An Acting Debut for John Guare

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The Atlantic Theater Company announced on Tuesday that the Tony Award-winning playwright John Guare, whose plays include “Six Degrees of Separation” and “The House of Blue Leaves,” will make his Off Broadway acting debut in its production of his new play, “3 Kinds of Exile.”

Set amid the turmoil of Eastern Europe in the mid-20th century, the play is based on three real-life exiled artists: the Czech filmmaker Karel Reisz; the Polish actress Elzbieta Czyzwewska; and the Polish writer Witold Gombromicz. Mr. Guare plays himself and other characters.

Neil Pepe, the Atlantic’s artistic director, will direct a cast that also includes Peter Maloney, David Pittu, Alison Cimmet, Jeffrey Kuhn, and Martin Moran. “3 Kinds of Exile” is to begin previews at the Atlantic’s Linda Gross Theater on May 15 and continue through June 23, with opening night set for June 11.