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Only Limited Tickets Remain for Special Staged-Reading of "The Lost Years" by John Patrick Shanley

Published by New Jersey Stage

originally published: 07/25/2023


(ENGLEWOOD, NJ) --  Limited tickets remain available for this weekend's staged-reading workshop presentation of a brand new play by Oscar, Tony, and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer John Patrick Shanley at The Black Box. Rehearsals are underway for the comedic and poignant three-hander titled The Lost Years, with Mr. Shanley in residence developing this work-in-progress.

Two special performances at The Black Box will be on Friday, July 28th and Saturday, July 29th at 8:00pm, each followed by a conversation with Mr. Shanley and the creative team.  The Black Box strongly recommends buying tickets in advance at www.blackboxapac.com for general admission seating, $30 per ticket. If shows are not sold out, the remaining tickets will be on sale at the box office starting 30 minutes before curtain (only cash or venmo are accepted at the door).

The Lost Years features Matty Ferrara, Deb Maclean, and Ryan Natalino.  The workshop is directed by Black Box Artistic Director Matt Okin and Managing Director Michael Gardiner, the Production Designers are Ilana Schimmel and Jeremy Lipton, and the Stage Manager is Eva Burke. BB Managing Director Danielle MacMath is Assistant Director and Promotional Art Director.

The Black Box is Northern New Jersey's premiere incubator of new and under produced works from world-class artists, newly located on the 2nd Floor at 8 East Palisade Ave (between Van Brunt and Dean Street) in Englewood, NJ (just over the GWB). For further information on The Black Box's 2023 Season of new and under produced works by world-class writers and artists, please visit www.blackboxpac.com!




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