Juan Castano, Julia Chan, & Ryan Spahn Join DANGER AND OPPORTUNITY Off-Broadway

Director (and Theatrely31 alum) Jack Serio has found his company for Ken Urban’s Danger and Opportunity. The new play is set to premiere at the East Village Basement beginning March 27 and run through April 17, 2025. An official opening night is set for Thursday, April 3. 

The new play will star Drama Desk and Lortel award-winner Juan Castano, Julia Chan, and Ryan Spahn. 

In Danger and Opportunity, Christian and Edwin are a married gay couple in a rut when Margaret – Christian’s ex-girlfriend from Catholic high school – gets in touch after twenty years. At Edwin’s urging, Christian invites her over for drinks. The trio embarks on an unexpected journey together, testing the limits of what defines a contemporary relationship.

“Danger and Opportunity is my attempt to make sense of the push and pull between change as possible and impossible at a deeply personal level,” says playwright Ken Urban. “While many of my plays are inspired by research or interviews, this one speaks intimately to my experiences as a queer man navigating desire and love in a relationship. Given the script’s intimacy, when Jack and the producing team suggested doing the play in an actual living room so we could really bring the audience into the lives of these three characters, how could I say no?”

The creative team for Danger and Opportunity includes Frank J. Oliva (scenic design), Avery Reed (costume design), Obie-winner Stacey Derosier (lighting design), and Zach Brecheen (production stage manager). Casting by Caparelliotis Casting - David Caparelliotis & Joe Gery. Danger and Opportunity is produced by Jacob Stuckelman, Andrew Patino, Matt Krauss, and Kyle Rogers.