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LCT3, Lincoln Center Theater's programming initiative devoted to producing the work of new artists and developing new audiences, has announced the first production of its 2010-2011 season: the world premiere of THE COWARD, a new play by Nick Jones, directed by Sam Gold, to be presented at The Duke on 42nd Street, a New 42nd Street® project (229 West 42 Street).

THE COWARD is a period comedy set in 18th century England. A cowardly young gentleman named Lucidis initiates a pistol duel then finds that he can't go through with it. So he hires a common criminal to fight in his place, only to have the scoundrel make a bloody mess of things. As duel follows duel with many shots fired, this coward finds his reputation growing beyond his wildest expectations.

Playwright Nick Jones is a playwright, director, puppet designer and performer. His show Jollyship the Whiz-Bang originally produced at Ars Nova was recently revived for the Under the Radar Festival at the Public. He has performed music or theater at the Portland Institute of Contemporary Arts TBA Festival, the Dublin Fringe Festival, The Kitchen, P.S. 122, The Public and the Edinburgh Fringe. Sam Gold directed the critically acclaimed productions of Annie Baker's Circle Mirror Transformation (Playwrights Horizons) and The Aliens (Rattlestick Theater). His work has also been seen at the New York Theatre Workshop, Studio Dante, the Cherry Lane and the Ohio Theater. He has developed plays at many theatres nationally including ACT, MCC, MTC, Playwrights Horizons, Primary Stages, The Public, Williamstown Theatre Festival and the Yale Repertory Theater.

• A New Play by

  Nick Jones

• Directed by

  Sam Gold