McKinley Belcher III and Uly Schlesinger Will Star in A Guide for the Homesick Off-Broadway | Playbill

Off-Broadway News McKinley Belcher III and Uly Schlesinger Will Star in A Guide for the Homesick Off-Broadway

Shira Milikowsky will direct Ken Urban's drama.

McKinley Belcher III and Uly Schlesinger

Ken Urban's A Guide for the Homesick, which was seen at London's Trafalgar Studios in 2018, will play a limited engagement at Off-Broadway's DR2 Theatre this winter.

Directed by Shira Milikowsky, previews will begin December 6 prior to an official opening December 12 for a limited engagement through February 2, 2025.

The two-hander will feature McKinley Belcher III (Death of a Salesman, Eric, Zero Day) and Uly Schlesinger (HBO’s Genera+ion).

Set in a hotel room in Amsterdam, A Guide for the Homesick follows Teddy and Jeremy, two Americans drawn together by their shared isolation and haunting secrets. Teddy is seeking companionship for the night, while Jeremy is searching for a moment of distraction. As they open up about their troubled pasts, the narrative shifts between the present and the past, with the two actors portraying four roles.

Director Milikowsky said in a statement, "A Guide for the Homesick is a wildly original, riveting drama that expands the boundaries of what an 80-minute play can do. With two actors switching between four roles, the narrative leaps between the present and the past, creating an emotional pressure cooker. At its root, it’s a play about compassion—how do we hold compassion even for ourselves when we’ve done something that may seem unforgivable?"

The production will also have set design by Lawrence Moten III, lighting design by Abigail Hoke-Brady, costume design by David C. Woolard, sound design by Daniel Kluger, and fight direction by J. David Brimmer. Casting is by Geoff Josselson.

The production manager is Sarah Schetter with general management by LDK Productions/Michael Shannon. Gold Milikowsky Group and Lisa Dozier Shacket produce.

Visit AGuideForTheHomesick.com.

 
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