Ken Urban's A Guide for the Homesick, which was seen at London's Trafalgar Studios in 2018, plays a limited engagement at Off-Broadway's DR2 Theatre beginning December 6.
Directed by Shira Milikowsky, the production will officially open December 12 for a limited engagement through February 2, 2025.
The two-hander features 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 an earlier 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 also has 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.
