New Marc Palmieri Play The Groundling to Look at Love's Labour's Lost

Marc Palmieri's new play The Groundling will make its world premiere at the Axis Theatre from February 11-March 8. The production will be directed by its author.

The play is described as follows: "After stumbling upon a small outdoor production of a Shakespeare play in Manhattan, Long Island landscaper Bob Malone is inspired to write a play about his troubled marriage. He hires two reluctant New York theatre professionals to spend a week at his home and stage the play in his garage with a cast of colorful locals. The Groundling is a heartfelt comedy that meditates on the meaning of the final moments of Love's Labour's Lost, and the surprising effects a play can have on the most unsuspecting, and perhaps most deserving of us all."

Featured in the company are Eva Kaminsky, Robert Ierardi, Brian Barnhart, Kendall Rileigh, Benjamin Russell, Emily Kratter, and Jerry Matz. The creative team also includes David Zeffren and Amy Harper (lighting design), Chad Yarborough (set design), Karl Ruckdeschel (costume design), Erik T. Lawson (sound design), Sean Patrick Monahan (assistant director), and David Beller (stage manager).

The Groundling was presented in 2012 at South Coast Repertory’s NewSCRipts Series and workshopped at the Lark Play Development Center.

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