Luna Theater Company continues their critically acclaimed sixth season with the Philadelphia Premiere of GRACE by Craig Wright. GRACE will be performed at the Walnut Street Theatre Studio 5 located at 825 Walnut Street in Philadelphia, previewing January 25 - 29; opening Wednesday, January 30 and running through February 23, 2008. Tickets range from $20 to $35 and can be purchased by calling Luna Theater Company’s Box Office at (215) 704-0033 or by visiting www.LunaTheater.org. Media interviews, actor bios and digital photos available upon request.

Story Summary
With a mixture of cutting truths and constant laughs, GRACE examines the marriage of an intensely Christian couple, their disfigured neighbor, a shaky business deal, and the way religious ideas make sense - and sometimes nonsense - of life's events. Murder, romance, faith, and betrayal make for an explosive combination in this darkly funny and provocative play from Craig Wright, past writer for ABC's LOST, HBO's SIX FEET UNDER, and creator of ABC’s DIRTY SEXY MONEY.

About the Playwright
CRAIG WRIGHT: Grace originally premiered at Woolly Mammoth Theatre in Washington D.C. in 2004 where it was nominated for the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding New Play. His play Recent Tragic Events also debuted at Woolly and was subsequently produced by Playwrights Horizons in New York City and by 1812 Productions in Philadelphia. Melissa Arctic, a contemporary adaptation of The Winter’s Tale, premiered at the Folger Theatre and won the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding New Play. Main Street, adapted from the Sinclair Lewis novel, was commissioned and premiered by the Great American History Theatre. Orange Flower Water has been produced around the country, including an extended engagement at Steppenwolf in Chicago that led the Chicago Sun-Times to name it one of the ‘Best of the Year’. Other plays include Molly’s Delicious, The Pavilion (Arden Theatre), LADY and The Unseen (2007 Humana Festival). Mr. Wright, who is originally from Minnesota, is a past writer for ABC’s Lost and HBO’s Six Feet Under, which he received an Emmy nomination for the episode “Twilight”. Currently he lives with his family in Los Angeles and is creator and executive producer for ABC’s Dirty Sexy Money.

About the Producing Artistic Director
GREGORY SCOTT CAMPBELL: Gregory is Founder and Producing Artistic Director of the Luna Theater Company. Previously with the Luna, Gregory performed in The Zoo Story, Oleanna, No Exit and Waiting for Godot. He has also directed Fool for Love, The Turn of the Screw, Burn This, Agnes of God, Unwrap Your Candy, Lebensraum, True West and Breathing Corpses. Gregory is the original founder of the Spark 10 Minute Play Festival and a former board member of the Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia and chair of the Spark Small Theatre Committee.

About the Featured Actor
CHRIS FAITH (Steve) has performed Off-Broadway in The Secret Garden and Like It Is at the York Theatre. Last summer, he played opposite Linda Eder in The Seduction of Sheila Valentine at the Lenape Regional Performing Arts Center. Locally, he has appeared at the Wilma Theater, the Arden Theatre Company, the People's Light and Theatre Company, 1812 Productions (2 Barrymore nominations), Mum Puppettheatre (Best Overall Production of a Musical Barrymore nomination), Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Act II Playhouse and the Bristol Riverside Theatre. Chris co-hosted the Barrymore Awards ceremony this past October and will perform in the Arden Theatre's production of Go, Dog. Go! this spring. Chris holds an MFA in Acting from Brandeis University, and he and his lovely wife, Reina, own and operate Dance Arts Collaborative, a children's performing arts school in Plumsteadville, PA.

About Luna Theater Company
Founded in 2002, the Luna Theater Company is dedicated to presenting the Philadelphia area with thought-provoking works by contemporary and classical playwrights. We seek to develop an audience of open-minded theatergoers that cross cultural, ethnic and social lines by producing drama that is intense, challenging, educational and entertaining. . Funding for Luna’s 2007-2008 season has been provided in part by the Phoebe W. Haas Charitable Trust B, the Samuel S. Fels Fund and The Charlotte Cushman Foundation. For more information on Luna Theater and its upcoming performances, please visit www.LunaTheater.org.

Luna’s 2007-2008 Season Concludes
The Luna Theater Company’s riveting 6th season will conclude with the revival of Israel Horovitz’s LINE in April. All performances will take place at the Walnut Street Theatre Studio 5 at 825 Walnut St. in Philadelphia. For more information on the upcoming schedule, please visit www.LunaTheater.org.