Ripley goes 'Wild'

Alice Ripley is most likely the thesps onboard for MCC Theater's Off Broadway output of new play "Wildlife You Should Know.InchRipley, who acquired a Tony on her behalf perf in Primary Stem tuner "Alongside Normal," may have mother of Matthew, a teen referred to by Jay Remedy Manley. World preem by Thomas Higgins focuses on the fraught friendship between Matthew and also the other teen carried out by Gideon Glick ("Spring Awakening"). Patrick Breen ("The Conventional Heart," "Next Fall") appears as Matthew's father, who joins the two boys just like a chaperone inside a backwoods scouting camping.John Behlmann ("Journey's Finish") and Daniel Stewart Sherman ("Desire Beneath the Elms") complete the cast. Trip Cullman helms."Wildlife" begins previews November. 3 and opens November. 20 within the Lucille Lortel Theater. Current MCC offering "The Submission," starring Jonathan Groff and Rutina Wesley, is becoming in previews and opens Sept. 26. Contact Gordon Cox at gordon.cox@variety.com