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April 26, 2019 by

The Guys

By Anne Nelson
Directed by Melanie Keller
Featuring Lydia Berger Gray* and Mark L. Montgomery*

Stage Manager: Colleen Layton*
Technical Design: Ricky Harbecke

September 9 – 11, 2019
Running time: 90 minutes, no intermission

Less than two weeks after the September 11th attacks, New Yorkers are still in shock. One of those lost souls, an editor named Joan, receives an unexpected phone call on behalf of Nick, a fire captain who has lost most of his men in the attack and is looking for a writer to help him prepare the eulogies he must give at their memorial services. As the two make their way through the emotional landscape of grief, they draw on humor, tango, the appreciation of craft in all its forms—and the enduring bonds of common humanity. THE GUYS is based on a true story.

All tickets $35.

(Tickets for “The Guys” are not part of the subscription package but can be bought separately.)

10% of all proceeds will go to the 9/11 Memorial Museum

* Member Actor’s Equity Association

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