Photo Flash: GIANT BONES Premieres at Exit Theatre

Bay Area audiences will be given a rare opportunity to see one of his vivid worlds come to life when the work of Peter S. Beagle, iconic American fantasy author best known for his international bestseller The Last Unicorn, will be presented on stage in the World Premiere of GIANT BONES. Written and directed by acclaimed Bay Area playwright Stuart Bousel, GIANT BONES is based on four of Beagle's short stories, as told by a traveling troupe of actors in a distant land. Interlacing myth and memory with dangerous magic and absurd bravery, and culminating in a climactic play within a play that questions who writes history and who remembers it, GIANT BONES runs May 14 through June 19 at the EXIT Theatre (156 Eddy Street, San Francisco). For tickets (previews $15, regular $20-$30, opening $40, Gala $50), call 650 728 8098 or visit www.brownpapertickets.com. Every ticket holder will also receive a free signed hardcover "Gold Sigil" edition of the book that inspired the play. (This out of print book is being reissued for this production, and signed copies, dated by show, will be given only to ticket holders, limiting the size of the edition to the same number that attend the play, making it a rare collectors item.)

GIANT BONES is a play for story-lovers, skillfully weaving together four unique tales told by a vagabond troupe of itinerant actors, adrift in a changing time. Based in the world of Peter S. Beagle's 1993 novel The Innkeeper's Song, from which the later 1997 Giant Bones collection of short stories was drawn, GIANT BONES includes a cast of ten actors playing a variety of roles, plus evocative puppets which bring to life a land of giants, magicians, talking fish, and others, in brilliant blend of folklore and fantasy.

The cast of GIANT BONES includes Mikka Bonel, Sara Eve Breindel, Katrina Bushnell, Warden Lawlor, Rik Lopes, Kai Morrison, Paul Rodrigues, Jessica Rudholm, Jay Smith, Chris Struett. The production team includes Jim Lively (Sound Design), Ann Monn (Graphic Design), Kai Morrison (Music), Jennifer Pokas (Costume Design), Joshua Saulpaw (Stage Design), Wil Turner (Lighting Design), Lanie Wieland (Props and Puppets).

For tickets call (650) 728 8098 or visit www.brownpapertickets.com.

Photo Credit: David Allen