Company Of Fools Theatre Presents HEISENBERG Aug 28–Sep 9

Company of Fools' (COF) 23rd theatre season continues in late August with the production of Heisenberg, a sharply original play directed by COF founding member Denise Simone and written by the visionary playwright Simon Stephens, winner of the 2015 Tony Award for Best New Play for his dramatic adaptation of Mark Haddon's novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. COF's production of Heisenberg will open Tuesday, Aug. 28, and runs through Saturday, Sept. 9, at the Liberty Theatre in Hailey.

Described by The New York Times as a play that "Mines the extraordinary in the commonplace," Heisenberg tells the tale of two strangers who meet by chance at a busy London train station and begin a relationship that changes both of their lives forever. Evoking the "Uncertainty Principle" of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Werner Heisenberg, Stephens' play brings to life the uncertain and often comical sparring match that is the human connection.

Heisenberg features NYC-based actors Hanna Cheek (COF's Grounded, Other Desert Cities) and Christopher Curry (Sully, O'Neill Playwright Conference) performing in an intimate theater configuration with seating for 70 people on the stage. The Heisenberg artistic team includes Amanda Clegg Lyon (Light Design), Maria Gerhardt (Costume Design), K.O. Ogilvie (Stage Management), Ann Price (Dialect Coach) and Russell Simone Wilson (Sound Design).

"When I first read the script for Heisenberg, I was deeply moved," said Director Denise Simone. "The story is seemingly simple - two unlikely people falling in love - but really it is about them finding the courage to go on this remarkable journey, with love becoming stronger than their feelings of yearning and loss. As a director, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to work on a beautiful piece of writing with two phenomenal actors and an incredible artistic team - this project checked all my creative boxes!"

Tickets may be purchased online at sunvalleycenter.org, by phone at 208.578.9122 or at the Liberty Theatre box office starting one hour before curtain. COF's box office is located at the Liberty Theatre, 110 N. Main Street in Hailey, with hours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. All seats are reserved, except for the "Pay What You Feel" preview.

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