Walden Theatre Presents CAMINO REAL, 9/23-10/2

 Is it a condition, a nightmare, or just terra incognita? The daring, starkly-imagined, and rarely produced play Camino Real fuses elements from history and literature with a deeply psychological and symbolic exploration of experience. "Make voyages! Attempt them! There's nothing else!"
 
In the play, a man named Kilroy shows up in flat broke and hungry in Camino Real, a small anonymous place with a dried-up well and unsavories aplenty. As the luster of his boxing career fades in this non-place, he finds that renegotiating his role in the world is far from easy even as he grapples with self-doubt and loneliness.
 
The student actors of Walden Theatre's nationally-acclaimed Conservatory Program will be performing the play September 23 through October 2 on the Nancy Niles Sexton Stage at Walden Theatre. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evening performances are at 7:30pm, and Saturday matinee shows are at 2:00pm.
 
Camino Real is the first play of Walden Theatre's 2010-11 Season. Up-coming shows include The Learned Ladies by Moliere (Oct. 21-30), The Disappearance of Daniel Hand by Dan O'Brien (Nov. 11-20), and To Kill a Mockingbird adapted for the stage by Christopher Sergel from the novel by Harper Lee (Jan. 20-29).
 
Dates
:September 23, 24, 25, 30 & October 1, 2 @7:30pm.
September 25 & October 2 @ 2:00pm.

Tickets are general admission, and all performances are fully accessible. Call to reserve at 502-589-0084. Evenings: Adults $15, Students/Seniors $10.Matinees: Adults $10, Students/Seniors $8.
Thursday, September 23 Preview show: Public tickets $8.
Group Rates: Please contact the administrative offices.

Walden Theatre was created in 1976 to give young people the opportunity to grow and develop through the comprehensive study of theatre. Today Walden provides theatre education to 11,000 students annually through its nationally-renowned Conservatory and Outreach Programs, and creates more than 98 public performance opportunities for students - ranging from Shakespeare, Shaw, and Aesop to contemporary world-premiere productions and student-written plays. Its continuing success is built on respect for young people's enormous ability to learn and achieve, and grounded in its respect for theatre as a mirror on the world.

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