Magic Theatre Announces 2007-08 Season

Magic Theatre, the premiere home for new plays, announces its 2007-08 Season of six world premiere productions. Opening September 2007 and running through June 2008, the season brings together Magic Theatre veterans and Bay Area newcomers with a compelling mix of theatrical storytelling.

Subscriptions and pass memberships are available for Magic Theatre's 2007-2008 Season. Six-play subscriptions range from $120 to $240 with flexible six-ticket passes from $144 to $264. Under-30 theatregoers can take advantage of the 3/30<30 membership and see three plays for only $30. All subscriptions are on sale now at www.magictheatre.org and 415-441-8822. 

Magic Theatre's 2007-08 Season presents:

Expedition 6
A World Premiere Theatre Event
created and directed by Bill Pullman
in association with Chabot Space & Science Center
September 8 – October 7, 2007
Opening: September 15 at 8PM

This original and theatrical docu-drama explores the political and personal life-and-death crisis of two American astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut stranded on Expedition 6, the International Space Station, after the Columbia Shuttle disaster of 2003 during the build-up to the Invasion of Iraq. Creator and director Pullman uses a company of 8 actors and 5 low-flying trapezes in this imaginative, stylized new work.

The Crowd You're In With
A World Premiere Play
by Rebecca Gilman
directed by Associate Artist Amy Glazer
November 10 – December 9, 2007
Opening: November 17 at 8PM

A backyard barbeque is the perfect place to tackle the big questions:  Is the chicken done? Does the band need a new tune? Is it the right time to have a baby?  Gilman's fresh and moving new play takes a close look at modern families, friendships, and whether sometimes two people in love just might be enough.

Territories
A World Premiere Play
by Betty Shamieh
directed by Associate Artistic Director Jessica Heidt
January 12 – February 10, 2008
Opening: January 19 at 8PM

In this historic thriller set during the Crusades, a French knight captures the sharp-tongued sister of Arab ruler Saladdin. A ruthless chess game of power and love ensues as two cultures collide.  Palestinian-American writer Betty Shamieh (The Black-Eyed) takes a hard look at the roots of religious tensions and gender politics in the Middle East.

Tir Na Nog (Land of Youth)
A World Premiere Play with Music
by Edna O'Brien
directed by Artistic Director Chris Smith
February 23 – March 23, 2008
Opening: March 1 at 8PM

A dynamically theatrical adaptation of O'Brien's acclaimed novel The Country Girls.  With live music, dance and uniquely lush language, this coming of age play follows two girls who make their way from rural Ireland to Dublin.

Monkey Room
A World Premiere Play
by Kevin Fisher
directed by Literary Manager Mark Routhier
April 5 – May 4, 2008
Opening: April 12 at 8PM

A presentation of the Magic Theatre / Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Science & Technology Initiative.  Five chimps in an HIV-research lab prove immune despite repeated injections of the live virus – but why? Ava, the new head of the lab, must solve the mystery before her funding is cut to find a breakthrough vaccine. This daring new comedy explores the lengths people go to fight for what they believe in.

Birnham Woods
A World Premiere Play
by Wendy MacLeod
directed by Artistic Director Chris Smith
May 10 – June 8, 2008
Opening: May 17 at 8PM

Janice's dinner party takes an unexpected turn when her husband Malcom gets a lucrative offer from a mysterious organization. This witty new play spins an Orwellian web of politics and deceit. From the author of the award-winning Magic Theatre play and movie The House of Yes.

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