“The Lying Lesson,†a new play about a movie star who may or may not be Bette Davis, written by Pulitzer Prize finalist Craig Lucas (“Prelude to a Kissâ€), will have its world premiere Off Broadway this winter at Atlantic Theater Company, executives there announced on Thursday.
The Emmy Award winner Carol Kane (“Taxiâ€) will star as the main character, who calls herself Ruth (Davis's actual first name) as she tries to buy a home in a remote village in Maine; Ms. Kane most recently had a featured role in this summer's Broadway revival of “Harvey.†The director will be Anna D. Shapiro, who won a Tony Award for her staging of “August: Osage County†on Broadway.
The comedy is set to begin preview performances at the Atlantic's Linda Gross Theater on Feb. 6, 2013, with an opening night of Feb. 27; the closing date is scheduled for March 17.
The theater company will also produce another world premiere, “Good Television,†written by the actor Rod McLachlan. The play centers on a producer of a reality television show where families intervene to help loved ones battle addiction. It will be directed by Bob Krakower and run at Atlantic Stage 2 from May 22-June 16, 2013.
The two plays join four previously announced productions for Atlantic's 2012-13 season.
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