Hangar Theatre to Present OTHER DESERT CITIES, 7/31-8/9

Finishing out its 40th Mainstage Season, the Hangar Theatre will be producing the regional premiere of Jon Robin Baitz's 2012 Tony Award nominee for Best Play, Other Desert Cities. Directed by Mark Shanahan, who is making his Hangar Theatre directing debut, Other Desert Cities will run from July 31, until August 9, 2014. Join the cast, crew, and Hangar staff on opening night, Friday, August 1 at 8pm at the Hangar Theatre, as they celebrate the last show of their 40th Anniversary of the Mainstage Season. The Hangar Theatre is located at 801 Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca, NY 14850 in Cass Park.

Brooke Wyeth (Piper Goodeve), a once promising novelist, returns home after a six-year absence to celebrate Christmas with her conservative parents, Lyman (Greg Bostwick) and Polly (Susan Cella), her reality show producer brother Trip (Ryan Krause), and her aunt who was recently released from rehab Silda (Catherine Weidner). The happy reunion is thrown into turmoil when Brooke announces her plans to publish a memoir that focuses on a long hidden family secret. The Wyeth family are both bound together and torn apart as they struggle to come to terms with their dark past. Other Desert Cities features performances by the chair of Ithaca College's Theatre Arts Department, Catherine Weidner; Ithaca College Professor Greg Bostwick, as well as designs from other Ithaca College faculty and staff.

Take your theatrical experience to the next level. Take advantage of free programming before and after our Mainstage performances including our post-show Tuesday Talkbacks, Dramatic Dialogues (before the Sunday matinee) and new this year, join us 45 minutes before each performance for a preshow discussion as part of our Prologue Series.

Tickets start at $20 and can be purchased online at www.HangarTheatre.org, by phone at (607) 273-ARTS (2787), or in person Hangar Theatre Box Office at the theatre (Mondays between 11am and 2pm) (Tues-Sat between 5pm and 7pm) or one hour before curtain time. The recently renovated theatre is located at 801 Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca, NY 14850.

The Hangar Theatre is committed to making theatre accessible to the entire community though its Pay What You Can (PWYC) program. Patrons may pay what they can afford to see a show at the first Saturday matinee performance of each Mainstage production and the Saturday noon performances of the KIDDSTUFF series. A limited number of tickets are available for PWYC thanks to the generosity of our Mainstage PWYC sponsor Schlather, Stumbar, Parks & Salk, LLP and our KIDDSTUFF PWYC sponsor Ithaca Bakery.

Hangar Theatre gratefully acknowledges 2014 Partner in Flight sponsorship from CFCU Community Credit Union and Cayuga Radio Group. Premier sponsorship for Other Desert Cities is provided by Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca, and Associate Sponsorship is provided by C.S.P. Management. The Hangar Theatreis dedicated to providing exceptional theatre experiences of high professional quality to enrich, enlighten, educate, and entertain the diverse audience in the Finger Lakes region and beyond. Strong educational and training programs are central parts of our commitment to the local and national artistic communities. Visit our website at www.HangarTheatre.org.

Photo by Rachel Philipson