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Reed Birney, Geneva Carr to Star in Westport Country Playhouse Reading of Chapter Two

Reed Birney
(© Tristan Fuge)
Reed Birney
(© Tristan Fuge)

Reed Birney and Geneva Carr will star in a script-in-hand reading of Neil Simon’s romantic comedy, Chapter Two, at the Westport Country Playhouse on Valentine’s Day, February 14 at 7pm. Anne Keefe will direct.

In the play, a writer, whose wife has just died, returns to a lonely apartment. His younger brother, a theatrical press agent and born matchmaker, tries to avert an emotional tailspin by arranging unwanted – and unsuccessful dates. Then he comes up with a winner, a soap opera actress – but it’s a rocky road ahead for the not-so-young lovers.

Birney has won three Obie Awards and a Drama Desk Award. He is currently starring Off-Broadway in A Small Fire, and will soon be seen in The Dream of the Burning Boy at The Roundabout Underground. His Westport credits include The Member of the Wedding, The Cocktail Hour, Return Engagements, and The Dining Room. Carr has numerous credits Off-Broadway and regionally. She appeared at Westport Country Playhouse in How the Other Half Loves, Time of My Life, and Relatively Speaking.

Additional casting will be announced at a later date.

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