Elevator Repair Service's Gatz makes a final encore at Off-Broadway's Public Theater beginning November 1 ahead of a November 8 opening night. The run will continue through December 1.
The work, which uses the complete and unabridged text of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby as its script over its eight-hour running time (including a two-hour intermission and several smaller breaks), played two earlier runs at the Public, in 2010 and 2012. This encore staging, described in press notes as its "Final NYC Encore," is the piece's first since the source material passed into public domain in 2021.
The cast, which features a number of alum from the production's earlier stagings, includes Scott Shepherd as Nick, Jim Fletcher as Jay, Maggie Hoffman as Lucille, Susie Sokol as Jordan, Tory Vazquez as Daisy, Pete Simpson as Tom, Frank Boyd as George, Laurena Allan as Myrtle, Annie McNamara as Catherine, Vin Knight as Chester, Ben Jalosa Williams as Michaelis, Mike Iveson as Ewing, and Ross Fletcher as Henry C. Gatz.
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The production is directed by John Collins, and features scenic design by Louisa Thompson, costume design by Colleen Werthmann, lighting design by Mark Barton, and sound design by Ben Jalosa Williams. Maurina Lioce is production stage manager, and Jack Ganguly is stage manager.
Tickets are available at PublicTheater.org.
