This is just awesome, John. A New York gathering is a must!!!! 
Heh!
Jake in theatre this autumn.... In an off Broadway show!!!!
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jake-gyllenhaal-broadway-if-there-is-i-havent-found-it-yet-314161
Jake Gyllenhaal
Set to Take
Off-Broadway Bow
The Oscar-nominated actor will make
his American stage debut this year in
British playwright Nick Payne's comic drama
"If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet."
by David Rooney
8:35 AM PDT 4/19/2012 
NEW YORK -- Jake Gyllenhaal has signed on as part of the ensemble cast of
Nick Payne's play,
If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet, which
Roundabout Theatre Company will produce late this summer in its Off Broadway space, the
Laura Pels Theatre.
A critical hit in its 2009 premiere at London's
Bush Theatre, Payne's comic drama is about an off-kilter family who knows what the problems are, but not how to fix them. At the center of the story is
Anna, an overweight teenager being bullied at school. In order to protect her, the girl's mother transfers her to to the school where she teaches, but that makes the situation worse. Her dad is an environmentalist too busy trying to save the planet to help. But when her estranged uncle, a heartbroken drifter played by Gyllenhaal, shows up, their unexpected friendship may be just what Anna needs.
Directed by
Michael Longhurst, the play begins previews Aug. 24, with official opening set for Sept. 20. The three remaining cast members and design team will be announced shortly.
An Oscar nominee in 2006 for
Brokeback Mountain, Gyllenhaal previously appeared onstage in a 2002 London production of
Kenneth Lonergan's
This is Our Youth, opposite
Hayden Christensen and
Anna Paquin. His next screen appearance will be in
David Ayer's South Central L.A. cop drama
End of Watch, in which he stars with
Michael Pena, Anna Kendrick and
America Ferrera.
As part of the company's 2012-13 season, Roundabout also announced the world-premiere of
Joshua Elias Harmon's comedy,
Bad Jews. Directed by
Daniel Aukin, the play opens in October under the Roundabout Underground banner devoted to emerging artists.
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