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Caryl Churchill's Cloud Nine Comes to the Atlantic Theater Company

The acclaimed drama returns to New York City.

Editorial Staff

Off-Broadway

September 30, 2015

Sean Dugan, Izzie Steele, Chris Perfetti, Clarke Thorell, Brooke Bloom, and Lucy Owen make up the cast of Caryl Churchill's Cloud Nine. — Sean Dugan, Izzie Steele, Chris Perfetti, Clarke Thorell, Brooke Bloom, and Lucy Owen make up the cast of Caryl Churchill's *Cloud Nine*.
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Performances are in full swing for Atlantic Theater Company's revival of Caryl Churchill's landmark drama Cloud Nine, directed by James Macdonald at the Linda Gross Theater. The production began performances September 16 and opens on October 5, with the run scheduled to conclude November 1.

Set in colonial Africa and 1979 London, Cloud Nine is about power, politics, family, Queen Victoria, and sex. This is the first major production of the work since 1981.

Featured in the company (in alphabetical order) are Brooke Bloom (You Got Older), Sean Dugan (Next Fall), Lucy Owen (The Village Bike), Chris Perfetti (The Tempest), John Sanders (Peter and the Starcatcher), Izzie Steele (What I Did Last Summer), and Clarke Thorell (Annie).

Cloud Nine will feature scenic design by Dane Laffrey, costume design by Gabriel Berry, lighting design by Scott Zielinksi, and sound design by Darron L. West.