Peri Gilpin, French Stewart to Join Matthew Modine for Alpacas at the Geffen

Peri Gilpin, best known as Roz on Frazier, and Third Rock from the Sun star French Stewart will join Matthew Modine in Matthew Modine Saves the Alpacas, at the Geffen Playhouse, September 8-October 18, with an opening set for September 16. John Rando will direct.

Modine will play a fictionalized version of himself in this play by Blair Singer. The comedy tells the plight of a celebrity desperately in need of getting back in the limelight. He embarks on a crusade to save a rare breed of Chimborazzi Alpacas on the verge of extinction, and more importantly, his career.

The cast will also include Reggie De Leon, Mark Damon Espinoza, and Mark Fite. The creative team will include Beowulf Boritt (set), Robert Blackman (costumes), Jeff Croiter (lighting), and Jon Gottlieb (sound).

For more information, visit geffenplayhouse.com.