John Krasinski to Make Theatrical Debut in Dry Powder at the Public Theater

John Krasinski will star in Sarah Burgess' world-premiere play Dry Powder, directed by Thomas Kail (Hamilton) at the Public Theater. Performances will run from March 1-April 10, 2016.

Dry Powder is described as a "razor-sharp new play about the people molding and messing with the American economy." The story follows Rick, who, the same week his private equity firm forced massive layoffs at a national grocery chain, threw himself an extravagant engagement party, setting off a publicity nightmare. Fortunately, Seth (Krasinski), one of Rick’s managing directors, has a win-win deal to invest in an American-made luggage company for a song and rescue his boss from the company’s PR disaster. But Jenny, Seth’s counterpart, has an entirely different plan: to squeeze every last penny out of the company, no matter the human toll.

Krasinski makes his theatrical debut with Dry Powder. His upcoming film projects include Michael Bay’s upcoming Benghazi film 13 Hours, to be released by Paramount in January, and Like it Once Was, which he directs and stars in alongside Anna Kendrick, Richard Jenkins, Margo Martindale, and Sharlto Copley. He is best known for his starring role on NBC's The Office, as well as his film roles in Promised Land, Aloha, Big Miracle, Something Borrowed, It's Complicated, Away We Go, Leatherheads, License to Wed, For Your Consideration, and Kinsey.

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