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Audra McDonald and Will Swenson Set to Star in A Moon for the Misbegotten

The husband-and-wife team starts performances of Eugene O’Neill’s final masterpiece tonight at the Williamstown Theatre Festival.

Audra McDonald plays Josie Hogan in the Williamstown Theatre Festival's production of A Moon for the Misbegotten.
Audra McDonald plays Josie Hogan in the Williamstown Theatre Festival's production of Eugene O'Neill's A Moon for the Misbegotten.
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Tonight, six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald and her husband, Tony nominee Will Swenson, begin performances of Eugene O'Neill's final masterpiece, A Moon for the Misbegotten, on the Main Stage of the Williamstown Theatre Festival.

The play centers on Josie and James, a tenant farmer's daughter and a dissolute landlord. When Josie’s father worries he will lose his property, Josie decides to seduce James in an effort to save their land. During the night they spend under the moon, the truth comes into focus for both James and Josie. However, everything could change when dawn breaks.

Gordon Edelstein directs a cast that features McDonald as Josie Hogan, Swenson as James Tyrone Jr., Aaron Costa Ganis as T. Stedman Harder, Howard W. Overshown as Mike Hogan, and Glynn Turman as Phil Hogan.

The creative team includes Lee Savage (set design), Jane Greenwood (costume design), Jennifer Tipton (lighting design), Thomas Schall (fight design), Brandon Kahn (stage manager), and John Gromada (sound design).

Performances will run through August 23.

For tickets and more information, click here.

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