Initial casting has been revealed for Manhattan Theatre Club's world premiere of Erika Sheffer's Vladimir, which will begin previews September 24 Off-Broadway at New York City Center Stage I.

Directed by Tony winner Daniel Sullivan (Proof, The Little Foxes), the production will officially open October 16.

The company will be led by two-time Tony winner Norbert Leo Butz (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Catch Me If You Can), Francesca Faridany (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Macbeth), Erik Jensen (The Collaboration, Corpus Christi), Olivia Deren Nikkanen (The Little Foxes, Supergirl), and Jonathan Walker (The Assembled Parties, Daredevil) with additional casting to be soon.

Set in Moscow, Vladimir follows an independent journalist, who is covering Putin’s first term. Struggling to maintain sanity and hope in increasingly hostile circumstances, she finds herself on the brink of an explosive story.

The production will also have scenic design by Mark Wendland, costume design by Jess Goldstein, lighting design by Japhy Weideman, original music and sound by Dan Moses Schreier, projection design by Lucy Mackinnon, fight direction by Tom Schall, hair and wig design by Charles LaPointe, and dialect coaching by Charlotte Fleck.

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