Just about two years ago, Nicholas Braun was at the Lucille Lortel Theater, watching fellow television stars Christopher Abbott and Aubrey Plaza shine in a revival of Danny and the Deep Blue Sea . He’d never booked a professional stage gig, but the idea of doing an intimate two-hander at the historic West Village space appealed to him—a feeling that only grew stronger as productions like Cole Escola’s Oh, Mary! , Hold On to Me Darling with Adam Driver, and Andrew Scott’s one-man Vanya kept up the prestige.

The Succession star told Seaview Production’s Greg Nobile of his dream, and soon the script for Rajiv Joseph’s 2009 play Gruesome Playground Injuries was in his hands. Then word trickled in that two-time Tony winner Kara Young was interested in starring opposite him.

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