ANNAPURNA Makes Regional Premiere in Jackson, WY

Off Square Theatre Company will present the regional premiere production of Annapurna by Broadway playwright Sharr White, November 1-3 and 8-10 in the Black Box Theater at the Center for the Arts. Directed by Allison Watrous, the show stars Kate Gleason and Mark Rubald.

Twenty years ago, Emma walked out on her husband, cowboy-poet Ulysses, in the middle of the night. Now hearing he's in dire straits, she tracks him down in the wilds of Colorado in a grungy trailer, working on his magnum opus, hooked to an oxygen tank, and cooking in the buff. Their reunion, charged by rage and compassion, brings back the worst and best of their former bond.

"Transformed into a run-down trailer, the intimate setting of the Black Box Theater adds intimacy to White's emotionally charged script," says Off Square Artistic Director Natalia D. Macker. "This depiction of the bond of love is both timeless and timely in an era when it is all too easy to focus on what separates us. We are delighted to have this stellar creative team of guest artists joining us for this moving production."

Gleason is reprising her role as "Emma" from the Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company's 2014 production, for which she was awarded a True West Award and received excellent reviews, including from American Theatre Magazine. Gleason has also appeared as "Emma" at Vienna's English Theatre. Gleason's Broadway credits include the U.S. premiere of The Pillowman and Noises Off. Off-Broadway she has appeared at BAM, The Roundabout Theatre Co. and The Kitchen. European credits include several shows with Vienna's English Theatre and Hebbel Theatre, Berlin. Gleason is joined on stage by Mark Rubald, who has performed in theaters across Colorado and elsewhere. Both Gleason and director Watrous have collaborated with Off Square Theatre on multiple shows since 2014.

Tickets are available now at www.offsquare.org/annapurna. Group tickets available upon request.