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The Academy Award nominee ("Cinderella Man") and graduate of the school's theatre program will be conquering the role for the first time, a representative told The New York Times. This will be the actor's first appearance on the Yale Rep stage since his performance as Jaques in Shakespeare's "As You Like It" in 1994.
The actor's noted works include the Emmy-award winning film "Sideways," "Cinderella Man," and HBO's "John Adams." His theatre credits include the 1997 revival of “Three Sisters” and the 1999 Broadway revival of "The Iceman Cometh.”
Giamatti’s casting in the part came from an "ongoing dialogue" between Giamatti and the theater’s artistic director and dean of the Yale School of Drama, James Bundy, according to Steven Padla, a representative for the theater.
Giamatti has personal connections with the university beyond his B.A. and M.F.A. from the school. His late father A. Bartlett Giamatti was president of the university.
The production is scheduled to run March 15 through April 13, with opening night on March 21. Bundy will direct. Other productions playing at the Yale Rep for the 2012-13 season include "American Night: The Ballad of Juan José," the world premieres of "Marie Antoinette," "In a Year With 13 Moons,” "Dear Elizabeth," and "Stones in His Pockets."
