Kaufman, Lucas, Sher, Smith, et al. Set for Long Wharf Season

New works by Craig Lucas and Anna Deavere Smith will be presented as part of the 2007-2008 season of the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut.

The season will begin with Lucas’ Prayer for My Enemy, a co-production with Seattle’s Intiman Theatre, to run September 12-October 14 on Stage II. Directed by Lucas’ frequent collaborator Bartlett Sher — the artistic director of the Intiman — this new work focuses on a family that strives to come together despite the secrets each one of them holds in their hearts.

Smith’s new solo show, Let Me Down Easy, was inspired by interviews conducted while she was a visiting professor at the Yale University School of Medicine. Her subjects included survivors of the Rwandan genocide and the head coach of the University of Texas football team. The production, to be directed by Moisés Kaufman, will run January 9-February 3 on the Mainstage.

Two co-productions also highlight the season: Lydia Diamond’s adaptation of Toni Morrison’s novel The Bluest Eye (March 28-April 20, Mainstage), which is also being produced at Hartford Stage, and Chicago’s Court Theatre’s innovative production of the beloved Rodgers & Hammerstein musical Carousel (May 7-June 1, Mainstage).

Additionally slated are artistic director Gordon Edelstein’s revival of Arthur Miller’s family drama The Price (October 24-November 18, Mainstage); Joe Mantello’s adaptation of David Sedaris’ The Santaland Diaries (December 4-23, Stage II); and Langston Hughes’ holiday classic Black Nativity (December 7-16, Mainstage).

For more information, visit www.longwharf.org.