LOS ANGELES -- The cast and designers have been set for Dealer's Choice, the play by Patrick Marber opening April 16 at the Mark Taper Forum for a six-week run. Appearing are Denis Arndt, Daniel Davis, Dan Hildebrand, Patrick Kerr, Daragh O'Malley and Adam Scott.
Director Robert Egan's technical team includes David Jenkins (set), Candice Cain (costumes), Michael Gilliam (lighting), Jon Gottleib (sound design), Nathan Birnbaum (original music), and Mary Michele Miner (production stage manager).
British playright Marber won several prizes when Dealer's Choice was first produced in London by the Royal National Theatre.
The Taper is at 135 N. Grand Ave., but the box office is in the Ahmanson Theatre in the Music Center. For tickets, call (213) 628-2772.
-- By Willard Manus
Southern California Correspondent