New York City - MCC Theater (Robert LuPone, Bernard Telsey, Artistic Directors; William Cantler, Associate Artistic Director; Blake West, Executive Director) has announced that tickets will go on sale for the company's third and final production of their 2009-2010 season: Beth Henley's "Family Week," directed by Jonathan Demme. Performances of the four person play begin at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher Street, NYC) on April 9 and continue through May 23. Opening night is set for Monday, April 26 at 7 p.m.

Making his theatrical debut, Academy Award-winning director Demme ("Silence of the Lambs") collaborates with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Henley ("Crimes of the Heart") on a new version of this bitterly funny play. A year after the death of her son, Claire checks into a recovery center in the desert, searching for a way to cope. When her mother, daughter and sister arrive to participate in "family week," long-dormant traumas collide with recent tragedies in comical, surprising and deeply moving ways. United in this family struggle, the women rage and reach out in an effort to reconcile their love with the way things are. Acclaimed actors Quincy Tyler Bernstine ("Ruined"), Kathleen Chalfant (MCC's "Wit"), Rosemarie DeWitt ("Rachel Getting Married"), and Sami Gayle ("Gypsy") have come together for this all new MCC Theater production.

Scenic Design is by Derek McLane, Costume Design is by Mimi O'Donnell, Lighting Design is by Kenneth Posner, Original Music is by Dan Bern and Sound Design is by Rob Milburn and Michael Bodeen.

Performances are Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 7 p.m., Thursdays and Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. Tickets are available by visiting www.mcctheater.org or by contacting Ticket Central directly at www.ticketcentral.com or calling 212-279-4200.

MCC Theater's current hit production of Alexi Kaye Campbell's "The Pride," directed by Joe Mantello ("Glengarry Glen Ross," "Take Me Out") and staring Hugh Dancy ("Adam," "Journey's End"), Adam James ("Last Chance Harvey"), Andrea Riseborough ("Happy Go Lucky") and Ben Whishaw ("Bright Star," "Brideshead Revisited") is performing its limited engagement through March 28 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre.

MCC Theater is one of New York City's leading Off Broadway theater companies, committed to presenting New York and world premieres each season. When MCC Theater was founded in 1986, its mission was simple - to bring new theatrical voices to theater-going audiences. MCC Theater continues to accomplish this yearly through presentation of its mainstage works; its Literary Program, which actively seeks and develops new and emerging writers and its Education & Outreach Program, allowing more than 1,200 students yearly to experience theater, increase literacy and discover their own voices in the arts.

For a complete production history, go to www.mcctheater.org.