The New Group’s ‘The Spoils’ Previews Tonight Starring Jesse Eisenberg & Kunal Nayyar

5 May 2015

For your Cinco de Mayo, celebrate  by seeing  The New Group’s presentation of ‘The Spoils‘ which previews tonight.   The limited Off-Broadway production will premiere June 2 and run through June 28.  The production is directed by Scott Elliott, written by Jesse Eisenberg and produced by The New Group production company in association with Lisa Matlin.

The Spoils stars Eisenberg (Ben) and Kunal Nayyar (Kalyan) along with Erin Darke(Sarah), Annapurma Sriam (Reshma), and Michael Zegen (Ted) and will be held at the Pershing Square Signature Center Signature Theater located at 480 West 42nd Street in New York City, New York.

Nobody likes Ben. Ben doesn’t even like Ben. He’s been kicked out of grad school, lives off his parents’ money, and bullies everyone in his life, including his roommate Kalyan, an earnest Nepalese immigrant. When Ben discovers that his grade school crush is marrying a straight-laced banker, he sets out to destroy their relationship and win her back.

Founded in 1995, The New Group, is led by founding Artistic Director Scott Elliott and Executive Director Adam Bernstein.  The New Group is an award-winning, artist-driven company with a commitment to developing and producing powerful, contemporary theater. The New Group was born of Artistic Director Scott Elliott’s desire to develop a place for artists to experiment, take risks and learn from each other without the pressures of commercial theater. Notable productions at The New Group include Ecstasy, This is Our Youth, Aunt Dan and Lemon, Hurlyburly, Abigail’s Party, Rafta, Rafta…, The Starry Messenger, A Lie of the Mind, Blood From a Stone, Marie and Bruce, and many more, receiving over 90 awards and nominations for excellence. The New Group is a recipient of the 2004 Tony® Award for Best Musical (Avenue Q). In 2011, The Kid received five Drama Desk nominations and the Outer Critics Award for Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical. That year, The New Group and Scott Elliott were honored with a Drama Desk Special Award “for presenting contemporary new voices, and for uncompromisingly raw and powerful productions.” The company’s 2013-2014 season included the New York premiere of Beth Henley’s The Jacksonian, directed by Robert Falls, featuring Ed Harris, Glenne Headly, Amy Madigan, Bill Pullman and Juliet Brett; the world premiere of Thomas Bradshaw’s Intimacy, directed by Scott Elliott; and the New York premiere of Sharr White’s Annapurna, directed by Bart DeLorenzo, starring Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman.

Creatives include Derek McLane (Set Design), Susan Hilferty (Costume Design), Peter Karczorowski (Lighting Design), Rob Milburn & Michael Bodeen (Sound Design) and Olivia Sebesky (Projection Design).

 

 

See on location behind the scenes photos below from thenewgroup.org