OTHER DESERT CITIES Plays The Space Theatre, 3/29-4/28

A story of family secrets and differing political views, Jon Robin Baitz's Tony Award-nominated play, OTHER DESERT CITIES, plays The Space Theatre March 29 - April 28. Tickets may be purchased now, by calling 303.893.4100 or visiting www.denvercenter.org.

When a daughter returns to Palm Springs for a Christmas gathering after writing a tell-all book about a family secret, parents and family suddenly scramble with an issue they'd rather not discuss. Secrets and lies unravel making each character more complex-and human.

OTHER DESERT CITIES is directed by DCTC Producing Artistic Director Kent Thompson (Irving Berlin's White Christmas, The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night's Dream). "Other Desert Cities is a brilliant and remarkable hit from Broadway because it's a play for grownups," says Thompson. "Baitz keeps shifting our sympathies as these characters surprise us with each revelation. At the same time as it's moving, it's also very funny."

The cast of OTHER DESERT CITIES includes recipient of the 2013 Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship Kathleen McCall (Romeo & Juliet, When We Are Married, Heartbreak House) as Brooke Wyeth. Lauren Klein, who performed the role of Polly Wyeth on Broadway Plainsong, Eventide, You Can't Take It With You), plays the same role in Denver. Mike Hartman (14 seasons/ Romeo & Juliet, Irving Berlin's White Christmas, World Premiere Great Wall Story) plays Lyman Wyeth while Tracy Shaffer (Romeo& Juliet, When We Are Married, World Premiere Two Things You Don't Talk About At Dinner) plays Silda Grauman. John Patrick Hayden (debut) plays Trip Wyeth.

The play takes place in Palm Springs in a home that is trapped in the 1960's. Set designer James Kronzer (To Kill a Mockingbird, When Tang Met Laika, The Catch) brings a sophisticated and quintessential mid-century home to the stage with cherry wood, a stone fire place, sunken living room, sputnik pendant lamp and a tinsel tree for the holiday. Costume design is by Bill Black (Heartbreak House, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Othello), lighting design is by York Kennedy (King Lear, Glengarry Glen Ross) and sound design is by Jason Ducat (Grace, or The Art of Climbing, When We Are Married, Fences, Heartbreak House).
ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT: Jon Robin Baitz's plays include The Film Society, The Substance Of Fire, The End Of The Day, Three Hotels, A Fair Country (1996 Pulitzer Prize finalist), Mizlansky/Zilinsky, Ten Unknowns, and The Paris Letter, as well as a version of Hedda Gabler (Broadway 2001). He created "Brothers & Sisters," the TV series, which ran for five seasons, until 2011. Other TV work includes PBS' version of "Three Hotels," for which he won the Humanitas Award, and episodes of "The West Wing" and "Alias." He is the author of two screenplays: the film script for The Substance of Fire (1996) and People I Know (2002). He is a founding member of Naked Angels Theatre Company and on the faculties of the MFA programs at The New School for Drama and SUNY Stony Brook/ Southampton. His play Other Desert Cities won the Outer Critics Circle Award in 2011.

Single tickets for OTHER DESERT CITIES start at $35 (non-SCFD) and also are available for $10 (SCFD 10 for $10 program) and are on sale now. To purchase, call Denver Center Ticket Services at 303.893.4100. For groups of 10 or more, please call 303.446.4829. TTY (for Deaf and hard-of-hearing patrons): 303.893.9582. Tickets also may be purchased at the Denver Center Ticket Office, located in the Helen Bonfils Theatre Complex lobby. Buy and print online at www.denvercenter.org. Student rush $10 tickets are available one hour prior to curtain with a valid student ID subject to availability. Senior and military rush tickets are available one hour prior to curtain, subject to availability. No children under four will be admitted to any theatre.

The Denver Center for the Performing Arts is supported in part by the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD). Please visit our website at www.denvercenter.org.

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