Center Theatre Group Premieres PALESTINE, NEW MEXICO at Mark Taper Forum Tonight, 12/3

"Palestine, New Mexico" by Richard Montoya for Culture Clash. Directed by Lisa Peterson. Set on an American Indian reservation in the Southwest, "Palestine, New Mexico" follows the fate of Army Captain Siler who has returned from Iraq with a secret she just can't keep. Determined to set the record straight about the "friendly-fire" death of the tribal chief's son, she discovers she is considered a dangerous outsider rather than a messenger of truth. In the battle to tell her story she unleashes far more history than anyone wanted to hear, or tell. "Palestine, New Mexico" weaves comedy and pathos into a poetic tale of loss and discovery that spans centuries and explores the meaning of right, wrong, fact, fiction, religion, family, tribes and homeland.

Previews Begin December 3, 2009; Opens Sunday, December 13 at 6:30 p.m.; Through January 24, 2010. Previews (December 3 - 12, 2009): Tuesdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays 6:30 p.m.; Sunday, December 6 at 1 p.m. Saturday, December 12 at 2:30 p.m.

No Performance on Mondays.
Regular Performances (Beginning December 15):
Tuesdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m.; Saturdays at 2:30 p.m.; Sundays at 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.; No performances on Mondays.

Exceptions:
Added Monday performances at 8 p.m. on December 21 and 28.
No performances on December 24 and 25 and January 1.
No public performances January 12 - 15 (student performances).

TICKET INFO: Ticket Prices: $20 - $65.

Tickets are available by calling Center Theatre Group Audience Services at (213) 628-2772, in person at the Center Theatre Group box office or on-line at www.CenterTheatreGroup.org. Hot Tix: $20 each can be purchased in advance or, subject to availability, on the day of performance at the box office (no checks). Groups: (213) 972-7231.

Deaf community: Information & charge, TDD (213) 680-4017.
Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum
At the Music Center, 135 N. Grand Avenue in Downtown L.A.