NEW YORK, March 31 (UPI) -- "X-Men" star Anna Paquin and "21 Grams" actress Melissa Leo are set to appear in the N.Y. production of Neil LaBute's new drama "The Distance From Here."
Also starring in the U.S. premiere of the LaBute play are Amelia Alvarez of "The Laramie Project," Ian Brennan of "Juvenilia," Josh Charles of "Dead Poets Society" and TV's "Sports Night," Logan Marshall-Green of "The Great Raid," and Alison Pill of "Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen."
Mark Webber, who starred in the London production of "The Distance From Here," rounds out the cast of the MCC Theater production.
In the play, LaBute dissects the lives of six Americans trapped in a web of anger, deception and violence.
The play centers around Darrell, a teenage slacker (played by Webber) pushed over the brink of sanity by a loveless home life.
Leo plays Darrell's mother, Cammie, who can't remember his childhood, while Paquin plays his sister, Shari, who suggests she and Darrell have sex even though she is already involved with Cammie's boyfriend.
Performances in the limited-engagement run begin April 14, with an opening night planned for May 6.
