Bluebarn Theatre Closes RABBIT HOLE, 7/3

BLUEBARN Theatre will complete its 21st season with the 2007 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama RABBIT HOLE, which opens June 10th and runs through July 3rd. BLUEBARN's Artistic Director, Susan Clement-Toberer directs David Lindsay-Abaire's award-winning script. RABBIT HOLE showcases costumes by Jenny Pool, scenic design by Martin Scott Marchitto, lighting design by Carol Wisner, with original music composed by David Murphy. Shows run Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays, June 20th and 27th at 6 p.m. There will be a post performance discussion following the show on Sunday June 20th at the KANEKO-UNO Library. Thursday, June 17 will showcase BLUEBARN's Witching Hour in lieu of a RABBIT HOLE performance. Ticket prices are $25 for adults; and $20 for students, TAG members, seniors 65+, and groups of 10 or more.

Eight months after the accidental death of their four-year-old son, Becca and Howie are struggling to return to their daily lives. When Becca's younger and perpetually troubled sister Izzy announces that she is pregnant, the couple's differing styles of grieving are thrown into sharp relief, as Becca's desire to escape the constant reminders of her son clash with Howie's attempts to hang on to details of their little boy's past. Alternately sad and funny, Rabbit Hole is a deeply human look at one family's attempts to come to terms with the impossible and emerge stronger than before. RABBIT HOLE was first produced in 2006 in New York with Cynthia Nixon, Tyne Daly, and John Slattery. The show was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Play, and Cynthia Nixon won a Tony as Best Actress.

UNO Theatre Professor Amy Lane and Matthew Pyle make their BLUEBARN debut in the roles of "Becca" and "Howie." MaryBeth Adams (Faith Healer, Brigit Saint Brigit Theatre Co.) and Jordan Rudningen also make their BLUEBARN debut in the roles of "Nat" and "Jason." Erika Zadina (Always Patsy Cline, Omaha Playhouse) rounds out the cast as "Izzy." Erika was last seen on the BLUEBARN stage in Seascape, Five Women Wearing the Same Dress, and A Piece of My Heart.

The BLUEBARN Theatre was established in the late 1980s with graduates from the Professional Theatre Training Conservatory at the State University of New York at Purchase. Seeking to continue the deeply shared artistic aesthetic and practice that they had developed from their conservatory training, while at the same time creating Theatre Outside the constraints of New York City's commercial market, founding members joined forces with Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts to produce their first play.

Now in its 21st season, the BLUEBARN has established itself as Omaha's premier Contemporary Theatre company. After producing over 80 plays since 1989, the BLUEBARN is known for high quality
entertainment and the fearless pursuit of stories that challenge theatre artists and patrons.

For more information, visit online at www.bluebarn.org.