Casting Announced for Seattle Rep's 2009-10 Season, Includes O'Hare, Heald & Many More

Local favorites, Seattle up-and-comers and a handful of well-known film and Broadway actors will take the stage for Seattle Repertory Theatre's 2009-10 season, the theatre announced today. The season opens Sept. 25 with tickets on sale August 25. Subscriptions are currently available.

Three of the plays have predominately local casts: Opus, directed by Braden Abraham, stars Charles Leggett, Allen Fitzpatrick, Shawn Belyea, Chelsey Rives and Todd Jefferson Moore. Speech and Debate, directed by Andrea Allen, features newcomers Trick Danneker, Erin Stewart and Justin Huertas alongside veteran performer Amy Thone.

And David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross, directed by Wilson Milam (director of last season's The Seafarer), is chock full of Seattle favorites: John Aylward, Ian Bell, Russell Hodgkinson, Charles Leggett, MJ Sieber and R. Hamilton Wright.

You can also expect to see some famous faces in the season's other shows. Anthony Heald (Silence of the Lambs) plays Shakespeare (or Shag, as they call him) in the Oregon Shakespeare Festival co-production Equivocation.

Tony Award-winner Denis O'Hare (Take Me Out on Broadway) stars in the world premiere one-man show An Iliad. O'Hare was recently in a slew of films including The Proposal, Duplicity, Milk and Changeling.

For full cast lists, see below. Please note one role in Glengarry Glen Ross and a number of parts in Fences are being cast and will be announced in the coming weeks.

The 39 Steps
adapted by Patrick Barlow, based on an original concept by Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon, based on the book by John Buchan, directed by Maria Aitken
Sept. 25-Oct. 18, 2009, Bagley Wright Theatre
CAST
Richard Hannay Ted Deasy
Man #1 Eric Hissom
Man #2 Scott Parkinson
Annabella/Pamela/Margaret Claire Brownell

Opus
by Michael Hollinger, directed by Braden Abraham
Oct. 30-Dec. 6, 2009, Leo K. Theatre
CAST
Carl Charles Leggett
Elliot Allen Fitzpatrick
Alan Shawn Belyea
Grace Chelsey Rives
Dorian Todd Jefferson Moore

Equivocation
by Bill Cain, directed by Bill Rauch
Nov. 18-Dec. 13, 2009, Bagley Wright Theatre
CAST
Shag Anthony Heald
Richard, Ensemble Richard Elmore
Cecil, Nate, Ensemble Jonathan Haugen
Sharpe, Ensemble John Tufts
Armin, Ensemble Gregory Linington
Judith Christine Albright

Speech and Debate
by Stephen Karam, directed by Andrea Allen
Jan. 15-Feb. 21, 2010, Leo K. Theatre
CAST
Howie Trick Danneker
Diwata Erin Stewart
Solomon Justin Huertas
Teacher/Reporter Amy Thone

Glengarry Glen Ross
by David Mamet, directed by Wilson Milam
Feb. 5-28, 2010, Bagley Wright Theatre
CAST
Shelley Levene John Aylward
Baylen Ian Bell
George Aaronow Russell Hodgkinson
James Lingk Charles Leggett
John Williamson MJ Sieber
Dave Moss R. Hamilton Wright
Ricky Roma TBA

Fences
by August Wilson, directed by Timothy Bond
March 26-April 18, 2010, Bagley Wright Theatre
CAST
Troy Maxson James A. Williams
Jim Bono William Hall Jr.
Lyons Jos&eacute A. Rufino
Gabriel Craig Alan Edwards
Rose TBA
Cory TBA
Raynell TBA

An Iliad
created by Denis O'Hare and Lisa Peterson, directed by Lisa Peterson
April 9-May 16, 2010, Leo K. Theatre

Starring Denis O'Hare

Performance days: Wednesday-Sunday at 7:30 p.m.
with Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m.

WHERE: Seattle Repertory Theatre is located at Seattle Center at the corner of Second Ave. and Mercer St., Seattle, Washington.

TICKETS: Season tickets are on sale now; single tickets go on sale August 25. Packages range from $75-$435. Single tickets range from $15-$59. Anyone 25 and under may purchase tickets for only $12 for any performance (with ID - call for details). Discounted tickets for groups of ten or more may be purchased by calling (206) 443-2224. Tickets can be ordered online (www.seattlerep.org), by phone (206-443-2222), or in person at the Seattle Repertory Theatre Box Office.

Seattle Rep is co-presenting August: Osage County at The Paramount Theatre Oct. 27-Nov. 1. Single tickets for that show will be on sale through the Paramount Theatre Box Office August 31.

Photo credit Walter McBride

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