Annie Baker, Neil LaBute, Tracy Letts Part of Profiles Theatre’s 2009-2010 Season

Profiles Theatre has announced their 2009-2010 season, which will feature works by Annie Baker, Neil LaBute, and Tracy Letts.

LaBute’s The Mercy Seat will open the new season, September 25-November 15, with an official opening of October 1. Directed by Joe Jahraus, Darrell W. Cox will star in LaBute’s response to the September 11, 2001 attacks, which centers on a couple who weight the possibilities of their relationship the day after such a tragedy. Letts’ Killer Joe will play January 8-February 28, with an official opening January 14. Rick Snyder will take the helm for this exploration of the Smith family, a greedy, vindictive clan of Texans who hatch a plan to murder their estranged matriarch to cash in on her insurance policy. The cast will feature Somer Benson and Darrell W. Cox.

Baker’s Body Awareness, April 23-June 13, will be directed by Cox with an official opening April 29. When Phyllis and her partner Joyce host a photographer, famous for his female nude portraits, during “Body Awareness” week on a Vermont college campus, tensions mount immediately. The cast will feature Eric Burgher, Joe Jahraus, and Barb Stasiw. Complete season casting will be announced at a later date.

In related news, the company has also extended their current production of Graceland, now set to close September 13.

For more information, visit www.profilestheatre.org.