Tony nominee Veanne Cox (Company, an American in Paris) and Emmy nominee Melissa Gilbert (Little House on the Prairie, The Miracle Worker) are the current stars of Michael Griffo's Pen Pals, currently playing a four-times extended run at Off-Broadway's DR2 Theatre through March 15, 2026.
Check out new photos of Cox and Gilbert, who joined the rotating company December 3 and continue through January 4, 2026, in the gallery below.
Also set to star in the weeks ahead are Sharon Lawrence and Maureen McCormick
(January 7-18), Randy Graff and Beth Leavel (January 21-February 1), Brooke Adams and Marilu Henner (February 3-15), Gina Torres and Carmen Cusack (February 18-March 1), and Jodi Benson and
Marcia Mitzman Gaven (March 4-15).
Inspired by a true story, Pen Pals invites audiences into the lives of Bernie and Mags—two women whose bond was forged in adolescence. This story of connection and resilience unfolds through five decades of letters between the two women who never meet in person.
Veanne Cox in Pen Pals
Veanne Cox in Pen Pals
Veanne Cox in Pen Pals
Melissa Gilbert and Veanne Cox
Melissa Gilbert in Pen Pals
Melissa Gilbert in Pen Pals
Veanne Cox and Melissa Gilbert in Pen Pals
The production also has scenic design by Jessica Parks, costume
design by David C. Woolard, lighting design by Jill Nagle, sound design
by Nick Simone, and production stage management by Rose Riccardi.
Pen Pals is produced by Lisa Dozier Shacket, Rachel Stange, Joe Trentacosta, Logan DeWitt, Anthony Hazzard and Scott Stolzenberg, Holly Garman, Michael Graf, Cherie Lindley, in association with NJ Repertory Company, Heiress Productions, Inc.
General management is by LDK Productions/Michael Shannon.
The production began at NJ Rep and made its Off-Broadway debut at St. Clements Theatre.
