WATERMARK PRODUCTIONS ANNOUNCES EXTENSION OF I’M GONNA MARRY YOU TOBEY MAGUIRE DUE TO OVERWHELMING DEMAND

Posted By Tim Todd | Posted 2 months ago

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Jacob Stuckelman of Watermark Productions today announces the 2-week extension of I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire by Samantha Hurley. The entire cast of Tessa Albertson (Shelby Hinkley), Anders Hayward (Tobey Maguire) and Kyle Birch (Brenda Dee Cankles) are confirmed to continue their roles in this production directed by Tyler Struble.



Following its sold-out run in NYC at Nancy Manocherian’s the cell theatre, I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire, which was originally scheduled to conclude on 10 August, will continue to 24 August at Southwark Playhouse Borough.



“It’s brazen, it’s absurdly funny, and it just might be the star of this wild summer season.” ★★★★★ Theatre and Tonic



Jacob Stuckelman presents

I’M GONNA MARRY YOU TOBEY MAGUIRE

By Samantha Hurley



28 June – 24 August



Cast: Tessa Albertson (Shelby Hinkley), Kyle Birch (Brenda Dee Cankles), Anders Hayward (Tobey Maguire)



Directed by Tyler Struble; Set Designer: Rodrigo Hernandez Martinez; Lighting Designer: Holly Ellis; Sound Designer: Jamie Lu; Costume Designer: Reuben Speed; General Management: Katy Galloway Productions; Casting by: Harry Blumenau Casting; Production Management: Chloe Stally-Gibson



Produced by Jacob Stuckelman, with Associate Producer Matt Krauss, co-producers Zachary Hausman, Robin Aren and Andrew Patino



To cope with the absence of her father, neglect of her mother, and ridicule by her classmates, eighth grader Shelby Hinkley has put all of her time and energy into the only thing that matters in 2004: Spiderman. When leading a devout online fan club proves insufficient to her needs, Shelby decides to risk it all for love, kidnap famous actor Tobey Maguire, and marry him in her basement. Her fantasies of happily ever after start to crumble as she realizes Tobey may not be the charismatic, heartthrob actor she thinks she knows.



A Y2K farce, I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire is a full-throttle explosion of our para-social relationships and the obsessions that detonate them.



I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire is Samantha Hurley’s debut play. Her original works have been performed at the UCB theatre, Nancy Manocherian's the cell theatre, Characters Welcome, PIT and Brooklyn Comedy Collective.



Tessa Albertson plays Shelby Hinkley. Her other theatre credits include The Low Road (The Public Theatre), Shrek The Musical (Broadway Theatre), Happy Days (The Wild Project Online), and Macbeth (Lewis Center for the Arts). Her television credits include Younger as series regular Caitlin Miller, Generation, The Family, The Good Wife and Instinct; and for film, Blame and Barry.



Kyle Birch plays Brenda Dee Cankles. His theatre credits include A Strange Loop (Barbican), The Color Purple (UK tour), In Pieces (Future Spotlight Productions online), and Bat Boy: The Musical (London Palladium) and Once On This Island (Southwark Playhouse).


Anders Hayward plays Tobey Maguire. His theatre credits include Adults (Traverse Theatre). His television credits include Vigil, Guilt, Life After Life, Gap Year; and for film, Silent Roar, Looted and Run.



Tyler Struble directs. Their other theatre credits include Edith Can Shoot Things and Hit Them (Kitchen Theatre Company) and The Beast (Soundscape Theatre). Struble served as dramaturg for What the Constitution Means to Me, and has assisted M. Bevin O'Gara, Kyle Haden, Rebecca Bradshaw, Suzanne Agins, Margarett Perry. They were previously Associate Producer at Kitchen Theatre Company in Ithaca, NY. At KTC, they were part of the producing team that helmed the world-première production of Shape by Kara-Lynn Vaeni.