Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre is excited to present The Book Club Play, a hilarious new comedy by Karen Zacarías about books and the people who love them, from May 13 - June 7, 2015.
When the members of a devoted book club become the subjects of a documentary filmmaker, their intimate discussions of life and literature take on new meaning with the camera rolling. Add in the unexpected arrival of a provocative new member and the sudden inclusion of some questionable titles, and long-standing group dynamics take a hilarious turn.
Actors' Playhouse Artistic Director
David Arisco is directing a brilliantly talented and comically gifted cast including Mad Cat Theatre Company Artistic Director Paul Tei (Buried Child, Hedda Gabler, Picasso at The Lapin Agile, The Underpants) and Zoetic Stage Playwright and Co-Founder
Michael McKeever (Mothers and Sons,
Clark Gable Slept Here, The Timekeepers), joined by
Barbara Sloan (The Color of Desire, Vita and Virginia, Everybody Drinks The Same Water),
Stephen G. Anthony (Real Men Sing Show Tunes and play with puppets, I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change,
Hank Williams: Lost Highway),
Lela Elam (In The Continuum, Ruined,
Clark Gables Slept Here) and
Niki Fridh (Trust, Summer Shorts, Paradise Motel).
The creative team for The Book Club Play includes: Jodie Dellaventura (scenic design),
Ellis Tillman (costume design),
Eric Nelson (lighting design) and Shaun Mitchell (sound design).
Preview performances of The Book Club Play will be held Wednesday and Thursday, May 13 and 14 at 8 p.m. The show will open on Friday, May 15 at 8 p.m. and play through June 7, 2015. Evening performances will be held Wednesday through Saturday at 8 p.m., with afternoon matinees on Sunday at 3 p.m. A special weekday matinee is scheduled on Wednesday, May 20 at 2 p.m.
Preview night tickets on the first Wednesday and Thursday are $35. Tickets for weeknights and matinees are $45, and on Friday and Saturday evenings $53. The theatre offers a 10 percent senior discount rate the day of performance and $15 student rush tickets 15 minutes prior to curtain with identification. Discounts are based on availability and exclude Saturday and Sunday.
Group discounted rates are offered for 15 or more through our group sales department. Single tickets may be purchased through the box office at
305-444-9293 or online at
www.actorsplayhouse.org.
This event is made possible with the support of Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, the Cultural Affairs Council, and the Miami Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners for Major Cultural Institutions, and is sponsored in part by the State of Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, and the Florida Council on Arts & Culture, with support of the City of Coral Gables, and NBC 6 South Florida.
