Animals Out of Paper – Pleasantville: Arc Stages Next Stage professional theatre concludes its 2019-20 season with the production of Rajiv Joseph’s 2008 Animals Out of Paper. In this uncommon love story of mismatched people, a high school teacher and avid fan, pressures a reclusive, world-famous origami artist, into becoming an unwitting mentor to a troubled teenage prodigy. These three flawed characters begin to reshape and mold each other’s lives in much the same way they fold and crease their paper art.

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The New York Times called Animals Out of Paper “A pitch- perfect script …” describing it as a ready for sit-com love story infiltrated by a moody, hip-hop loving teen culminating in an ending that packs a punch. It was produced in 2016 by Armonk’s Hudson Stage Company – they’re production was well reviewed by the New York Times.

Here, Ann-Ngaire Martin directs an equity cast. Including Kerri Sohn who can be seen in the upcoming feature “Inside the Rain,” and the Off-Broadway show “Sleep No More.” Actor and comedian David Lanson, who also performs with the Soho Rep. And Eshan Bay whose theater credits include  The Hard Problem at Lincoln Center. TV Credits include: House of Cards, Person of Interest, Madame Secretary, Instinct.

About ARC Stages, Pleasantville:

ARC houses three theatre companies under one roof: The Next Stage, a professional theatre company, a community theatre, and an Educational Stage that offers acting, singing, stage dance/combat, technical theatre workshops, and musical theatre programs for pre-K–grade 12.