Heléne Yorke and Michael Zegen-Led Strategic Love Play Opens Off-Broadway November 10

Audible Theater and Chase This Productions bring Miriam Battye's Strategic Love Play, a Playbill Pick at the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, to Off-Broadway's Minetta Lane Theatre with an official opening night November 10 after beginning previews November 1. The five-week limited run will continue through December 7. The production will also be recorded for later release as an Audible Original.

The Off-Broadway run stars Heléne Yorke (The Other Two, Bullets Over Broadway) and Michael Zegen (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), with understudies Katie Broad and Sebastian Beacon rounding out the company. The work follows a couple who meet after matching via dating apps, only for the date to spiral into something wholly unexpected.

Yorke will not appear in performances November 15-17.

READ: Playbill Reviews Strategic Love Play at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Katie Posner is back to direct after helming the work's premiere at Edinburgh Fringe. The play has since toured the U.K. and played two sold-out runs at London's Soho Theatre, produced by Paines Plough, Soho Theatre, and Belgrade Theatre in association with Landmark Theatres.

The New York production features scenic design by Arnulfo Maldonado, lighting design by Jen Schriever, costume design by Dede Ayite, and sound design by Tei Blow. Elizabeth Allen serves as production stage manager. Casting is by Taylor Williams.

Tickets are available at StrategicLovePlay.com.