BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO Opens 5/17 At Center Theater

"Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo" by Rajiv Joseph, directed by Moisés Kaufman makes its World Premiere.
A lyrical, haunting new play set against the backdrop of the war in Iraq, in which the lives and, in some cases, the afterlives of two American soldiers, an Iraqi translator, the ghosts of Saddam Hussein's sons Uday and Ousay, and a Bengal tiger all intersect in a surreal, darkly humorous and gently balanced view of war and its aftermath.

Previews begin May 10. Opens May 17.

Through June 7, 2009.

Previews: Sunday, May 10 through Saturday, May 16 at 8 p.m. No Monday performance.
Opens Sunday, May 17 at 6:30 p.m.

Regular Performances: Tuesdays through Fridays at 8 p.m.; Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; Sundays at 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

TICKET INFO: Ticket Prices: $20-$45

Tickets may be purchased by calling CTG Audience Services at (213) 628-2772, in person at the Center Theatre Group box office (at the Ahmanson Theatre at the Music Center in downtown Los Angeles), on-line at www.CenterTheatreGroup.org or at the Kirk Douglas Theatre box office two hours prior to performances. Hot Tix: $20 each may 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.

Kirk Douglas THEATRE
9820 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232.
Ample free parking and restaurants adjacent.