HotCity Theatre to Present Premiere of THE SINKER May 6 - 22 at The Kranzberg Arts Center

HotCity Theatre, a professional theatre company with a focus on contemporary programming and new play development announces the Mainstage world premiere presentation of The Sinker, written by Jami Brandli, with dramaturgical help from Erica Nagel. The Sinker was the chosen script from the 2009 AnnuAl GreenHouse new play festival.

The Mainstage premiere of The Sinker is sponsored by the Siteman Foundation and presented with help from the Greater St. Louis Community Foundation's Steven Nelson Memorial Playwrighting Fund.

Performances take place: May 7 - May 22 (Preview on May 6), Thursdays, Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 3pm and 8pm, and Sundays at 7pm at The Kranzberg Arts Center, 501 N. Grand in the Big Brothers Big Sisters Building, just south of the Fox Theatre.

General Admission tickets are $25 for adults and $20 for seniors (62+). Saturday 3pm matinee tickets are discounted $5. $15 Student Rush Tickets available 10 minutes before show time. Preview tickets on May 6th are $15.Group discounts are available.

Josh is an attractive and charming novelist who's just signed a deal to publish his first novel. George, his childhood friend, and Liz, his literary agent and old college "friend with benefits" are both madly in love with Josh and throw him a big party. Their cozy arrangement is turned upside down when Candi, Josh's sexy and ambitious writing student and a mysterious gun turn up the next morning. Hostages are held, dark truths are revealed, and eventually a trigger is pulled.

"Playwrights are the only creative artists who must entrust their creation to others in order to have it realized. The play in its written form is only a blueprint. The story is not fully told until it is enacted by actors and witnessed by an audience. It is an event that is shaped by the collaborative effort of many. The process from page to stage can be a long and arduous one.

Programs like the Greenhouse Series give playwrights the time and resources to develop their work. This past year Jami Brandli has been doing just that. After having been chosen out of more than 300 playwrights, Jami has spent the last several months developing her play in preparation for production in the HotCity mainstage season. As the director, being a part of this process has been a privilege. I have had the opportunity to help shape the play in ways that I never could with an established script. This process has helped me rediscover what a dynamic process theatre really is."

Technical staff: Playwright Jami Brandli, Director Annamaria Pileggi, Asst. Director Jay Harvey, Scenic Design Sean Savoie, Lighting Design Maureen Hanratty, Costume Design Bonnie Kruger, Properties Design Liz Spray and Sound Design Joe Pini.

Cast: Rusty Gunther as George, Erica Feldman as Candi, and Aarya Sara Locker* as Liz

* denotes a member of Actors Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.

Reservations can be made at www.hotcitytheatre.org, or by calling 314-289-4063.

HotCity Theatre operates under a Small Professional Theatre contract with Actors Equity, the union of professional actors and Stage Managers in the United States, and receives funding from the Regional Arts Commission, The Whitaker Foundation, The Arts and Education Council, The Missouri Arts Council, Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation, The John R. Goodall Charitable Trust and the William A. Kerr Foundation, as well as generous individuals in the community.
For more information, contact John Armstrong at 314-289-4061 or email at

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