Meet the cast
Laurie Metcalf (Juliana)
Originated the role of Juliana Off-Broadway in MCC's production of Sharr White's The Other Place directed by Joe Mantello for which she received Obie and Lucille Lortel Awards. In New York, Metcalf most recently appeared on Broadway in Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs, directed by David Cromer. She has also appeared on Broadway opposite Nathan Lane in David Mamet's comedy November, a performance for which she received a Best Featured Actress Tony nomination. Metcalf has also appeared in Sam Shepard's A Lie of the Mind, directed by Ethan Hawke for The New Group and Balm in Gilead at the Circle Rep, for which she received Drama Desk, Obie, and Theatre World Awards. In London, Metcalf has appeared in Arthur Miller's All My Sons directed by Howard Davies and most recently starred in Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey Into Night directed by Anthony Page. An ensemble member at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company since 1976, Metcalf is the recipient of seven Joseph Jefferson Awards and three L.A. Ovation Awards. Metcalf won three Emmy awards for her role as Jackie Harris on "Roseanne". She was also nominated for an Emmy for her work on "Desperate Housewives". Metcalf's film credits include Internal Affairs, Desperately Seeking Susan, Toy Story, Bulworth, and Leaving Las Vegas.
Bill Pullman (Ian)
Is most widely known for his iconic film roles (jazz musician Fred Madison in David Lynch's noir-horror film Lost Highway; President Thomas J. Whitmore in Roland Emmerich's blockbuster Independence Day; the skeptical brother, Jack Callaghan, in While You Were Sleeping). His theater work includes The Jacksonian from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Beth Henley (Crimes of the Heart), the Broadway revival of David Mamet's Oleanna opposite Julia Stiles, the Broadway world premiere of Edward Albee's The Goat (Drama Desk nomination), and the New York premiere of Albee's Peter & Jerry (Drama Desk nomination). Pullman can be seen in the new film from award-winning director Cherien Dabis (Amreeka), May in the Summer, and is the subject of a new documentary from award-winning director Yung Chang (Up The Yangtze, China Heavyweight), The Fruit Hunters. Currently, Bill Pullman also stars as President Dale Gilchrist in NBC's First Family comedy "1600 Penn."
Zoe Perry (The Woman)
Makes her Broadway debut in The Other Place. Perry returns to New York after spending time in Los Angeles, where she appeared in the West Coast premiere of The Lieutenant of Inishmore at CTG's Mark Taper Forum, directed by Wilson Milam and co-starring Chris Pine. Perry is a member of the celebrated Antaeus Theater Company in Los Angeles where she has appeared in numerous plays including Peace in Our Time (Charles McNulty's top 10 of 2011) and The Autumn Garden. Her television appearances include guest roles on "Grey's Anatomy," "Private Practice," "Cold Case" and "My Boys." She's also appeared in the films, Cotton (co-starring Gary Cole), Turkey Bowl, and The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond. Perry is a graduate of Northwestern University.
John Schiappa (The Man)
Has appeared on Broadway in the roles of: The Proprietor in Assassins and Toddy Koovitz in Take Me Out both directed by Joe Mantello, Taxi Driver in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Witch's Father in Wicked, Sammy in Blood Brothers, Lord Savage/Spider in Jekyll & Hyde, and in Jerry Springer the Opera. Off-Broadway & regionally he has been seen in The Other Place (MCC), Dust (West Side Arts), Take Me Out (NYSF), Keeping Time (Berkshire Playwriting Lab), Laughter on the 23rd Floor (Geva), Three Musketeers (NSMT), Company (Huntington Theater), the American premiere of New Year, directed by Sir Peter Hall (HGO), Romeo & Juliet