Capshaw, Culkin, Garner, Gold, Narayan, et al. Set for Second Stage’s subUrbia

Diksha Baku, Jessica Capshaw, Kieran Culkin, Michael Esper, Halley Feiffer, Kelli Garner, Daniel Eric Gold, Manu Narayan, and Peter Scanavino will appear in the Second Stage Theatre’s upcoming revival of Eric Bogosian’s 1994 play subUrbia. The show will be directed by the author’s wife, Jo Bonney. It will run September 6-October 29.

subUrbia is about seven young Americans who gather in the parking lot of a Pakistani family’s convenience store. The play was first presented by Lincoln Center Theater with a cast that included Josh Hamilton, Martha Plimpton, and Steve Zahn. Among Bogosian’s other works are Talk Radio and Pounding Nails on the Floor With My Forehead.

The creative team of the Second Stage production includes Richard Hoover (sets), Mimi O’Donnell (costumes), David Weiner (lighting), and Rob Kaplowitz (sound). Bonney, an artistic associate with the company, directed its productions of A Soldier’s Play and Living Out.

Basu was recently seen in Harvest at La MaMa. Capshaw appeared Off-Broadway in Fat Pig and starred in the TV series The Practice. Culkin has appeared on stage in After Ashley and The Moment When, and in such films as Igby Goes Down and The Cider House Rules. Esper’s New York stage credits include Manic Flight Reaction and As You Like It. Feiffer was seen in the film The Squid and the Whale. Garner starred in the Off-Broadway production of Dog Sees God. Gold’s Off-Broadway credits include The Paris Letter, Small Tragedy, and Beautiful Thing. Narayan starred on Broadway in Bombay Dreams and Off-Broadway in Getting Home. Scanavino recently appeared on Broadway in Shining City.

The Second Stage season will continue with the New York premiere productions of Terrence McNally’s Some Men, November 21-January 14, and Theresa Rebeck’s The Scene, February 6-April 1. A fourth production will be announced at a later date.