Audible Theater Announces Full Cast for “Long Day’s Journey into Night”

Audible is pleased to announce full casting for the new stage production of the Eugene O’Neill epic Long Day’s Journey into Night, directed by Tony Award nominee Robert O’Hara, premiering at Audible Theater’s Minetta Lane Theatre in January 2022.

Jason Bowen (The Play That Goes Wrong) joins the company in the role of Jamie Tyrone, alongside the previously announced Bill Camp as James Tyrone, Elizabeth Marvel as Mary Tyrone, and Ato Blankson-Wood as Edmund Tyrone.

Playing six weeks only from Tuesday, January 11-Sunday, February 20, 2022, Long Day’s Journey into Night will open Sunday, January 23, 2022 at the Minetta Lane Theatre (18 Minetta Lane, between MacDougal & 6th Avenue – one block south of W. 3rd Street), Audible’s creative home for live performances in New York. The production will also be released as an Audible Original, extending its reach to millions of Audible listeners around the world.

The classic play that’s been called “inarguably one of the greatest dramas in the history of the American theater” (Chicago Tribune), Eugene O'Neill’s Long Day’s Journey into Night receives a vibrant and timely update in this interpretation by prolific, Tony Award-nominated director Robert O’Hara (Slave Play).

At the heart of O’Neill’s masterwork is the Tyrone family, living together again under lockdown. As the pressure builds, each family member retreats to their own destructive vices. This must-see production inspired by the events of 2020 is a visceral and provocative exploration of addiction and mental health speaking to our present moment.

Starring Emmy Award-nominee Bill Camp (The Crucible, “The Queen’s Gambit”), three-time Obie Award-winner Elizabeth Marvel (Hedda Gabler, "Homeland"), Tony Award-nominee Ato Blankson-Wood (Slave Play), and Jason Bowen (The Play That Goes Wrong).

The creative team includes Tony Award winner Clint Ramos (scenic and costume design), Alex Jainchill (lighting design), Palmer Hefferan (sound design), Yee Eun Nam (projection design), and Nicholas Polonio (associate director). Clarissa Marie Ligon is the Production Stage Manager and casting is by X Casting (Victor Vazquez, CSA). Technical Supervision is by Hudson Theatrical Associates and General Management is by Baseline Theatrical (Andy Jones & Jonathan Whitton).

Long Day’s Journey into Night is produced by arrangement with Yale University, Trust U/W/O Shane O’Neill, and Bubbles Incorporated SA.

Tickets for Long Day’s Journey into Night are on sale now at www.audible.com/MinettaLane. Audible Theater is proud to collaborate with TodayTix to offer mobile Rush tickets beginning at 10am each performance day. Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis exclusively through the TodayTix app.

Since the Minetta Lane Theatre went dark in March 2020, Audible Theater has continued its commitment to work with exceptional artists and technicians, showcase extraordinary writing and storytelling, and break down traditional boundaries to make great theater available to all. Over the past 16 months, Audible Theater collaborated with over 300 artists, commissioned new works from more than 20 playwrights (including 10 new voices through the Audible Theater Emerging Playwrights Fund), and released more than 40 theatrical projects to a global audience, including a full seven-show season in collaboration with Williamstown Theatre Festival and other titles featuring world premieres from award-winning playwrights and outstanding performances from world-famous talent.

BIOGRAPHIES

• BILL CAMP (James Tyrone) is best known for his Emmy-nominated performance in HBO's critically acclaimed limited series “The Night Of” as well as his SAG-nominated performance as Mr. Shaibel in the hit Netflix limited series “The Queen’s Gambit.” A veteran of the stage, Camp received a 2016 Tony Award nomination for his performance as Reverend John Hale in Arthur Miller's The Crucible, directed by Ivo Van Hove. He also received a Drama Desk nomination for his role as Charley in Mike Nichols's production of Death of a Salesman (Tony Award for Best Revival). Additional theater credits include Coram Boy, Heartbreak House, Jackie, The Seagull. Off-Broadway: Homebody/Kabul (Obie Award winner), The Misanthrope, Olly's Prison. Camp is a graduate of the Juilliard School. He was also recently ranked as the #1 Greatest Character Actor by New York Magazine for his prolific work in the past decade, and recently reteamed with his The Looming Tower team of Jeff Daniels and Dan Futterman in American Rust on Showtime. Up next, Camp will star in New Line’s feature adaptation of Stephen King’s 1975 bestseller Salem’s Lot.
• ELIZABETH MARVEL (Mary Tyrone) was last seen in Marvel's Helstrom for Hulu, as well as Paul Greengrass’ News of the World for Universal. Prior to this, Marvel was seen in the critically acclaimed limited series “Unbelievable” for Netflix. Additional work on Netflix includes The Meyerowitz Stories co-starring Adam Sandler and Ben Stiller and directed by Noah Baumbach. This was a stark contrast to her series regular role of the first female President on “Homeland” for Showtime. Elizabeth also played series regular Heather Dunbar' on “House of Cards” for yet another Netflix collaboration. An integral part of the New York theater scene, Marvel portrayed Marc Anthony in Shakespeare in the Park’s ground-breaking production of Julius Caesar. She has won 4 Obie Awards for her Off-Broadway work, most notably for the title role in Ivo Van Hove's 2004 production of Hedda Gabler. She also received a Drama Desk nomination for her performance in Fifty Words. Of her numerous Broadway roles, she is best known for her portrayal of Brooke Wyeth in Other Desert Cities, a role which she originated off-Broadway. Marvel is a graduate of the Juilliard School. Up next, Marvel will star in Hulu limited series “The Dropout” about the rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes and her company, Theranos. She will also star in the HBO Max’s “Love & Death” a limited series about the true story of Texas housewife Candy Montgomery’s murder of Betty Gore in 1980.
• ATO BLANKSON-WOOD (Edmund Tyrone) is a current Tony nominee (Featured Actor in a Play) for his explosive and moving performance as Gary, one half of an interracial gay couple struggling with the multilayered complexities that follow in Broadway’s Slave Play. Ato was with the production since its sold-out off-Broadway run, for which he was the only cast member nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award (Featured Actor in a Play). Slave Play isn’t the first time the graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and the Yale School of Drama has tackled a provocative and politically charged role. He is most recognized for his 2017 breakout performance in the Public Theater musical The Total Bent (Drama League and Lucille Lortel Award nomination) which explored the life of a black musical prodigy in a nation on the verge of social upheaval. He also starred in Chris Urch's The Rolling Stone at Lincoln Center as Dembe, a young man who is forced to keep his true identity a secret in Uganda where being gay is illegal. Ato was most recently seen alongside Michael Keaton, Stanley Tucci and Amy Ryan in the biographical drama Worth which premiered on Netflix, and up next will star alongside Mary-Louise Parker and Sandra Oh in the Peter Hedges drama The Same Storm.
• JASON BOWEN’s (Jamie Tyrone) previous credits include Broadway: The Play That Goes Wrong. Off-Broadway: Native Son (The Acting Co.), If Pretty Hurts (Playwrights Horizons), Alternating Currents (Working Theater), My Mañana Comes (Playwright's Realm). Regional: Native Son (Yale Rep.), Skeleton Crew (Studio Theatre), Jazz (Baltimore Center Stage), As You Like It, Black Odyssey (Denver Center Theatre Co.), June Moon (Williamstown Theatre Festival), Ruined (La Jolla Playhouse), Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (IRNE Award for Best Actor - Drama) (Huntington Theatre Co.). TV/Film: “Orange Is The New Black” (Netflix), “Blue Bloods,” "Madam Secretary," "Elementary," "Braindead” (CBS), “Law & Order: SVU" (NBC), The Upside, What's Your Number?
• ROBERT O'HARA (Director) is the Tony-nominated director of Slave Play and is currently working on several film, television, and Broadway projects. He’s a two-time Obie Award and two-time NAACP Award Winner whose work has been seen around the country.