Black wrote One Slight Hitch in the early 1980s, inspired by his breakup with a girlfriend who married quickly after their separation. Confused and upset over her nuptials, he turned his pain into a comedy that had some initial success with readings at various regional theatres and festivals. It was even optioned for Broadway before interest in the script faded for the better part of 30 years. Now a published work, Black attributes the play's newfound success to his celebrity FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 17, 2016 Media Contact: Steven Box, Director of Marketing and Communications The Human Race Theatre Company 126 North Main Street, Suite 300 Dayton, OH 45402 (937) 461-3823 ext. 3112 steven@humanracetheatre.org - 2 - status as the "King of Rant," but cautions that it is very different than his stand-up persona. "If my name weren't on it," he says, "nobody would know that I wrote this play."Director Margarett Perry returns to The Loft Theatre after having helmed The Human Race Theatre Company's March 2015 production of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike in the Victoria Theatre. The Resident Director at Ithaca, New York's Kitchen Theatre, Perry has developed and directed new works Off-Broadway and in regional theatres across the country. Her other shows for The Human Race include Other Desert Cities, God of Carnage, Painting Churches, The Retreat from Moscow and the world premiere of Michael Slade's Under a Red Moon. One Slight Hitch, however, holds a special place in heart as it allows her the opportunity to finally direct a play by one of her oldest, dearest friends, Lewis Black, and to bring her longtime collaborator, Brian Dykstra, along for the ride. "Brian and I have known Lew for years," says Perry. "We met him when we were doing a play of Brian's at the West Bank Cafà Downstairs Theatre Bar and Lew opened for our show every night with a 20 minute set. I had just moved to New York City. Lew was just getting started as a comedian, but we knew he was something special. When we first found out that this comedian would be opening for our show, we thought, 'What?! How is that going to work?' Obviously, it rocked." Bound by a common sense of humor, the trio's friendship has never wavered. She fondly recalls seeing Black perform on numerous occasions throughout the years and of more relaxed times at the West Bank CafÃ's weekend midnight comedy shows. "I have an enormous amount of respect for both Brian and Lew and so I'm really looking forward to working with both of them and sharing their talents with Dayton audiences," beams Perry. "I'm getting nostalgic, but it's just magical that all these years later we are working on Lew's play in Dayton at The Human Race." The director wants to let everyone in on one pleasant surprise, "You may not see it from his performances on The Daily Show, but Lew has a big heart. So naturally, One Slight Hitch is a funny, smart play with a big heart."

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