Boston's Publick Theatre Presents WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? 10/1-24

Publick Theatre Boston will present Edward Albee's penetrating and harrowing exploration of marital strife and truth versus illusion WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? featuring Tina Packer and Nigel Gore as Martha and George.

Directed by Diego Arciniegas, performances are October 1 through October 24, 2009 at the Plaza Theatre at the Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont Street in Boston's South End. Performances are Wednesdays at 7:30pm, Thursdays at 7:30pm, Fridays at 8:00 pm, Saturdays at 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm and Sundays at 2:00pm. Press Performance is Sunday October 4 at 2pm. Tickets: $37.50-$33.00 (Preview Performances October 1 - 4 - All Tickets $20). For tickets contact the BostonTheatreScene.com box office at 617.933.8600 or order online at www.bostontheatrescene.com.

Aging history professor George, and his razor-tongued wife Martha, have returned home from another tedious faculty event at a small New England college. But the night is far from over. Martha has invited a young new professor, Nick (Kevin Kaine), and his mousey wife, Honey (Angie Jepson) for late-night cocktails and parlor conversation. Pleasantries dissolve as the liquor flows, and the party devolves into an escalating war of words between George and Martha. The young couple is soon drawn into the volcanic battle, exposing dark secrets within their own marriage. By dawn, no one remains unscathed.

Designers include Dahlia Al-Habieli (Sets), Jeff Adelberg (Lights), Susanne Nitter (Costumes) and John Doerschuk (Sound).

Publick Theatre Boston focuses on staging language-driven works - encouraging its audiences to "experience the power of the spoken word." Under the leadership of Producing Director Susanne Nitter and Artistic Director Diego Arciniegas, The Publick has experienced a renaissance, garnering critical acclaim, including the prestigious Eliot Norton Award for Outstanding Production for Arcadia by Tom Stoppard in 2005. The company has expanded its offerings to include contemporary works, such as George Bernard Shaw's MISALLIANCE and Noel Coward's HAY FEVER, as well as an original translation of Anton Chekhov's THE SEAGULL.

A Resident Theatre Company at the Boston Center for the Arts (BCA) since Fall 2008, The Publick continues to expand and explore a deepening repertory of works indoors, receiving both critical praise and nominations for both the Elliot Norton Awards and Independent Reviewers of New England (IRNE). Indoor productions at the BCA have included Noel Coward's Design for Living, Tom Stoppard?s Travesties, Brian Friel's Faith Healer, and most recently in April 2009, the New England Premiere of Charlotte Jones's Humble Boy.

About the Boston Center for the Arts
Boston Center for the Arts is an urban cultural village, incubating and showcasing the performing and visual arts and artists of our time. Occupying a city block in Boston's historic South End, the BCA provides a creative home for artists, a welcoming destination for audiences, and an arts connection for youth and community. For more information, visit www.bcaonline.org.

 

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