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Elevator Repair Service’s The Select (The Sun Also Rises) Set for New York Theatre Workshop in 2011

Elevator Repair Service in The Sun Also Rises
(© Mark Barton)
Elevator Repair Service in The Sun Also Rises
(© Mark Barton)

New York Theatre Workshop will open its 2011-2012 season in September with the New York premiere of Elevator Repair Service’s The Select (The Sun Also Rises).

The show, which is directed by John Collins, is based on the novel by Ernest Hemingway. It premiered at the Edinburgh International Festival this year and had its U.S. premiere at the Philadelphia Live Arts Festival in September. As previously reported, the work is scheduled to be presented at ArtsEmerson in March.

Elevator Repair Service’s previous productions include Gatz and The Sound and the Fury,