Axial Theatre presents Never the Sinner by John Logan

​Three-time Emmy Award-Winning Actress Cady McClain Directs
“Never the Sinner” by John Logan

Starring Patrick McGunness as “Robert Crowe” and Albi Gorn as “Clarence Darrow”
Presented by Axial Theatre
at
Bethany Arts Community in Ossining (N.Y.)
November 10 – 13 & November 17 – 20, 2022
Showtimes 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday, Saturday /  3 p.m. Sunday

Axial Theatre, under the Artistic Director Cady McClain, is proud to announce the fall production of Never the Sinner by John Logan, featuring Broadway actor Patrick McGuiness, Tuesdays With Morrie star Albi Gorn, Michael Howard Conservatory Members Tom Ryan and Michael M. Alva, and Axial Theater Members Bruce Apar, Youlim Nam and special guest Najah Imani Muhammad. McClain will be directing and producing alongside Axial Board Members Steven Williford (Emmy© Winning Director), Amanda Quinn Olivar (Editor-in-Chief, Curator.Guide), and Axial Ensemble member Dan Walworth.

The play will be produced at Bethany Arts Community in Ossining (N.Y.), Nov. 10 – 13 and Nov. 17 – 20, 2022. Thursday through Saturday shows are 8 p.m. Sunday performances are 3 p.m.  A post-show discussion of the topics of the play will follow each performance, led by director McClain, members of the ensemble and special guests.

​Tickets are $10 students,  $25 general seating, available at axialtheatre.org

Never the Sinner is based on the true story of two young men, Nathan Leopold (Tom Ryan) and Richard Loeb (Michael M. Alva), who murder a local boy to prove their superiority and claim the right to having committed “the crime of the century.”  The case is argued by two esteemed lawyers, Clarence Darrow (Albi Gorn) and Robert Crowe (Patrick McGuiness).  While Crowe wants to fulfill the outraged nation’s cry for a hanging, Darrow argues for the rights of all human beings to be shown mercy, no matter how shocking the crime.

​Covid protocols will be in place per CDC and Actors Equity Association (AEA) guidelines that are posted at the time of the production.

ABOUT PATRICK McGUINNESS (as “Robert Crowe”):
Patrick McGuinness has been a member of the Axial Theatre Company since 2017. He is a graduate of the theatre dept. at Binghamton University (’85) and the Trinity Rep. Conservatory in Providence, RI (’87). He has performed in several Axial productions including Love at Worst Sight,Plattsburgh (both part of Axial’s Twisted Valentines series), Nectar and The Second Coming. Additionally, he has performed in shows for GoJo Productions, Westchester Collaborative Theatre and the Phillipstown Depot Theatre. Past theatre credits also include roles in such shows as One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Godspell, South Pacific, Macbeth, Brigadoon, Rope, and Arsenic and Old Lace, just to name a few. He has appeared in several feature films, most notably the movie One Eyed King written and directed by Academy Award winner Bobby Moresco starring William Baldwin, Armand Assante and the late Bruno Kirby.

​ABOUT ALBI GORN (as “Clarence Darrow”):
Albi Gorn has been acting for fifty years. He last acted with Axial as Dr. Rank in A Doll’s House. A former Ensemble member, he also has had several of his plays produced at Axial, including the Westchester premiere of Back to the Garden.  Among the plays he has acted in: Tuesdays With Morrie, A Man For All Seasons, Talk Radio, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, The H.M.S. Pinafore, Oleanna, Speed-the-Plow, Dry Powder, The Cooking Lesson (written by his wife, Robin Anne Joseph) and his favorite role, that of Herman in his own one-act, It’s About Forgiveness. He and Robin run GoJo Clan Productions, a nomadic theater company in Westchester gojoclanproductions.com. You can read his plays and listen to his songs at www.albigorn.com

ABOUT CADY MCCLAIN (Director/Producer):
Cady McClain is proud to be Axial Theatre’s new Artistic Director. In 2021 she was recognized by Deadline for being a history-making three-time Emmy© winner, acting as three unique characters on three different daytime shows. Cady studied theater directing with legendary artistic director of Ensemble Studio Theater, Curt Dempster and acting for eight years with Michael Howard. Her theatrical directorial debut was with Axial Theatre in Paint Made Flesh by Howard Meyer, shown at The Cell in NYC. Her film documentary on female directors, Seeing is Believing:Women Direct won multiple awards including the Audience Award at the SOHO Film Festival and a Jury Prize at the Newport Beach Film Festival. It was released on regional PBS stations nationwide and the educational platform, Kanopy. She currently plays “Jennifer” on Days of Our Lives.  www.cadymcclain.com

​ABOUT AXIAL THEATRE:
Axial Theater is a 23-year-old not-for-profit institution founded by Howard Meyer. It is dedicated to supporting the professional development of the independent voice through audience involvement and is commited to presenting challenging and relevant theatrical experiences. The company and its productions have been reviewed in The New York Times and are supported by the William T Morris Foundation and ArtsWestchester among others. axialtheatre.org

​“Never The Sinner” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.www.concordtheatricals.com