A Behanding in Spokane Closes at Alley Theatre 9/26

New York Times calls the play "perfect, demented, ecstatic, sadistic and imaginative." The Wall Street Journal promises that "You'll spend 90 minutes laughing nonstop." Martin McDonagh returns to the Alley with his first play set in America, the outrageously funny A Behanding in Spokane, recently on Broadway. The mysterious, gun-toting Carmichael has been searching for his missing left hand for decades. Enter two bickering lovebirds with a hand to sell, and a hotel clerk with an aversion to gunfire, and we're set for an uproarious ride of love, hate, desperation and hope. "Wildly entertaining...truly explosive," says The Daily News. The Wall Street Journal calls McDonagh "one of the finest playwrights in the English-speaking world." Martin McDonagh's plays include The Beauty Queen of Leenane (Alley production, January 1999), The Pillowman (Alley production, February 2006) and The Lieutenant of Inishmore (Alley production, January 2008). McDonagh won an Academy Award for Best Short Film for Six Shooter as well as an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay for In Bruges. Profanity, violence, adult situations. Recommended for mature audiences.

A Behanding in Spokane, by Martin McDonagh and directed by James Black, begins performances Friday, August 27, opens officially Wednesday, September 1 and runs through Sunday, September 26 on the Neuhaus Stage.

A Behanding in Spokane features Andrew Weems as Carmichael (Alley's Intelligence-Slave), Sean-Michael Bowles as Toby (Alley debut), Chris Hutchison as Mervyn (Alley's Intelligence-Slave, Our Town, The Farnsworth Invention) and Emily Neves as Marilyn (Alley's Boeing-Boeing, Harvey, Our Town).

The design team for A Behanding in Spokane includes Scenic Design by Kevin Rigdon (Alley's Intelligence-Slave, Mrs. Mannerly, Our Town), Costume Design by Kelly James-Penot (South Coast Repertory's Rising Water Trilogy), Lighting Design by Clint Allen (The Farnsworth Invention, Rock ‘n' Roll, Underneath the Lintel, A Christmas Carol), Sound Design by Pierre Dupree (Alley's Intelligence-Slave, The Man Who Came to Dinner) and Dramaturg Lauren Halvorsen (Alley's Mrs. Mannerly, Our Town, The Man Who Came to Dinner).

A Behanding in Spokane is generously sponsored by Neuhaus Stage Season Sponsor Randall H. Jamail. The Alley Theatre is supported by the 2010-2011 season sponsor Continental Airlines, the official airline of the Alley Theatre.

TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets to A Behanding in Spokane start at $21. All tickets to A Behanding in Spokane are available for purchase at www.alleytheatre.org, at the Alley Theatre Box Office, 615 Texas Avenue, or by calling 713.220.5700. Groups of 10 or more can receive special concierge services and select discounts by calling 713.315.3346. The added convenience of reservations by phone or Internet is available for a nominal fee. Tickets purchased in person at the Alley Theatre Box Office have a $1 building restoration fee.

CAPTIONED PERFORMANCE
Saturday, August 29, 7:30 PM
The Alley Theatre is pleased to offer open captioning for many of our productions throughout the season. To ensure that your seats will accommodate your needs, please call the box office 713.220.5700 when ordering tickets to this performance. Discounted tickets are available for groups of ten or more. Call 713.315.3346 for more information.

TALKBACK
Tuesday, September 7, 7:30 PM
Members of the cast return to the stage following the performance to take questions from the audience. TalkBacks are led by a member of the Alley Artistic Staff.