Parker Posey withdraws from ‘This’

Posey withdraws from a lead role in Playwrights Horizons` production of ‘This.’

New York: Parker Posey has withdrawn from a lead role in the upcoming Playwrights Horizons` production of ‘This’ after developing Lyme disease.Artistic director Tim Sanford says the play by Melissa James Gibson will open Dec. 13 as scheduled at the off-Broadway theater. Previews begin Nov. 6. A replacement for Posey will be announced shortly.

"This" concerns the tribulations of a poet who happens to be a single mother, struggling with her love life and the well-meaning attention of good friends. The 40-year-old Posey is an indie film favorite. She has appeared in such movies as "Waiting for Guffman" and "Best in Show." Bureau Report