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SUZZANNE DOUGLAS JOINS THE CAST OF TWO RIVER THEATER'S WORLD PREMIERE MUSICAL "IN THIS HOUSE"

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originally published: 03/20/2012


(RED BANK, NJ) -- Two River Theater Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director John Dias and Managing Director Michael Hurst, announces that Suzzanne Douglas has joined the cast of its world premiere musical In This House in the role of Luisa Arden. Douglas replaces Brenda Pressley, who was an original cast member of Nicky Silver's The Lyons at the Vineyard Theatre and will be in that play's upcoming Broadway transfer. Performances of In This House continue through April 8, 2012.

Douglas is an award-winning actor, singer, and producer. She most recently appeared in New York in the world premiere of Kara Lee Corthron's Julius by Design. Her regional credits include three plays by Regina Taylor: Drowning Crow at Goodman Theatre, Crowns at Pasadena Playhouse, and Night in Tunisia at George Street Playhouse, where she also played Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill and was the first African-American to perform the role of Dr. Bearing in Wit. On Broadway, she appeared in 3 Penny Opera, Into the Woods, and The Tap Dance Kid. Her film credits include Tap, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, and Jason's Lyric, and her television credits include starring in the long-running family sitcom The Parent 'Hood and the television film Sounder, as well as numerous guest starring roles. She is a two-time NAACP Image Award winner.

In This House is written by Mike Reid (composer, co-bookwriter), Sarah Schlesinger (lyricist, co-bookwriter), and Jonathan Bernstein (co-bookwriter). The music director is James Sampliner and the director is May Adrales. Tickets are available from 732.345.1400 or www.trtc.org. Single ticket prices start at $45. Discounts are available for groups, seniors, students, and patrons aged 30 and under. In This House is sponsored by Rumson-Fair Haven Bank.

In This House tells the story of two couples—one at the beginning, the other at the end of their time together—who meet accidentally and spend an evening together in a deserted house on New Year's Eve. Tony Award-winner Chuck Cooper (August Wilson's Jitney at Two River Theater, Broadway's The Life) plays Henry Arden. Jeff Kready (Broadway's Billy Elliott and Les Misérables) and Margo Seibert (the world premiere of Orestes: A Tragic Romp at Two River Theater, Mary Zimmerman's production of Candide) play the younger couple, Johnny and Annie.

For more information, visit www.trtc.org.

Two River Theater is supported in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a division within the Department of State and a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, The Hickory Foundation, The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, The Stone Foundation of New Jersey, Monmouth University, Durso Wealth Management Group at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, OceanFirst Foundation, Springpoint Foundation: Senior Living Institute, and many other generous foundations, corporations and businesses.


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