weideman, and sound design by Jill BC. DuBoff.
Created as a program to help develop and provide exposure for the voices of a new generation of theatre artists, the Second Stage Theatre Uptown Series (Christopher Burney, Associate ArtisticDirector and Curator) seeks to develop the skills of emerging playwrights, to provide early-career artists with the support of a major artistic institution, and to create new plays for the American Theatre. Each show has a limited rehearsal period, as well as a streamlined budget.
The series has helped launch and advance the careers of several up-and-coming playwrights, including Rajiv Joseph (Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo), Leslye Headland (Bachelorette), Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Good Boys and True, HBO’s “Big Love”), Adam Bock (A Small Fire, The Drunken City), and Brooke Berman (Hunting and Gathering).
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SCHEDULE AND TICKET INFORMATION
Warrior Class will be performed at the McGinn/Cazale Theater (Broadway & 76th Street, 3rd floor) from July 11– August 18 on the following schedule: Monday - Saturday at 7:30pm, and Saturday at 2:00pm.
Tickets can be purchased at the Second Stage Theatre Box Office (305 West 43rd Street) or by calling (212) 246-4422. Advance tickets are not available at the McGinn/Cazale Theatre. Single tickets are $50; advance youth tickets (age 30 and under) are $20; and student rush tickets are $10 (available 30 minutes prior to curtain).
For more information, please visit www.2ST.com
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