( EW.com ) -- Not one but two Gyllenhaals will tread the Broadway boards this season . Jake Gyllenhaal will make his Broadway debut in the U.S. premiere of Nick Payne 's Olivier-nominated play `` Constellations . '' Payne also wrote `` If There Is I Have n't Found it Yet , '' the play in which Gyllenhaal made his New York stage debut in 2012 at the Roundabout Theatre Company . Directed by Michael Longhurst , `` Constellations '' tells the story of two strangers who continue to meet by chance under the parallel universe framework of string theory . Press notes describe the piece as `` an explosive new play about the boundless potential of a first encounter , free will , and friendship . '' The Manhattan Theatre Club and Royal Court Theatre 's limited engagement will play Broadway 's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre beginning December 16 , 2014 . Opening night is scheduled for January 13 , 2015 . Additional creative team members and casting for the show â€ ” namely the role of physicist Marianne â€ ” will be announced soon . Gyllenhaal 's sister Maggie makes her Broadway debut this season opposite Cynthia Nixon and Ewan McGregor in Tom Stoppard 's `` The Real Thing , '' due to begin in October . See the original story at EW.com . CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . © 2011 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. All rights reserved .
The actor will appear in Broadway He made his stage debut in this season . His sister , Marianne â€ , makes her Broadway debut 2012 .