Vanessa Redgrave has joined the cast of “The Revisionist,†a new play by the actor Jesse Eisenberg that is scheduled to open Off Broadway at the Cherry Lane Theater on Feb. 6 and run through March 31. Mr. Eisenberg, an Oscar nominee for his portrayal of Mark Zuckerberg in “The Social Network,†will also star in the three-character play, which will be directed by Kip Fagan and staged by the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater.
“The Revisionist†is Mr. Eisenberg's second play for the company, which put on his “Asuncion†last year. In the new play Mr. Eisenberg will portray David, a young science-fiction writer who visits Poland in the hope of overcoming a particularly dire case of writer's blo ck. There he meets his 75-year-old cousin, Maria (Ms. Redgrave), a Holocaust survivor who is driven by a desire to connect with the American side of her family. The play explores their relationship, which becomes complicated as Maria reveals the details of her post-war past.
Ms. Redgrave's last stage appearance in New York was in the 2010 Broadway production of Alfred Uhry's “Driving Miss Daisy,†in which she played opposite James Earl Jones.
Brian Long, Rattlestick's managing director, said that no commercial producers were attached to the production of “The Revisionist,†but said he hopes the play will repeat the success of “Asuncion,†which was extended by three weeks beyond its initial seven-week run. Ms. Redgrave and Mr. Eisenberg are available “until at least April 20,†he said.
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