World Premiere-'Cradle of Man'- Rocks Manalapan

Florida Stage, Florida's award-winning regional theatre dedicated to
new and developing works, proudly presents the World Premiere of
Melanie Marnich's Cradle of Man, January 27 through March 5, at the
theatre's facility in Manalapan's Plaza del Mar.

Cradle of Man transpires in and around the Olduvai Gorge in
Tanzania, the birthplace of mankind. Two American couples, one on a
relief mission, the other on an anthropological academic assignment,
meet in this world where civilized rules of modern day life don't
apply and primal instincts prevail. Social facades crack under the
sub-equatorial sun when bodies come together and lives come apart to
reveal the anthropology of the human heart.

"We are delighted to be a part of the life of this very important
piece of theatre," adds Managing Director, Nancy Barnett, "After
reading it as a part of our New Voices series last season we knew
immediately that we wanted to produce the world premiere. We are
very pleased that the readings at the O'Neill Festival, Dallas
Theatre Center and Hartford Stage's Brand: NEW Festival have helped
Melanie do some great work on the script, and now, with this
wonderful director, design team and cast, we're really excited about
the chance to be the first to bring a fully realized production to
the stage."

Florida Stage Welcomes the talented Creative Team...
Michael John Garcés, newly appointed Artistic Director of
Cornerstone Theater Company in Los Angeles, will direct Cradle of
Man. Garcés, whose directorial work has been seen at many theatres
including New York Theatre Workshop, Playwrights Horizons, The
Atlantic, Hartford Stage, The Humana Festival and The Coconut Grove
Playhouse, is also an award-winning playwright whose play Acts of
Mercy will premiere at Rattlestick Theatre, NYC in February.
Playwright Melanie Marnich was a finalist for the 2005 Susan Smith
Blackburn Award and a L. Arnold Weissberger Award for Cradle of Man.
Her other awards include two McKnight Advancement Grants and two
Jerome Fellowships from The Playwrights' Center, the Samuel Goldwyn
Award, an Ohio Arts Council Grant and the Melvoin Award from
Northlight Theatre (Chicago). Her plays have been produced or
developed at several theatres, including: New York's Public Theater,
London's Royal Court Theatre, the Guthrie Theater and Arena Stage.

MORE ABOUT... CRADLE OF MAN

CAST: Helen-Jean Arthur, Chris Clavelli, Chamblee Ferguson, Jennifer
Mendenhall and Elizabeth Rich; DIRECTOR: Michael John Garcés; SET
DESIGN: Jim Kronzer; LIGHTING DESIGN: Suzanne M. Jones; COSTUME
DESIGN: Erin Amico; SOUND DESIGN: Ryan Rumery

Read the Full Bios... http://www.floridastage.org/docs/Cradle%
 

SHOWTIMES: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:00
p.m.; Sunday evenings at 7 p.m.; and Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday
afternoons at 2:00 p.m. Previews are Wednesday January 25 at 8 p.m.
and Thursday January 26 at 2 and 8 p.m.

PRICES: Matinees $42; Wednesday and Thursday nights $42; Friday,
Saturday and Sunday nights: $45; Previews $35

Learn more about Florida Stage... http://www.floridastage.org

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