Less than Rent Theatre and 59E59 Theaters' co-production of Graham Techler's The Panic of '29 opens its run in 59E59's Theater B July 31. Previews began July 23 for the Off-Broadway's comedy, which will play through August 20.
Following the stock market crash, The Panic of '29 explores a wild alternate reality ending to the Roaring Twenties. It follows Dot, secretary to the New York Stock Exchange's vice president, who skips town after the Great Crash, joins a band of misfits, and goes on a decades-spanning journey.
Starring are Will Roland (Be More Chill), Olivia Puckett (Dear Evan Hansen), Brian Morabito (Romans), Joyelle Nicole Johnson (Love Joy), Jaela Cheeks-Lomax, Rachel B. Joyce (The Collision), Julia Knitel (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical), Jared Loftin (tick, tick...BOOM!), Jack Maloney (Pippin), Will Turner (SeaWife), and RJ Vaillancourt (Saint Joan).
Devin Kessler (Yes), Jacob Presson (Our Town), and Rachel Ravel (Halston) serve as understudies for the production.
Max Friedman directs the production, in addition to serving as set designer. Friedman is joined on the creative team by costume designer Corina Chase, lighting designer Jamie Roderick, sound designer Margaret Montagna, props designer Brandy Hoang Collier, and dramaturg Nora Brigid Monahan. Orchestrations and arrangements are by Barrett Riggins, and fight and intimacy direction are by Lexi Orphanos. Karen Schleifer serves as production stage manager, with Kate Holland as stage manager. McKenna Quigley Harrington is associate producer.
For tickets and more information, visit 59E59.org.
