Many business people can relate to a cutthroat world where hungry, backstabbing salesmen peddle questionable investments and compete to be top dog.
The Arts Club Theatre Co.’s $300,000 production of Glengarry Glen Ross, which officially opens July 28 for a four-and-a-half week run at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage, may seem all too familiar for some.
The David Mamet-written play won a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award when it debuted in 1984.
The Arts Club production features Eric McCormack, who starred in the NBC sitcom Will and Grace between 1998 and 2006, and is one of the highest profile actors to appear on an Arts Club stage.
The foul-mouthed drama documents an investigation into the theft of a card file of valuable leads that the salesmen compete to earn.
GlenGarry Glen Ross follows the profitable eight-and-a-half week run of the musical Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story at the Stanley.
“Buddy did well. It did more than break even. It was practically always sold out,” said Arts Club artistic managing director Bill Millerd. “It was one of the most successful musicals we’ve presented. They’re always expensive and risky but that show, when you saw the talented cast and Zachary Stevenson, who was playing Buddy, it struck a chord.”