Alley Cat Theater To Produce PLANK

Alley Cat Theater will present Plank, a new play by John Greiner-Ferris and directed by Megan Schy Gleeson. Plank will open on Saturday, August 26 at the Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts where it will run until Saturday, September 16.

The full schedule is: Friday, August 25: Preview, 8:00 p.m., Saturday, August 26: Opening Night/Press Night, 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 30: PWYC, 7:30 p.m., Thursday, August 31, 7:30 p.m., Friday, September 1, 8:00 p.m., Saturday, September 2 Matinee, 2:00 p.m., Saturday, September 2, 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 6: PWYC, 7:30 p.m., Thursday, September 7, 7:30 p.m., Friday, September 8, 8:00 p.m., Saturday, September 9, Matinee, 2:00 p.m., Saturday, September 9, 8:00 p.m., Sunday, September 10 Matinee, 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 13, 7:30 p.m., Thursday, September 14, 7:30 p.m., Friday, September 15, 8:00 p.m., Saturday, September 16, Closing Night, 8:00 p.m.

Plank is a funny, thoughtful, irreverent, sometimes sad story about Potpee, a woman who is happy and content, adrift on a plank of wood in the middle of the ocean, then she's "rescued." Plank addresses some of the most important issues of our time including climate change, refugees, the TSA, Sponge Bob, and how certain political parties resemble swarms of killer bees. Plank is for anyone ages 14 and above who seeks intelligent, compelling stories that push the boundaries of theater.

Tickets can be purchased at Boston Theater Scene by visiting: http://www.bostontheatrescene.com/season/Plank/ or calling the box office at: 617.933.8600.

John Greiner-Ferris's plays have been produced in Boston, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Cambridge and Provincetown, Massachusetts, as well as other cities throughout the United States. Highland Center, Indiana was a semifinalist at the Eugene O'Neill Center's Playwriting Conference. Turtles was a finalist at The Inkwell in Washington, D.C. as part of its Development Showcase and was further developed at Great Plains Theatre Conference. Plank opens this August in Boston at the Boston Center for the Arts after being further developed during a residency at Vermont Studio Center. John is the founding artistic director at Alley Cat Theater, a member of StageSource, the Dramatist Guild, and co-founder of Boston Public Works Theater Company. www.johngreinerferris.com.