PHOTO CALL: The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter at New York Theatre Workshop

By Amy Lipson
03 Dec 2009

Rebecca Gilman's stage take on Carson McCullers' The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter officially opens Off-Broadway Dec. 3. at New York Theatre Workshop in a co-production with The Acting Company.



Doug Hughes (Doubt) directs the work based on the novel by McCullers and adapted by Gilman (Spinning Into Butter).

James McDaniel and Cristin Milioti are featured in a cast that includes Bob Braswell, Jimonn Cole, Michael Cullen, Randall Newsome, Roslyn Ruff, John Sierros, Henry Stram and Andrew Weems.

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter "follows the story of deaf John Singer as he navigates the world without his dearest friend who has been committed to an insane asylum," according to a synopsis. "When Singer moves to a small Southern town, the locals flock to him as a newfound confidant, seeking compassion and understanding from the one person who needs it the most. Singer's isolation in the world is mirrored in a few of the townspeople he meets along the way — a café owner, a rebellious teenager, a black physician, and an idealistic labor organizer — whose dreams have been shattered."

Here is a look at the production:

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Henry Stram
Photo by Joan Marcus



Tickets to The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter at NYTW, located at 79 East Fourth Street, are available by calling the box office at (212) 460-5475 or via the website. For more information visit nytw.org.