Award Winning Cast Headlines Michael Weller's SIDE EFFECTS At Mosaic

Award-Winning Cast Headlines Mosaic Theatre's
Production of Michael Weller's "Side Effects"
"One of the best plays of the year! This is a play that is a must see." - Times Square Chronicle

Award-winning Mosaic Theatre opens its 11th Season with the Southeast U.S. premiere of Side Effects, an intense, beautiful play which is a harrowing and unique journey, expertly plotted by playwright Michael Weller, author of Loose Ends, Fifty Words and the seminal masterpiece Moonchildren.

Hugh and Lindy's marriage seems picture perfect, a beacon in their microcosmic Midwestern world of dinner parties and fundraisers. But behind closed doors - doors they can barely keep shut - they're falling apart, and Hugh's rising political star is suddenly imperiled.

This production launches Mosaic Theatre's exciting new season and features Carbonell Award winners Jim Ballard and Deborah L. Sherman. Mr. Ballard is returning to Mosaic Theatre again after he was last seen in Dead Man's Cell Phone. Other regional credits include: The Adding Machine (Best Supporting Actor Carbonell Award) and In the Next Room at Gablestage; The Voysey Inheritance and Tuesdays with Morrie (Caldwell Theatre); Urinetown (Best Supporting Actor Carbonell Award) and 1776 (Actor's Playhouse), Dinner with Friends (DramaWorks); Leading Ladies and Deathtrap (Blowing Rock Stage Co.); Beauty and the Beast (Little Theatre on the Square and WSCT), and The Sound of Music (National and Asian Tours).

Deborah L. Sherman returns to the Mosaic Theatre after appearing in Rock 'n' Roll as Candida and as the drunken wife Hermia in Dead Man's Cell Phone. Her most recent credits include her work at Florida Stage in the world premiere of Goldie, Max and Milk for which she was honored with the Best Supporting Actress Carbonell Award. Ms. Sherman has appeared in productions all over South Florida including her work at GableStage in Carbonell Award winner Farragut North (Best Ensemble), Shining City and Ten Unknowns. She is Co-Founder and Producing Artistic Director of The Promethean Theatre.

Award Winning Director Richard Jay Simon will stage this Southeast U.S. Premiere and the creative team includes Set Designer Douglas Grinn, Lighting Designer Dan Gelbmann, Sound Designer Matt Corey (2011 Carbonell Award Winner), Resident Costume Designer K. Blair Brown, Production Stage Manager Linda Harris and graphics/photography by George Schiavone.

Side Effects will run September 15 - October 9, Thursdays through Saturdays @ 8:00 with a Saturday matinee at 3:00 and a Sunday matinee at 2:00. All performances are at Mosaic Theatre located in the American Heritage Center for the Arts at 12200 West Broward Boulevard in Plantation. Ticket prices are $39.50 for adults, $34 for seniors, $15 for students.

Season Subscriptions are still available including Side Effects, the recent Broadway Hit Lombardi, The Birds, The Michael Brewer Project (working title), and the hit of the 2011 Humana Festival, The Edge of Our Bodies. Flexible subscriptions are $167.00 for adults, $145.00 for seniors and $64.00 for students. Group rates are also available. Tickets may be purchased by calling (954) 577-8243 or visiting www.mosaictheatre.com.

Mosaic Theatre 12200 West Broward Blvd., #3121 Plantation, FL 33325
Tel: (954) 577-8243 www.MosaicTheatre.com

FALL IN LOVE TODAY!  ADOPT A PET FROM YOUR LOCAL ANIMAL SHELTER