DMT's 'Bare Bones' Readings Continue with ANNAPURNA in January

The Douglas Morrisson Theatre (DMT) has announced the second production in the 2014-2015 "Bare Bones" staged reading series: ANNAPURNA by Sharr White, a gripping two-hander about the resilience and fragility of love.

The play will have one performance, on Monday, January 5, 2015, at 8:00pm, at the Douglas Morrisson Theatre, 22311 N. Third St. in Hayward, CA. Tickets are $10 (open seating), and are available through the Box Office at (510) 881-6777 or online at www.dmtonline.org.

What if you had experienced the defining moment of your life - but couldn't remember it? ... Annapurna ... deals with just that dilemma, as well as other imponderables ..." Los Angeles Times

Emma's ex-husband Ulysses has been living in a trailer off the grid in the Colorado mountains. They haven't seen or talked with each other for 20 years, after she fled their home one night with their young son, and she has tracked him down for a final reckoning. As the play unfolds, we discover why she has sought this reunion as the two desperately seek answers from each other. Sharr's dialogue is sharp and naturalistic with bursts of dark humor.

"... a comic and gripping duet...The closer these two [characters] get to understanding what drove them apart, the more engrossed we become in watching them draw together." -San Francisco Chronicle

Annapurna was commissioned by South Coast Repertory and featured at SCR's 2011 Pacific Playwright Festival directed by Magic's Producing Artistic Director Loretta Greco. Annapurna had its world premiere at the Magic Theatre in San Francisco in November 2011, again directed by Loretta Greco and featuring Rod Gnapp and Denise Cormier. After a 2013 run at The Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles, California, which starred real-life husband and wife Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman, Annapurna played April-June 2014 with the same stars Off-Broadway in a production by The New Group.

ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT Sharr White's plays have been developed or produced at theatres across the country, including the Magic Theatre, MCC Theater, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, South Coast Repertory and, Marin Theatre Company, among others. Mr. White started writing while completing his M.F.A. at A.C.T., and after moving to

New York, decided to focus solely on his writing. His play The Other Place (premiered MCC Theater) directed by Joe Mantello and starring Laurie Metcalf, received the 2010 Playwrights First Award and was an Outer Critics Circle Award 2010-2011 nominee for Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play. Commissioned by South Coast Repertory, Mr. White's Sunlight premiered at Marin Theatre Company as part of a National New Play Network rolling world premiere, and won the 2009 Skye Cooper New American Play Prize. His play Six Years was produced at the 30th Anniversary Humana Festival of New American Plays and received a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship. Currently, Mr. White is developing a series for HBO and working on a play commission with Steppenwolf Theatre Company.

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR Phoebe Moyer is an award-winning director, actor and teacher, a recipient of seven SFBATCC Awards and five Dean Goodman Choice Awards. After a long teaching career in the performing arts, she is now a successful voice-over talent, film actor, and professional stage actor as a member of Actors' Equity Association. She has directed productions for Ross Valley Players, Theater Artists of Marin, Role Players Ensemble, the Dramatists Guild, the Masquers, the Actor's Fund, and Playlab.

ABOUT THE DOUGLAS MORRISSON THEATRE

The Douglas Morrisson Theatre is located at 22311 N. Third St. in Hayward, next to the Senior Center and the Japanese Gardens. The Box Office is open Tuesday through Friday, 12:30 to 5:30 and can be reached at (510) 881-6777. Information is also available at www.dmtonline.org.

The Douglas Morrisson Theatre is a program and facility of the Hayward Area Recreation and Park District.

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