Atlantic Theater Company’s world premiere production of John Guare’s 3 Kinds of Exile begins performances at the Linda Gross Theatre on May 15. Directed by the company’s artistic director Neil Pepe, the show will officially open on June 11 and run through June 23.
3 Kinds of Exile centers around three Eastern European artists who went into exile during the Soviet era. Based on true events, the three artists forged complicated lives in the West, having struggled and suffered amid the cultural and political turmoil of Eastern Europe in the mid-20th Century.
In addition to the playwright, the cast also features Atlantic ensemble members David Pittu and Peter Maloney, as well as Martin Moran, Alison Cimmet, Jeffrey Kuhn, Kate Rigg, Timothy Splain, Omar Sangare and Jacquelyn Landgraf.
3 Kinds of Exile features set design by Takeshi Kata, costume design by Susan Hilferty, lighting design by Donald Holder and original music and sound design by Josh Schmidt.