Photo Flash: WaterTower Theatre Presents IS HE DEAD?

WaterTower Theatre (WTT) continues its 12th season with the regional premiere of Is He Dead?, a newly discovered Mark Twain comedy. Is He Dead? will run April 1 - 25 at the Addison Theatre Centre.

French painter Jean Francois Millet desperately wants to marry his girlfriend Marie, but he has no money and fewer prospects. In a moment of desperation, he hatches an ingenious plot to fake his own death to drive up the price of his paintings. Yet in order to reap the rewards, he must pose as his imaginary twin sister! Written in 1898, Is He Dead? is a comedy filled with mistaken identities, crazy complications and mischievous fun!

Directed by WTT Artistic Associate James Paul Lemons, Is He Dead? Returning to the WTT stage will be Jessica Cavanagh (Indoor/Outdoor), R Bruce Elliott (Grey Gardens), Kevin Moore (My First time), Randy Pearlman (Enchanted April), Nancy Sherrard (Doubt), Paul Taylor (Urinetown) and Jane Willingham (Book of Days). Making their WTT debuts are Ben Bryant, Elizabeth Kaminski, Mark Shum and Shane Strawbridge. Scenic design is by Clare Floyd DeVries, lighting design is by David Natinsky, and costume design is by Aaron Patrick Turner.

Is He Dead? will run April 1 - 25 at the Addison Theatre Centre, which is located at 15650 Addison Road in Addison, Texas. Performance times are Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:30 PM, Fridays at 8:00 PM, Saturdays at 2:00 PM (April 24 only) and 8:00 PM, and Sundays at 2:00 PM. Ticket prices range from $15 - $40. Tickets are available by calling the WTT Box Office at 972.450.6232 or online at www.watertowertheatre.org. Group rates are also available.

For the past twelve years, WaterTower Theatre has proven itself to be on the forefront of both the regional and Dallas theatre communities. WTT has been recognized for artistic excellence by the Dallas Theatre League, Dallas/Fort Worth Theater Critics Forum, The Dallas Morning News, The Dallas Observer, D Magazine and Star-Telegram, among others. WaterTower Theatre has a subscription base in excess of 2,100 subscribers and serves an audience base of over 35,000 patrons annually. WaterTower Theatre is supported in part by the Town of Addison, TACA, The Texas Commission on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, and Rainmaker Advertising.

Photos by Mark Oristano

 

 

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