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In Rehearsal for Richard Nelson's Hungry at the Public

The play is the first in Nelson’s the-play cycle ”The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family”.

Bethany Rickwald
Off-Broadway
Playwright and director Richard Nelson confers with cast members Lynn Hawley and Amy Warren in rehearsal for Hungry, play one in The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family.
Playwright and director Richard Nelson confers with cast members Lynn Hawley and Amy Warren in rehearsal for Hungry, the first play in The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family.
(© Tammy Shell)

The Public Theater has released photos from rehearsals of The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Part I – Hungry, written and directed by Richard Nelson. The play is the first in Nelson's world premiere of the three-play cycle, which also includes What Did You Expect (premiering in September) and Women of a Certain Age (opening on election night, November 8, 2016). Hungry, begins previews February 27 and will run through March 27 with an opening night set for March 4

Each play in The Gabriels cycle will open on the day it is set and unfold in real time over a couple of hours. These three new plays will track the lives of the Gabriels throughout the coming presidential election year. Hungry places us in the Gabriels' kitchen where the family discusses their lives and disappointments, and the world at large and nearby, as they struggle against the fear of being left behind and the challenge to find resilience in the face of loss.

The complete cast includes Meg Gibson (Karin Gabriel), Lynn Hawley (Hannah Gabriel), Roberta Maxwell (Patricia Gabriel), Maryann Plunkett (Mary Gabriel), Jay O. Sanders (George Gabriel), and Amy Warren (Joyce Gabriel). The same core acting company is to be featured in all three productions.

All three plays will feature scenic design by Susan Hilferty and Jason Ardizzone-West, costume design by Susan Hilferty, lighting design by Jennifer Tipton, and sound design by Scott Lehrer and Will Pickens.

Amy Warren, Maryann Plunkett, Meg Gibson, and Lynn Hawley in rehearsal for Hungry, running February 27-March 27 at The Public.
Amy Warren, Maryann Plunkett, Meg Gibson, and Lynn Hawley in rehearsal for Hungry, running from February 27-March 27 at the Public.
(© Tammy Shell)

For more information and tickets to Hungry, click here.