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Woody Harrelson to direct play in Toronto

Source: CTV News, 07/11/03

TORONTO Actor Woody Harrelson will come to Toronto in September to direct the Canadian premiere of Kenneth Lonergan's hit play This is Our Youth. Preview performances begin Sept. 18 at the Berkeley St. Theatre Upstairs and a limited run will extend from Sept. 22 to Oct. 18. "Woody Harrelson brings the right sensibility to this piece of theatre," says producer/actor Marcello Cabezas. "And we are elated to be able to offer him an interesting vehicle to further explore his storytelling passions."

Harrelson received Oscar, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild best-actor nominations for his portrayal of magazine publisher Larry Flint in The People Vs. Larry Flynt. He has also appeared in The Thin Red Line, Ed TV, Wag the Dog and Natural Born Killers, but is probably still best known as bartender Woody Boyd in the long-running TV sitcom Cheers, a role that also nabbed him an Emmy. But his first love, he has said, is the theatre.

"I am excited to come to the beautiful city of Toronto to collaborate with three terrific Canadian actors in presenting what I hope will be a memorable evening of theatre." Set in 1982, Lonergan's play looks at three people on the brink of adulthood, middle-class New York teenagers and members of the so-called slacker generation. The cast includes Cabezas, Fabrizio Filippo and Marya Delver. Lonergan has also written screenplays, including You Can Count On Me, The Gangs of New York and Analyze This.