Jesse Eisenberg on His New Role Off-Broadway

The Takeaway

At the age of 27,  Jesse Eisenberg tackled the role of a lifetime.  Playing Mark Zuckerberg in “The Social Network,” Eisenberg racked up dozens of nominations and awards. But his newest project is off-Broadway at the tiny Cherry Lane Theater here in New York.  Jesse Eisenberg wrote and is starring in a new play called “Asuncion.” The play explores what happens when a Filipina woman moves in with  two ultra-liberal young men.  Eisenberg plays Edgar, a bright, young man obsessed with saving the world.

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