Palm Beach Dramaworks Announces Eleventh Anniversary Season

Palm Beach Dramaworks Announces

2010 -11 Season

"Candida,"  "Freud's Last Session," 

"Dinner With Friends," and

"The Beauty Queen of Leenane"

11^th Anniversary Season Will Begin October 6^th

West Palm Beach's only resident professional theatre, Palm Beach Dramaworks will kick off its 11^th Anniversary season with George Bernard Shaw's play "Candida" on Wednesday, October 6^th (8PM) at their intimate downtown theatre (322 Banyan Boulevard).  The season will continue with a distinguished roster of plays including the southeast premiere of "Freud's Last Session" by Mark St. Germain, "Dinner With Friends" by Donald Margulies and "The Beauty Queen of Leenane" by Martin McDonagh.

"We continue our mission to present theatre to think about, and are thrilled to announce another season of seldom produced classic and contemporary plays.  George Bernard Shaw, Donald Margulies, Martin McDonagh and Mark St. Germain, all award winning and diverse playwrights who masterfully probe the inner depths of the soul, beauty and conflict intact; underscoring the triumphs, as well as the trials and the tribulations of the great human experience, " stated Dramaworks' Producing Artistic Director William Hayes.

Launching the 11^th season in mid October is "Candida" by the Nobel Prize winning playwright George Bernard Shaw. In this witty exploration of marriage, a beautiful Victorian woman finds herself caught in a romantic triangle between her pastor husband and a young poet. (October 6^th- November 21^st).  The season continues with "Freud's Last Session" by the award-winning playwright Mark St. Germain. On the day England enters World War II, the legendary Dr. Sigmund Freud invites C.S. Lewis to his London home, where they clash on the existence of God, love, sex and the meaning of life.  (December 15^th- February 6^th).  Following on February 23^rd is Donald Margulies' Pulitzer Prize winning "Dinner With Friends." This candid bittersweet Pulitzer Prize winning play examines two married couples who have been close friends for years, and what happens when one marriage falls apart. (February 23^rd - April 17^th). The season concludes with "The Beauty Queen of Leenane" by acclaimed playwright Martin McDonagh.  The darkly comic tale of a lonely woman and her manipulative mother, whose interference in her daughter's only chance at love sets the stage for deceptions, secrets and betrayal. (May 4^th - June 19^th). 

Palm Beach Dramaworks is a non-profit, professional theatre and is a member of the Theatre Communications Group, the South Florida Theatre League, Southeastern Theatre Conference, Florida Professional Theatres Association, Florida Theatre Conference, and the Palm Beach County Cultural Council. 

The performance schedule is as follows: Evening performances are Wednesday through Saturday at 8PM with select Sunday's at 7PM; and Matinee performances are on Saturday and Sunday at 2PM with select Wednesday's at 3PM. 

Individual tickets are $47 for all performances. Group rates for 20 or more, and discounted season subscriptions are also available. 

The theatre is located in the heart of downtown West Palm Beach, at 322 Banyan Boulevard, between Dixie Highway and Olive Avenue, Florida 33401. Parking is offered across the street for a nominal fee, or in the City Garage on the corner of Olive Avenue and Banyan Boulevard for $1.00 per hour with the first hour free. For ticket information contact the box office at (561) 514-4042, open Tuesday through Saturday from 10AM to 5PM, or visit their website at www.palmbeachdramaworks.org .

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