Special Effects Artist Steve Tolin To Work on WaterTower's INISHMORE 2/6/11

WaterTower Theatre Producing Artistic Director Terry Martin today announced that noted special effects artist Steve Tolin will be part of the creative team for the Martin McDonagh black comedy, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, directed by Terry Martin. The production opens January 10 and runs through February 6, 2011 at the Addison Theatre Centre.

Steve Tolin is a special effects artist based in Pittsburgh, PA. He is the owner and operator of TolinFX, and has been creating special effects for the film, television, theatre, and fine arts industries since 1999. His film work includes the hit Tom Cruise motion picture Valkyrie, Bridge to Nowhere, Trapped and The Road starring Viggo Mortensen. His extensive stage work includes nine other productions of The Lieutenant of Inishmore at a number of regional theatres including Berkeley Repertory Theater and Center Theatre Group. He has also recently produced his first feature, a sci-fi action/adventure entitled, It Came From Yesterday. He was awarded the 2009 Joseph Jefferson Award for Special Effects for The Lieutenant of Inishmore at the Northlight Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

Martin McDonagh was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe for his first feature film, In Bruges. He already earned an Oscar for his short film Six Shooter, four Tony nominations for Best Play and England's prestigious Olivier Award for The Pillowman. The New Yorker places him on the highest plane of playwrights, pointing out that he's the "first dramatist since Shakespeare to have four works professionally produced on the London stage in a single season!"

Terry Martin is celebrating his 13th season as the Producing Artistic Director of WaterTower Theatre. He has directed more than 40 productions at WaterTower Theatre. During his tenure, the company has received 110 Dallas Theatre League Leon Rabin Award nominations and 23 Dallas-Fort Worth Critics' Forum Awards. At WaterTower Theatre he has directed such shows as Sweeney Todd, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, A Country Life, Take Me Out, Cabaret, Little Shop of Horrors, The Laramie
Project, The Crucible, Doubt: A Parable, Grey Gardens and The Full Monty. This season, Martin directed and was featured in the season opening production of Our Town.

The Lieutenant of Inishmore employs explosive dialogue and a perfectly oiled plot that is brutal, bloody, yet irresistibly funny. As part of an I.R.A. splinter group, Padraic thinks nothing of murdering and mutilating his enemies-but the sudden death of his beloved cat leaves him heartbroken. Amidst the comedy and carnage, McDonagh delivers cutting commentary on the endless cycle of violence that engulfs our world.

The Lieutenant of Inishmore

Written by Martin McDonagh
Directed by Terry Martin
Assistant Directed by JoNathan Taylor
Set Design by Christopher Pickart
Lighting Design by Leann Ellis
Costume Design by Michael A. Robinson
Sound Design by Scott Guenther
Props Design by Georgana Jinks
Special Effects by Steve Tolin

Performances:

January 7-February 6, 2011
Previews: January 7, 8 @ 8:00pm
Pay What You Can Preview January 9 @ 7:30pm
Opening night: January 10 @ 7:30 pm
Performances: January 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, February 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

7:30 PM Wednesdays & Thursdays
8:00 PM Fridays & Saturdays
2:00 PM Sundays
2:00 PM Saturday (Feb. 5 only)

Tickets: www.watertowertheatre.org or 972.450.6232

WaterTower Theatre
Addison Theatre Centre
15650 Addison Road
Addison, Texas 75001

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