The Intiman Theatre has announced the initial schedule of guests for the sixth season of its annual interview series. This year's series features pairs of artists who will engage in conversation with each other, as well as with Intiman communications director Stephanie Coen. The series runs Monday nights at 7PM on the stage of Seattle Center's Intiman Playhouse, and includes a reception following each interview. Tickets for each program are $10 and are available online www.intiman.org or by phone at 206.269.1900. The series is presented on the stage of Seattle Center's Intiman Playhouse, and includes a reception following each interview.
Press notes state, "The series kicks off on May 21 with David Pichette and R. Hamilton Wright, who will discuss "Comedy and Other Pursuits," including insights into the art of acting comedy and their many years of collaboration on stage. Two of the most accomplished and admired actors in Seattle, Pichette and Wright have worked together in numerous productions at ACT, The Empty Space, Seattle Rep and Intiman, where they perhaps most memorably appeared as the title characters in
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead in 1989."
Also in the series are a June 25 program with scenic designer Karen Gjelsteen and actor
Timothy McCuen Piggee, discussing "Making Choices," and a July 16 program entitled "Acting the Classics," featuring Clayton Corzatte and
Michael Winters and focusing on Shakespeare, Chekhov, Shaw and others. The final interviews in the series, scheduled for August 20 and October 15, will be announced later at a later date.