Three world premieres are among the six new plays presented in the 2007-8 season of the Kirk Douglas Theatre. Center Theatre Group Artistic Director Michael Ritchie announced the lineup today, which includes the first-ever David Mamet musical, acclaimed Off-Broadway shows, international fare, and more.
"We are very fortunate in this new season at the Douglas," states Ritchie in press notes, "to host the work of artists who are right on the verge of becoming theatrical stars: Matt Sax and his charismatic
Clay,
Michael Friedman's and Alex Timber's wildly theatrical
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson,
Nilaja Sun's engaging
No Child . . ., and Tanya Barfield's important and revealing
Of Equal Measure. Put these works alongside the mastery of
David Mamet and his foray into the musical theatre world with
A Waitress in Yellowstone, and the startling echoes of the Katrina disaster in the Teatro de Los Andes' avant-garde production of
En Un Sol Amarillo, and the 2007-2008 season at the Douglas adds up to one helluva year of theatre."
CTG's 2007-8 season at the Kirk Douglas Theatre is as follows:
Clay, written and performed by Matt Sax, Directed by Eric Rosen
"A one-man hip-hop musical enjoying its West Coast premiere, Sax shifts through multiple characters in the story of a disenchanted teenager who suddenly finds expression and release through hip-hop," September 13 – October 14, 2007
En Un Sol Amarillo, Memorias De Un Temblor (
In a Yellow Sun, Memories of an Earthquake), Directed by César Brie
"In its West Coast premiere, South America's Teatro de los Andes is presenting a riveting story, performed in Spanish with English supertitles, recounting the events of the massive 1998 Boliva Earthquake," October 26 – November 25, 2007
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, written and directed by Alex Timbers, music and lyrics by
Michael Friedman"An irreverent rock musical enjoying its world premiere, the dark, sometimes humorous story of one of the most pulverizing figures in American History follows Jackson's political and military exploits," January 13 – February 17, 2008
No Child . . ., written and performed by
Nilaja Sun, directed by
Hal Brooks
The West Coast premiere of Sun's hit Off Broadway show,
No Child… is "a colorful, inside look at the New York Public School System," March 6 – April 13, 2008
A Waitress in Yellowstone, written by
David Mamet"The world premiere of the first ever musical by Pulitzer Prize winner
David Mamet,
A Waitress in Yellowstone follows a waitress who catches a Congressman stealing her tips, with unexpected consequences when she reports him to the police," May 11 – June 8, 2008.
Of Equal Measure, by Tanya Barfield, directed by
Leigh SilvermanA world premiere historical drama set during World War I,
Of Equal Measure follows an African American Stenographer working in the White House under the Wilson Administration, June 29 – July 27, 2008.
Tickets for the new season at the Douglas are currently available by subscription only. For information and to charge season tickets by phone, call Audience Services at (213) 628-2772. To purchase online, visit
CenterTheatreGroup.org.
For information regarding audio description and Project D.A.T.E. (sign language interpreted performances) and discount subscriptions for the deaf and hard of hearing, call TDD/Voice (213) 680-4017.
Center Theatre Group's Kirk Douglas Theatre is located 9820 Washington Blvd in Culver City.
Photo - David Mamet
