DreamWorks Pictures has acquired the feature film rights to David Lindsay-Abaire's off-Broadway play Kimberly Akimbo. The David Petrarca-directed play, which debuted Jan. 14, wrapped its run at the Manhattan Theatre Company on Sunday. Set in suburban New Jersey, Akimbo tells the story of a teenager with a rare condition that causes her body to age faster than it should. When her family moves away from their town under dubious circumstances, Kimberly is forced to re-evaluate her life while juggling a hypochondriac mother, a drunk father, a dishonest aunt, her own mortality and the possibility of first love. Marylouise Burke, John Gallagher Jr., Ana Gasteyer, Jodie Markell and Jake Weber starred in the stage production. Lindsay-Abaire will adapt for the big screen. Steven Spielberg recently saw the play in New York and moved to acquire the film rights. He is not attached to direct or produce, but he will have a hand in the project's development. Production executive Leah Keith will also oversee. Lindsay-Abaire is repped by the Gersh Agency and attorney Nancy Rose. He previously penned the theater works Fuddy Meers and Wonder of the World, starring Sarah Jessica Parker. Akimbo premiered two years ago at the South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa, Calif.
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