CASTING IS COMPLETED FOR THE WORLD PREMIERE OF “MARJORIE PRIME”AT MARK TAPER FORUM With Lois Smith, Lisa Emery, Jeff Ward, Frank Wood September 10 – October 19, 2014

 Casting has been completed for the world premiere of Jordan Harrison’s “Marjorie Prime,”opening September 21, 2014, at the Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum.  Directed by Obie Award-winner Les Waters, the profound and engaging new play begins previews September 10 at the Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum.  Performances continue through October 19, 2014.

“Marjorie Prime” features Lois Smith in the title role.  The cast also includes Lisa Emery, Jeff Ward and Frank Wood.

Set design for “Marjorie Prime” is by Mimi Lien, costume design by Ilona Somogyi, lighting design by Lap Chi Chu, sound design by Adam Phalen and casting is by Mark B. Simon, CSA.  The production stage manager is David S. Franklin.

“Marjorie Prime” asks exquisite questions about the difference between a life lived and a life remembered in this compassionate, haunting drama.  Marjorie is a clever, wry woman who, at age 85, finds that her memory is failing. She is living out her days at an assisted living facility where she is frequently visited by her anxious, quick-witted daughter, Tess (Lisa Emery), and her kind, easygoing son-in-law, Jon (Frank Wood). With the urging of Jon and the facility and despite Tess’ misgivings, a mysterious young man, Walter, joins the group with the hope that he can help reverse Marjorie’s decline.  Through an ingenious series of shifting realities, Walter’s nature is revealed, and the family’s memories gently unfold into a cathartic meditation on life and loss, and the desire to keep our dearly departed with us.