The Acting Company, led by Kent Gash, Erik Schroeder, and Devin Brain, presents a one-night-only play reading of “Holiday,” a classic romantic comedy by Philip Barry, reimagined by Tony Award-winning playwright Richard Greenberg. The event will occur on Sunday, October 6, 2024, at 7 PM at The Gerald W. Lynch Theater, NYC. Directed by Tony Award winner Robert Falls, the cast features Rachel Brosnahan and David Corenswet. Proceeds will benefit The Acting Company’s national tour and educational programs. Tickets start at $50, with sponsorship packages available for $5,000. For more information and tickets, visit TheActingCompany.org/Holiday or call (212) 772-4448.
The classic romantic comedy “Holiday,” known to many in its beloved screen adaptation starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant, has been reimagined by Tony Award-winning playwright Richard Greenberg and Director Robert Falls. The Upper East Side Seton family prepares to welcome free-spirited Johnny Case to the fold, but as New Year’s Eve approaches, the eternal battle between whether one lives to work or works to live threatens to break them all apart.
“I am delighted The Acting Company is presenting Philip Barry’s classic bittersweet comedy Holiday in a new adaptation,” says Kent Gash, Artistic Director of The Acting Company. “This hilarious new contemporary version celebrates all the style and humor you expect from the original author of The Philadelphia Story. The good, the bad, and the ugly of family dynamics, class, and privilege are gloriously examined anew in this distinctive adaptation by Richard Greenberg and directed by Robert Falls. We could not be more thrilled to have the extraordinary Rachel Brosnahan and David Corenswet in our company. (…That both of these remarkable actors will be starring in the upcoming Superman: Legacy film turns out to be a coincidental bit of synergy). As The Acting Company continues its tradition of revisiting great theatre, where then meets now, won’t you join us as we celebrate a new Holiday?”
