Intiman Theatre Announces New Info About 2008 Season

Intiman Theatre, under the leadership of Artistic Director Bartlett Sher and Interim Managing Director Kevin Maifeld, announces new information about its 2008 season. The schedule includes A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE by Tennessee Williams, one of the greatest American plays ever written, directed by acclaimed Seattle director Sheila Daniels; THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED by Douglas Carter Beane, featuring a cast of Washington State natives, directed by Fracaswell Hyman; and the American Cycle production of ALL THE KING'S MEN, called "the definitive novel about American politics" by the New York Times, starring John Procaccino as Willie Stark, directed by Pam Mackinnon.   

Single tickets for A Streetcar Named Desire and The Little Dog Laughed range in price from $10 to $48. Single tickets for All the King's Men range in price from $10 to $50.

For all productions, discounts are available for groups of 10 or more. Patrons aged 25 and under can purchase tickets to any performance for $10, pending availability. A limited number of $20 rush tickets may be available for purchase 15 minutes before curtain time, pending availability. Tickets are available for purchase from www.intiman.org or over the phone from the Ticket Office at 206.269.1900.

Intiman Theatre performs at the Intiman Playhouse, 201 Mercer Street at Seattle Center. Performances are Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday evenings at 7:30 pm; Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 pm; and Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 pm.

In addition to its season productions, Intiman will produce special events and free community programs in connection with its American Cycle series; the Living History arts-in-education program, which will tour to schools across the state from Seattle to Eastern Washington; and the annual holiday production of Black Nativity, which will run November 29-December 27.

A Streetcar Named Desire
By Tennessee Williams
Directed by Sheila Daniels
Previews: July 3 at 7:30 pm, July 5 at 8 pm, July 6, 8 at 7:30 pm
Opening: July 9 at 7:30 pm
Pay What You Can: July 10 at 7:30 pm
Close: August 2 at 8 pm
Tennessee Williams brought together sensuality, passion and poetry to create his New Orleans-set masterpiece. The play's explosive power, vitality and lyricism made it famous; the playwright's compassion for life's fragile and damaged souls makes it legendary.

Intiman Associate Director Sheila Daniels makes her Intiman debut with this great romantic tragedy, which features Angela Pierce as Blanche DuBois and Jonno Roberts as Stanley Kowalski, with Chelsey Rives as Stella and Tim True as Mitch. The ensemble includes Colin L. Byrne, Jose J. Gonzales, Timothy Hyland, Charles Leggett, Rebecca Meneses, Shelley Reynolds and Khatt Taylor, with original music composed by Jose J. Gonzales and performed by members of the company.

 
The Little Dog Laughed
By Douglas Carter Beane
Directed by Fracaswell Hyman
Previews: August 15, 16 at 8 pm, August 17, 19 at 7:30 pm
Opening: August 20 at 7:30 pm
Pay What You Can: August 21 at 7:30 pm
Close: September 13 at 8 pm
Douglas Carter Beane's Tony Award-nominated play is a zinger-filled comedy about deception and double-dealings in Hollywood. At the play's center is that loveable monster, a Hollywood agent, whose star client has a secret that would change everything….if it came out. This production will include adult language and nudity.

Featured in the cast are four natives of Washington State: Neal Bledsoe as Mitchell, the closeted movie star; Quinlan Corbett as Alex, the rent boy with whom he unexpectedly finds love; Megan Hill as Ellen, Alex's girlfriend, who has secrets of her own; and Christa Scott-Reed as Diane, Mitchell's ambitious agent. Director Fracaswell Hyman staged Intiman's 2007 production of To Kill a Mockingbird, which went on to become the best-selling production in the Theatre's history.

 
The American Cycle
All the King's Men
By Robert Penn Warren
Adapted by Adrian Hall
Directed by Pam Mackinnon
Previews: September 26, 27 at 8 pm, September 28, 30 at 7:30 pm, October 1 at 7:30 pm
Pay What You Can: October 2 at 7:30 pm
Opening Night: October 3 at 8 pm
TCG Free Night of Theatre: October 16 at 7:30 pm
Close: November 8 at 8 pm

In the presidential election year, Intiman brings to the stage a towering adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel All the King's Men, featuring a cast of 16 actors and music by Randy Newman performed by on-stage musicians. Robert Penn Warren's story of politician Willie Stark (a fictionalized portrait of Huey P. Long, the radical populist from Louisiana, played by John Procaccino) and his right-hand man, reporter-turned-political insider Jack Burden, is a monumental tale of politics, power and history.

Director Pam Mackinnon, who is making her Intiman debut with this production, is currently represented Off-Broadway by the world premiere of Edward Albee's Occupant, which will run though June 29 at the Signature Theatre. Intiman's American Cycle, now in its fifth year, is a series of classic American stories and opportunities for civic dialogue. American Cycle programs include Front Porch Theater, a county-wide series of dramatic readings and conversations; an original performance created by Rough Eagles students from Cleveland and Roosevelt High Schools; humanities forums; and special events and free community programs. The Community Committee for this production is co-chaired by Christian Halliburton, Associate Professor of Law at Seattle University School of Law, and Katie Hong, Deputy Director of Pacific Northwest Giving Program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

All information subject to change; for more information visit www.intiman.org

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