'Happy' cast for Coen

Clark Gregg ("The Avengers") and Joey Slotnick are most likely the thesps signed onto are available in "Happy Hour," the newest range of one-act plays by Ethan Coen. Also aboard the project, the next evening of Coen shorts to see Off Broadway's Atlantic Theater Company, are thesps including Aya Cash, Ana Reeder, Lenny Venito and Gordon MacDonald, among others. Another short follow Coen is presently running on Broadway incorporated in "Relatively Speaking," the trio of just one-functions which has been posting solid sales thanks simply for the title draw of scribes Coen, Woodsy Allen and Elaine May. Atlantic a.d. Neil Pepe ("Speed-the-Plow") helms "Happy Hour," whose three tales have a talkative barfly, a potential romance together with a suicidal business traveler. "Happy Hour" begins previews November. 16 before a 12 ,. 5 opening within the Signature Theater Company's Peter Norton Space, a venue the show will occupy because the Atlantic's usual mainstage space is certainly going through restoration. Contact Gordon Cox at gordon.cox@variety.com