Puzzle Piece Theatre Presents AMBITION FACING WEST

One family spans three generations and three continents in search of lands of opportunity as Anthony Clarvoe's Elliott Norton Award winning (Best New Play) Ambition Facing West makes its Michigan Premiere at Puzzle Piece Theatre. The epic begins September 30th and runs through October 16th with performances on Friday and Saturday evenings at 8pm, and Sunday afternoons at 2pm. All performances take place at the Slipstream Theater, where Puzzle Piece is in residence, located at 460 Hilton in Ferndale, MI 48220. Tickets are $20, by advanced reservation, and can be purchased at www.puzzlestage.org

This production marks a homecoming of sorts for director D.B. Schroeder, who helmed the show's critically acclaimed Chicago premier in 2006, and staged Clarvoe's Show and Tell as Puzzle Piece Theatre's Michigan debut in February of 2013.

"Ambition Facing West is my favorite play." offers Schroeder. "It is a huge story of one family's history, told in a way that draws you in from the first moments." Schroeder continues, "There is magic in this play's storytelling and beautiful language. The theme--making a better future for those who follow us--is universal and connects us all."

The cast features Puzzle Piece audience favorites: associate artistic director Laura Heikkinen, company manager Sergio Mautone, Lindel Salow (White People), Joeseph Sfair (The Boy Who Cried), Joshua Daniel Palmer (R.U.R., The Boy Who Cried) and brings two Detroit area stage veterans, Linda Rabin Hammell and Tiaja Sabrie, to the company's stage for the first time. All but one of the actors are double cast as individual actors play different generations of the family.

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