Mainstage

THE POWER OF DUFF

By Stephen Belber
Directed by Peter DuBois
Costume design by Bobby Frederick Tilly
Lighting design by Russell H. Champa
Sound design by ML Dogg
Projections by Aaron Rhyne
All performances are sold out.
Tickets: $35

July 18 - 29, 2012

Powerhouse Theater


Jennifer Westfeldt, Greg Kinnear & Dominic Fumusa

Charles Duff, a news anchor in a mid-market backwater, has an unexpected spiritual awakening on live TV.  His prayers, and their answers, change his audience, his family, and his own life forever. Stephen Belber (Tape, Match, Dusk Rings a Bell, Fault Lines) returns to the Powerhouse alongside Peter DuBois (Sons of the Prophet, Becky Shaw, Jack Goes Boating, All New People). The ensemble cast includes Desmin Borges (The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity), Dominic Fumusa (Fault Lines, Passion Play, "Nurse Jackie"),  Neal Huff (Take Me Out, "The Wire"), Russell G. Jones (RuinedTrafficGreg Kinnear (Little Miss Sunshine, As Good As It Gets), Ilana Levine (Jake’s Women, You’re A Good Man Charlie BrownThe Last Night of Ballyhoo), Ben Platt (Caroline, or ChangePitch Perfect), and Jennifer Westfeldt (Friends with Kids, Kissing Jessica Stein, Wonderful Town). 
Performance dates: July 18, 19, 20, 21, 24 (post show discussion), 25, 26, 27, 28 at 8pm; July 21, 22, 28 (post show discussion), 29 at 2pm

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*Please note, when selecting seats in the Powerhouse Theater, Row AA is on the floor and Row BB is on the first riser.

Press Release
Listen to WAMC Northeast Public Radio's The Roundtable as: 
Stephen Belber & Peter DuBois discuss The Power of Duff
Greg Kinnear & Jennifer Westfeldt discuss their work, Powerhouse, and The Power of Duff 
Read more about The Power of Duff in:
USA Today

Daily News

Alm@nac

Poughkeepsie Journal

Greg Kinnear, Jennifer Westfeldt, Dominic Fumusa, Neal Huff, & Russell G. Jones

Photos © Vassar & New York Stage and Film/Buck Lewis Photography

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