Denver Center Theatre Company Announces GREAT WALL STORY, Opens 3/16

Kent Thompson, Artistic Director for the Denver Center Theatre Company, announced today the addition of Lloyd Suh's world premiere Great Wall Story to the 2011/12 line up, running March 16 - April 22, 2012 in The Ricketson Theatre. The play was read earlier this year at the 2011 Colorado New Play Summit and was selected for production. "I'm delighted we can premiere Great Wall Story - not only because it's based in Denver history, but because it's a terrific, relevant new play - that reminds us that selling newspapers as entertainment trumped the truth back in 1899, just as it seems to do today, commented Kent Thompson. "Also, Great Wall Story will be our 3rd world premiere for the season."

On a slow news day in 1899, three Denver reporters decide to dream up a hoax. Their story: the Great Wall of China is being torn down. Based on actual events, Lloyd Suh's fast-paced, high spirited play is a timely examination of the power of the media.

Lloyd Suh is the author of American Hwangap, produced at the Magic Theatre (SF), with Ma-Yi and The Play Co. (NYC) and with Tanghalang Pilipino at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (Manila), as part of the Lark Play Development Center and Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's Launching New Plays Into the Repertoire Initiative. Other plays include: The Children of Vonderly (Ma-Yi), Happy End of the World (commissioned by Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis; NEA Arena Stage Distinguished New Play Development program), Masha No Home (Ensemble Studio Theatre and East West Players), and Jesus In India (upcoming in March at the Magic Theatre's Virgin Play series). He was recently appointed Director of Onsite Programs at the Lark.

Performance Schedule
The DCTC will alter its performance schedule beginning with the 2011/12 season, replacing its Monday evening performance with a Sunday matinee, meeting the increasing demand for weekend performances. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday performances at 6:30pm
Friday and Saturday evening performances at 7:30pm
Saturday and Sunday matinees at 1:30pm
No children under six admitted.

Tickets and Subscriptions
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The Denver Center Theatre Company 2011/12 season is generously supported by the Steinberg Charitable Trust, Wells Fargo Advisors, Bridgepoint Education and Larimer Square. Media sponsorship for DCTC is provided by The Denver Post and CBS4. The Denver Center for the Performing Arts is supported in part by the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District. Please visit our website at www.denvercenter.org.

 

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