NCTC Presents World Premiere of EVERYTHING THAT'S BEAUTIFUL

In March, New Conservatory Theatre Center presents the world premiere of Everything That's Beautiful by Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder. When Luke and Jess decide to allow their eight-year-old child to live as a girl, they relocate from the Midwest in order to give the family a clean start. Shortly after settling into their new home, an accident compels Luke to finally admit the real reason they moved, a confession that could potentially destroy their family. In this timely and tender new play, change is the only constant.

Everything That's Beautiful was developed as part of NCTC's New Play Development Lab, and will be directed by NCTC Founder & Artistic Director Ed Decker.

Everything That's Beautiful runs March 17 - April 23, 2017. Opening Night is Saturday, March 25, 2017 at 8pm. Tickets are $25-50 and available at nctcsf.org or by calling (415) 861-8972.

Special Engagements:

During the run of the show, audiences can enjoy many special events:

• Onstage Insight, Post-Show Discussion after the following performance:

o Sunday, March 19 at 2pm - discussion with playwright Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder following the preview matinee, moderated by NCTC Founder & Artistic Director Ed Decker

o Sunday, April 2 at 2pm- Panel discussion featuring the cast, moderated by the play's director.

• Low-cost Previews: Friday, March 17 - Friday, March 24.

• Opening Night will take place on Saturday, March 25 at 8pm. The performance will be followed by a reception catered by 16-17 Season Restaurant Sponsor, Mina's Brazilian.

Called "a name to watch" (The Independent, UK), playwright Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder was the recipient of the Osborn Award given by the American Theatre Critics Association for her play Gee's Bend. Most recently, Elyzabeth's play White Lightning, which tells the story of moonshine and the early days of NASCAR, premiered at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival in March 2016. She was also commissioned by Baltimore Center Stage to write a play for the acclaimed My America, Too project. She has been produced at The Royal Court Theatre, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Denver Center, Cleveland Play House, KC Rep, Northlight, the Arden and Hartford Stage, among others. The Furniture of Home, which deals with the Gulf Coast recovery in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and The Flag Maker of Market Street also premiered at Alabama Shakespeare Festival, where she was Playwright-in-Residence. Wilder is a graduate of Purchase College, as well as the dramatic writing program at New York University, where she was a Tisch Dramatic Writing Fellow. Most recently, Wilder served as the Tennessee Williams Playwright-in-Residence at Sewanee: The University of the South.

The cast of Everything That's Beautiful features April Deutschle, William Giammona, Mattea Fountain, Tim Huls, Nick Moore, and Dana Zook.

The creative team of Everything That's Beautiful includes scenic design by Devin Kasper, costume design by Jorge R. Hernandez, lighting design by Virginia Herbert, and sound design by Sara Witsch, prop design by Robert Golden, and stage management by Stephanie Desnoyers.

NCTC's New Play Development was created in 2002 to commission and develop new work to expand the canon of LGBT-themed plays, give voice to new and diverse playwrights, and add to the list of over 40 World Premieres NCTC has produced since 1981. The Lab is currently developing plays by such playwrights as JC Lee, Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder, and Harrison David Rivers.

New Conservatory Theatre Center has been San Francisco's premier LGBTQIA and allied performing arts institution and progressive arts education conservatory since 1981. NCTC is renowned for its diverse range of innovative, high-quality productions, touring productions and shows for young audiences; its foundational anti-bullying work with youth and educators through YouthAware; and its commitment to developing new plays to continue expanding the canon of queer and allied dramatic work.

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