The Atlantic Theater Company has announced the roster for its 2022-2023 season, scheduled to begin on September 8 with the world premiere play I’m Revolting by Gracie Gardner. Knud Adams directs this play, which takes place at a skin cancer clinic in NYC as patients wait to find out how much of themselves they’re about to lose. Opening night is scheduled for September 28 at the Linda Gross Theater, running through October 16.
Lee Cataluna’s Heart Strings will play as part of the Atlantic for Kids program. Set in a Hawaii before statehood, the story is told using hei, Hawaiian string figures, similar to Cat’s Cradle, and which teaches that family is defined by how people take care of one another. Directed by Kat Yen, Heart Strings will run from October 1 through October 23.
The world premiere of Lloyd Suh’s The Far Country, directed by Obie winner Eric Ting, is set to begin performances on November 12, running through January 1, 2023, The play follows an unlikely family’s journey from rural Taishan to the wild west of California in the wake of the Chinese Exclusion Act. Opening night is set for December 5.
Tony winner Simon Stephens then premieres the new musical Cornelia Street alongside collaborator Mark Eitzel. Set in a back street in the West Village, the show tells the story of Jacob Towney, who tries to save the restaurant that has long been his home and who tries to direct his daughter to the life he dreams she can have. Directed by Neil Pepe, the production is scheduled to run at Atlantic Stage 2 from January 14, 2023 through February 19. Opening night is set for February 6.
Deepa Purohit’s Elyria will follow at the Linda Gross Theater from February 9, 2023 through March 26. Directed by Awoye Timpo, the world premiere play takes place in Elyria, Ohio in 1982. Two mothers collide 20 years, two continents and two oceans forcing them to face the past and the uncertainty of their linked future. Opening night is scheduled for February 27.
The closes with the world premiere play A Simulacrum by Lucas Hnath, with magician Steve Cuiffo. Hnath will direct the show, which will run at Atlantic Stage 2 from May 25, 2023 through June 25. Opening night is set for June 5.
For more information, go to www.atlantictheater.org
