Lauren Ambrose and Tom Riley to Lead Cast of The Unbelievers

Manhattan Theatre Club announced initial casting for the American premiere of The Unbelievers by Tony and Olivier Award nominee Nick Payne and directed by Tony Award nominee Knud Adams. Performances will begin on October 13 at NY City Center Stage I.

Six Feet Under‘s Lauren Ambrose and Da Vinci’s Demons‘ Tom Riley will lead the cast. Additional casting and creative team will be announced at a later date.

Payne returns to MTC where his previous credits include the American premieres of Constellations and Incognito.  In The Unbelievers, the mystery of the sudden disappearance of Miriam (Ambrose) and David’s (Riley) teenage son remains unsolved, and as the years go by, their blended family must figure out how to go on, relearning how to live through the ups and downs of ordinary days in their altered world.