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Wallace Shawn, Deborah Eisenberg Step In With Three Hours’ Notice for Off-Broadway ‘Moth Days’

The cameo-style cover reflects a hands-on approach to a decades-long Shawn–Gregory partnership.

Overview

  • Shawn and Eisenberg covered roles at Greenwich House Theater on Wednesday and Thursday after illnesses sidelined Hope Davis and Maria Dizzia.
  • The production said they had about three hours’ notice and performed with scripts in hand.
  • Producers Scott Rudin and Barry Diller announced the April 1–2 substitutions for the Off-Broadway run.
  • The engagement is extended through May 24 and plays in repertory with The Fever, which Shawn performs twice weekly.
  • André Gregory directs the new play by Shawn, whose producers include Rudin and Diller following Rudin’s 2021 retreat from producing after reports about abusive behavior.