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Amanda Peet to make playwriting debut in NYC; Blythe Danner and Sarah Jessica Parker may star

By: Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press

Tuesday, Mar. 5, 2013 at 3:59 PM | Comments: 0

FILE - This Feb. 4, 2013 file photo shows actress Amanda Peet at the world premiere of "Identity Thief" at the Mann Village Westwood in Los Angeles. Peet is hoping to make her professional debut as a playwright next season with a play that may attract Blythe Danner and Sarah Jessica Parker. The Manhattan Theater Club said Tuesday that it wants to stage the world premiere of Peet's “The Commons of Pensacola” as part of its 2013-2014 season. Lynne Meadow, artistic director of the company, will direct. (Photo by Todd Williamson/Invision/AP, file)

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Actress Amanda Peet is hoping to make her professional debut as a playwright next season with a drama that may attract Blythe Danner and Sarah Jessica Parker.

The Manhattan Theater Club said Tuesday that it wants to stage the world premiere of Peet's "The Commons of Pensacola" as part of its 2013-2014 season. Lynne Meadow, artistic director of the company, will direct.

"We are in conversation with Blythe Danner and Sarah Jessica Parker about appearing in this timely, new play about a family weathering a major financial crisis," artistic producer Mandy Greenfield said in a statement.

Parker's husband, Matthew Broderick, is currently starring with Danner in Broadway's "Nice Work If You Can Get It." Peet is known for roles in "Saving Silverman" and on TV's "The Good Wife."

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