Take Me Out
Take Me Out is a 2002 play by American playwright Richard Greenberg originally staged by Donmar Warehouse, London, with The Public Theater. It premiered Off-Broadway on September 5, 2002, at the Joseph Papp Public Theater, and made its Broadway debut on February 27, 2003, at the Walter Kerr Theatre, where it ran 355 performances. It won the 2003 Tony Award for Best Play. Much of the play is set in the locker room of a professional baseball team, and as such has an all-male cast that explores themes of homophobia, racism, class, and masculinity in sports.
The play’s main character, Darren Lemming, is a popular and successful mixed-race baseball player at the peak of his career when he decides to come out. Several of his teammates react strongly (some supportive and accepting, and some not), and the drama plays out over the course of a baseball season with tragic consequences.
Take Me Out
GERALD SCHOENFELD THEATRE
Opening Night Oct 27 2022
Closing Night Feb 05, 2023
Cast
Jesse Tyler Ferguson – Mason Marzac
Jesse Williams – Darren Lemming
Julian Cihi – Takeshi Kawabata
Hiram Delgado – Martinez/ Policeman
Brandon J. Dirden – Davey Battle
Bill Heck – Kippy Sunderstrom
Carl Lundstedt – Toddy Koovitz
Ken Marks – Skipper/ William R. Danziger
Michael Oberholtzer – Shane Mungitt
Eduardo Ramos – Rodriguez/ Policeman
Tyler Lansing Weaks – Jason Chenier
Understudies: Michael Castillejos , Lance Takeshi , Stephen Wattrus and Tim Wright
Creative
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
The Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre is a Broadway theatre located at 236 West 45th Street (George Abbott Way) in midtown-Manhattan named for Gerald Schoenfeld. Designed by architect Herbert J. Krapp to resemble the neighboring Shubert and Booth theatres designed by Henry B. Herts, the building was constructed by the Shubert brothers in 1917-18, christened the Plymouth Theatre, and leased to producer Arthur Hopkins. He intended it to be a venue for legitimate plays starring notable actors like John and Lionel Barrymore. The premiere production was A Successful Calamity, a comedy with William Gillette and Estelle Winwood.
After Hopkins died in 1948, control of the theatre returned to the Shuberts, who still own the property, which was designated a New York landmark in 1987. The 1,080-seat house was renamed after Gerald Schoenfeld, chairman of the Shubert Organization, in 2005.
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| Address |
| 236 West 45nd Street (between Broadway & 7th Ave) New York, NY 10036 |
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| Transport |
| Subway: N, Q, R, 42nd St S, 1, 2, 3, 7 to 42nd St–Times Sq |
| Phone |
| (212) 239-6200 |
| Box Office |
| Monday – Saturday 10am-8pm Sun Noon – 6pm |
| Access Information |
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Theatre is not completely wheelchair accessible. There are no steps into the theatre from the sidewalk. Please be advised that where there are steps either into or within the theatre, we are unable to provide assistance. |
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Seating is accessible to all parts of the Orchestra without steps. There are no steps to the designated wheelchair seating location. |
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A wheelchair accessible restroom (unisex) is located on the main level. |
Take Me Out – Back on Broadway
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