Bay Street Reveals Cast Of ‘The Forgotten Woman’

Bay Street Theater has announced the cast and creative team of “The Forgotten Woman,” a world-premiere play that kicks off the Sag Harbor venue’s 2016 Mainstage season.

Debuting Tuesday, May 31, the comedy is written by Jonathan Tolins and directed by Noah Himmelstein.

Ashlie Atkinson, a stage and screen actress whose credits include “Us & Them” and “Rescue Me,” stars as Margaret Meier, a gifted soprano on the verge of a major operatic career. Darren Goldstein, of Showtime’s “The Affair,” Broadway’s “Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson” and the film “Limitless,” stars opposite Ms. Atkinson as Steve, a reporter who arrives at Margaret’s Chicago hotel room for an interview at a time when she is grappling with self-doubt, her weight and a marriage that has lost its passion.

The cast also includes Robert Stanton, previously seen at Bay Street in “Dissonance,” as Margaret’s husband, Rudolph; Mark Junek of “The Outs” and “Viral Beauty” as Margaret’s manager, Erik; and Justin Mark of “Gotham” and Last of the Boys” as the hotel bellhop, Jordan.

Mr. Tolin’s past writing credits include “Buyer & Cellar,” “The Twilight of the Golds,” “If Memory Serves,” “The Last Sunday in June” and “Secrets of the Trade.” He has also written for television, and has contributed articles to Opera News, Time and The Huffington Post. He is a panelist on the Metropolitan Opera Radio Quiz.

Tim Mackabee is the set designer, David Lander is the lighting designer, Jess Goldstein is the costume designer, Elisheba Ittoop is the sound designer, Andrew Diaz is in charge of props, Meg Murphy is the hair and wig designer and Jennifer Kahn is the production stage manager.

“I am thrilled to welcome this amazing cast and creative team to open Bay Street’s 25th anniversary Mainstage season,” Bay Street artistic director Scott Schwartz said. “‘The Forgotten Woman’ is a fierce and funny play that gloriously plays the woman card—it’s the story of a complicated and powerful woman coming into her own and coming to terms with her career, her passion for art and the men in her life, and her own self image. These artists will enter into an important conversation that is currently happening nationally, and I know will do so with gusto, humor, and panache.”