Executive Director Andrew M. Horn announced that casting is complete for the upcoming world premiere production of In Plain Sight, a new play by Michael McKeever, author of Daniel’s Husband and Mr. Parker. Opening September 25 and playing through October 18, the production concludes the 2026 season at Penguin Rep Theatre in Stony Point (Rockland County), New York.
“We are thrilled to welcome Michael McKeever back to Penguin,” says Penguin founding Artistic Director Joe Brancato who will stage the work. “His latest work will ignite the stage with his customary wit, humor, savvy, and gut-wrenching twists.”
In Plain Sight, Elliot and Alan are about to tie the knot after 11 years together. Or are they? How do you reconcile choices made to escape an unforgiving past when they undermine who you are today? The past, present, and future collide as one family attempts to deal with buried secrets and a rapidly changing world.
The cast under Mr. Brancato’s direction includes Stephen Dexter as David (Broadway: The Shark Is Broken); Remidy Dixon as Maggie; Lana Gordon as Charlotte (Broadway: Hadestown (Persephone), Chicago (Velma Kelly), The Lion King); Russell Saylor as Elliot (Tours: Webber’s Starlight Express, Dan Goggin’s Nuncrackers); and Derek Smith as Alan (Broadway: The Lion King, The Green Bird, Timon of Athens, Government Inspector, Jackie, Ring Round the Moon; Off-Broadway: Sylvia (original cast).
Smith, a Tony nominee and winner of Obie, Derwent, and Callaway Awards, returns to the Penguin stage where he previously collaborated with McKeever and Brancato on Mr. Parker in Stony Point and Off-Broadway.
Shows will take place: Thursday evenings at 7:00 p.m., Friday matinee at 2:00 p.m. (September 25 only), Friday evenings at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 3:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday matinees at 2:00 p.m.
Tickets are priced at $56 ($49 if ordered before September 15). Discounts are available for groups of 10 or more and young people (30 and under).
Cheap Thrills Night is Friday, September 25 at 7:30 p.m. when tickets are $28, half the regular price.
There will be cake and coffee with the cast following the official opening on Sunday, September 27. Following the show on Friday, October 9 will be a discussion among the artists and audience.
New this season is the introduction of Sweet Treats Friday – October 2 – when audience members are invited to arrive early and enjoy complimentary desserts before the show.
For tickets or more information, visit https://www.penguinrep.org/ or call 845-786-2873.
